Stephen Whatcott

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Emerging Artist
Stephen Whatcott
Stephen Whatcott creates abstract monochrome paintings.
Stephen’s canvases explore solidity, texture and form, and are defined by simplicity, harmony and truth.
Stephen works intuitively with a technique characterised by balancing instinctive mark-making and control.

Stephen Whatcott is a self-taught artist currently based in Worcestershire. Born in 1983 in Cheltenham, UK, Stephen was previously committed to figurative drawing until, in recent years, he decided to focus more intently on abstract paintings. His paintings explore solidity, texture and form, and are defined by simplicity, harmony and truth.

Stephen Whatcott’s Artistic Practice

Stephen works with a largely limited palette to emphasise line and form over colour. The artist experiments with free-flowing brushstrokes and layered textures, with each new layer referring to preceding marks and energising them. Stephen’s compositions are at once emotional and intuitive; at first glance, there is a clear structure, but on closer inspection, spontaneity, complexity, and impulse shine through. Monochromatic abstract expressionistic works such as Kekoa, acrylic on canvas, show Stephen’s uncurbed expressivity.

Awards and Collections

Stephen is currently represented by several galleries and consultants based in London, Chicago, Glasgow and Paris, and his work is held in private collections worldwide. In 2015, the artist won the Painting category of the Secret Art Prize open art competition and, in 2018, was shortlisted for the Rise Art Prize.

Stephen Whatcott Artworks

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Height20 - 150 cm
Width20 - 150 cm
Price300 - 4,500
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Ruins by Stephen Whatcott
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Ruins by Stephen Whatcott
Ruins
Paintings - 30x20 cmRent for $65 /mo
Shift by Stephen Whatcott
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Shift by Stephen Whatcott
Shift
Paintings - 30x20 cmRent for $66 /mo
Strangelight by Stephen Whatcott
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Strangelight by Stephen Whatcott
Strangelight
Paintings - 30x20 cmRent for $67 /mo
Fiesta by Stephen Whatcott
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Fiesta by Stephen Whatcott
Fiesta
Paintings - 30x20 cmRent for $67 /mo
French Window by Stephen Whatcott
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French Window by Stephen Whatcott
French Window
Paintings - 30x20 cmRent for $67 /mo
Burnout by Stephen Whatcott
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Burnout by Stephen Whatcott
Burnout
Paintings - 30x20 cmRent for $66 /mo
Mycenae III by Stephen Whatcott
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Mycenae III by Stephen Whatcott
Mycenae III
Paintings - 20x30 cmRent for $65 /mo
Perspectives III by Stephen Whatcott
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Perspectives III by Stephen Whatcott
Perspectives III
Paintings - 20x30 cmRent for $65 /mo
Perspectives II by Stephen Whatcott
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Perspectives II by Stephen Whatcott
Perspectives II
Paintings - 30x20 cmRent for $65 /mo
Perspectives I by Stephen Whatcott
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Perspectives I by Stephen Whatcott
Perspectives I
Paintings - 30x20 cmRent for $65 /mo
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Mycenae II by Stephen Whatcott
Mycenae II
Paintings - 30x20 cmRent for $66 /mo
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Broken Windows by Stephen Whatcott
Broken Windows
Paintings - 150x90 cmRent for $245 /mo
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Harbour by Stephen Whatcott
Harbour
Paintings - 30x20 cmRent for $65 /mo
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Mycenae I by Stephen Whatcott
Mycenae I
Paintings - 30x20 cmRent for $67 /mo
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Early Morning Quiet by Stephen Whatcott
Early Morning Quiet
Paintings - 30x20 cmRent for $65 /mo
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Italian Operas by Stephen Whatcott
Italian Operas
Paintings - 30x20 cmRent for $65 /mo

"Stephen’s paintings themselves provide a startlingly profound metaphor for emotional human life; the more one looks into what first appears to be black and white, structured and logical, the more one realises how complex, textured and detailed certain matters really are."

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