Brent Wadden

Introduction

“YOU STILL CAN’T REALLY PREDICT THOSE MAGIC MOMENTS WHERE A LINE OR COLOUR CROSSES OVER FROM ONE PANEL TO ANOTHER, BUT YOU JUST HOPE IT WORKS. THE WAY THAT I AM CREATING THE WORKS LEAVES MANY SMALL AESTHETIC MYSTERIES THAT ARE ONLY REALLY REVEALED ONCE THE WORK IS SEWN TOGETHER AND STRETCHED—THAT’S WHEN IT ALL COMES TOGETHER AND I GET TO ENCOUNTER IT FULLY.”

– BRENT WADDEN, ÉMERGENT MAGAZINE, 2021

Brent Wadden (b. 1979 in Nova Scotia, Canada) describes his abstract woven work as paintings. Through their repeated geometric shapes and symmetry, his paintings present formal and conceptual references to modernist abstraction, while simultaneously challenging the conventions of weaving. As a self-taught weaver, Wadden’s process is exploratory, laborious and has expanded over the years through trial and error to include complex forms and unexpected color combinations.

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