Callum Innes's Geometric Abstraction Debuts in Naples at Alfonso Artiaco

Callum Innes (Edinburgh, 1962) presents his first exhibition in Naples at Galleria Alfonso Artiaco, titled "Darker than blue." The show features 13 new large- and medium-sized paintings and a series of eight works on paper. Innes's practice is divided into two categories: exposed paintings and tondos. Exposed paintings are square works on linen where oil paint is applied, covered with black paint, and partially washed away with turpentine, leaving layers of color. The process repeats, alternating color application with solvent, creating a rhythmic buildup. Tondos are circular works on plywood panels prepared with gesso and paint, requiring a performative physical interaction. Their lack of angles suggests osmosis with surrounding space, generating fluid dialogue with the gallery and viewers. Innes's work is characterized by a sense of rhythm and a code of opposites: painting and erasing, adding and subtracting. The artist states, "The world? For me it is a luminous geometry." The exhibition is on view at Galleria Alfonso Artiaco in Naples.