Andy Harwood

Andy Harwood, a contemporary Brisbane artist, exhibiting for over 20 years, has a design background which he harnesses to create complex mathematically derived compositions.

Andy has shown 15 individual exhibitions throughout Australia and a vast selection of group
exhibitions locally and internationally. In 2020, Harwood’s painting, ‘9 to the power of 9 (2)’, was shown and acquired for the Museum of Brisbane’s Bauhaus Now! exhibition alongside works by
Josef Albers and Vassily Kandinsky. The influence of these forefathers of the Bauhaus movement is evident in Harwood’s artistic practice. More recently, solo exhibitions ‘Future Rumination’ in Sydney, 2022, ‘Adjusted Light’ in Brisbane, 2023 and ‘Mesmerism’, 2025 in Melbourne were a great success.

His current practice is a study of the mechanics of vision and exploits the relationship between perception and interpretation. The use of structural, gradating forms creates the effect of topographical depth within the canvas. The work actively engages the viewer’s own emotional response, through the interruption of foreground and background. The hard corners of geometric forms direct the gaze outwards to the edge of the canvas, while the transition of gradients from light to dark pull the gaze inwards. This creates the illusion of receding and advancing planes and shifts the focus of the viewer between inner and outer space. Contrast between sharp precise forms and soft, layered, semi-translucent painterly gradients, blend colours together in a reverberating hum.

The ability to execute his designs flawlessly is essential to the suggestive power of the work, finding that balance between geometric abstraction and tonal harmony. While the static canvas is vibrating with its own kinetic energy, the gaze of the viewer is simultaneously pulled between movement and stillness.

Gallery Exhibitions

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We are thrilled to announce our representation of Andy Harwood. To introduce him to the gallery, we will be presenting a exhibition of his works installed in our stockroom, providing a introduction to his practice.

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