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Richard Nott’s paintings are unique. There are no oil or acrylic paints in his studio, he works with industrial materials, bitumen, emulsions and varnishes, building them up layer upon layer, often over intimately drawn or gouged grids, lines or marks, into a textural palimpsest, before courageously scraping or burning them back to reveal what lies underneath. Viewing Richard Nott’s artwork is witnessing a protracted collision of creative and destructive processes. An evolution of matter, exposed, concealed, exposed, concealed, continuously. His paintings become the consequence of years spent where Nott’s history merges with the history of the elements used. He has little interest in illusionistic ‘texture’, the work must be its own entity, have its own story and be its own statement. His objective is to create an organic object that evolves like a living thing with truth and imperfection. His process of working allows for a contemplation of a cycle of existence to become imbued in to the work. Not a beginning with an end but a journey where genesis leads to dissolution, and on once again to genesis. Something eternal akin to alchemy...
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Richard Nott (1963-2025) was widely regarded as one of Cornwall’s most influential and ambitious contemporary artists. He created a singular body of work that continually pushed the parameters of painting. Nott gained his Fine Art degree at Lancashire Polytechnic and an MA in Fine Art at the University of Reading, then worked as an assistant to Andy Goldsworthy on site-specific sculptures in the Lake District. He was briefly a gallery assistant at the Royal Academy and at Oldham Art Gallery, before winning the South West Arts Visual Arts & Photography Award in 1994 and later a residency at the 12th International Weeks of Painting in Slovenia. A long-term tenant at the renowned Porthmeor Studios in St Ives, he went on to establish his own studio complex at The Forge in Hayle, and most recently worked from Bay House Studio, overlooking St Michael’s Mount. Exhibitions were extensive and international, notably including numerous solo exhibitions at Anima Mundi over a long and intimate working relationship, Art Now Cornwall at Tate St Ives, Chashama on Avenue of the Americas in New York City and Koss Gallery in Detroit. His first Monograph, ‘Vestige’ is published posthomusly by Samson & Co.
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It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of British painter Richard Nott (1963–2025), at the age of 62. Widely regarded as one of Cornwall’s most influential and ambitious contemporary artists, he created a singular body of work that continually pushed the parameters of painting…
Mabon’ is the first in an ongoing series of international mixed online exhibitions following this rhythm of the seasons, known as ‘the wheel of the year’. This ‘calendar’ provides a cue for the duration of each show, and inevitably flavours the selection of works presented…
Anima Mundi’s major online international mixed exhibition featuring the work of 40 international artists, is now available to view on our website alongside the online catalogue, images, texts and video…
Anima Mundi are delighted to launch ‘Beyond Ourselves’ a major mixed online exhibition featuring 39 international artists.
'Ode to a Nightingale' is now open online. It was curated in response to the extraordinary crisis moment of lockdown that we find ourselves in and is our most international exhibition to date.
Anima Mundi is proud to present ‘Protected by Alarms’ which takes place in the empty and derelict, Vicarage Flats in St. Ives. The exhibition provides an eclectic response to the confused and challenging backdrop of this moment in time.
Samuel Bassett, Richard Nott, Sax Impey and Arthur Lanyon all feature in 'The Collective' at The House of St Barnabas, Soho Square, London. The exhibition opened on 7th July 2017
Richard Nott’s major solo exhibition ‘Ecdysis' opened last Saturday evening
Richard Nott's new monumental body of work under construction at his new studio complex
Anima-Mundi curate ‘From Silence’ at Herrick Gallery, Mayfair