British Artist Tom Hackney

Geometric abstraction by British artist Tom Hackney.

Born in Taunton, Somerset in 1977, Tom Hackney is an artist who has developed a personal approach to the creative task of grid painting. In a series of grid canvases, Hackney creates a link to famous chess matches by Marcel Duchamp. Tom Hackney has studied from 1997 – 2000 at Manchester Metropolitan University where he received his BA (Hons) in Fine Art 1st Class. Later on, he studied from 2006 – 2008 at Goldsmiths College, University of London and graduated with a Masters Degree in Fine Art. Today he lives and works in London. Over the past years, his artworks could be seen in numerous exhibitions both nationally and abroad. A fine selection of work can be found additionally below. For more, please visit Tom Hackney’s website.

Chess Painting No. 61 (Duchamp vs. Hanauer, New York, 1952) 42 x 42 cm, gesso & acrylic on linen, walnut frame, 2015
Chess Painting No. 79 (Duchamp vs. Rozic, Paris, 1924) 66 x 66 cm, gesso on linen, oak frame, 2016
Chess Painting No. 14, (Maas vs. Duchamp, Nice, 1930) 120 x 90 cm, oil on linen, 2011
Notation Drawing No. 2 (Duchamp vs. Barratz, Paris, 1925) 34 x 34 cm, pigment ink on archival paper, 2017
Smoke Without Fire, 30 x 21 cm, cast concrete, edition of 6 + 1AP, 2015

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