William Monk

Works

William Monk
Underworld Psychopomp (the ferryman), 2020-2022
oil on canvas, framed
70 x 140 cm | 27 1/2 x 55 1/8 in
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William Monk
Icon II (the ferryman), 2019-2022
oil on canvas, framed
45 x 35 cm | 17 3/4 x 13 3/4 in
William Monk
The Ferryman (ship of fools), 2019-2022
oil on canvas, framed
250 x 185 x 5 cm | 98 3/8 x 72 7/8 x 2 in
William Monk
Mount Atom (something big), 2020
Oil on canvas
Unframed: 22.9 x 30.5 cm | 9 x 12 in
Framed: 24.5 x 32.2 cm | 9 5/8 x 12 5/8 in
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William Monk
Mount Atom, 2020
Oil on canvas
260 x 220 cm | 102 3/8 x 86 5/8 in
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William Monk
Atom Rising V, 2020
Oil on canvas
Unframed: 35 x 55 cm | 13 3/4 x 21 5/8 in
Framed: 36.8 x 57 cm | 14 1/2 x 22 1/2 in
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William Monk
Untitled, 2020
Oil on canvas
Unframed: 45 x 35 cm | 17 3/4 x 13 3/4 in (each)
William Monk
And the Seventh Brings Return II, 2017
Oil on canvas, artist frame
Unframed: 248.9 x 218.4 cm | 98 x 86 in
Framed: 250.2 x 219.7 x 6 cm | 98 1/2 x 86 1/2 x 2 3/8 in
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William Monk
Son, 2017
Oil on canvas

198.1 x 5 cm | 78 x 2 in (diameter x depth)
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Biography

William Monk’s scenographic works tap into the rich tradition of painting. Monk paints enigmatic and vibrant works, using starkly divisional compositions and often works in extensive series that gradually evolve over time. The canvases carry irregular intensities of detail, line, foreground and background, a sense of repetition breaks down the figuration, creating visual mantras.

William Monk (b. 1977 in Kingston upon Thames, UK) received his BA at Kingston University, London (UK) in 2000 and completed his studies at De Ateliers in Amsterdam (NL) in 2006. Monk was awarded the Koninklijke Prijs voor Vrije Schilderkunst (Royal Award for Painting) in 2005 and the Jerwood Contemporary Painters award in 2009. Monk’s work has been exhibited at Fries Museum, Leeuwarden (NL); Kunstmuseum, The Hague (NL); Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (NL); GRIMM, Amsterdam (NL) and New York (NL); Pace Gallery, London (UK); James Cohan Gallery, New York, NY (US); Kohn Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (US); Norwich University, Norwich (UK); PSL, Leeds (UK) and Summerfield Gallery, Cheltenham, London (UK). His work can be found in the collections of the Kunstmuseum, The Hague (NL); Akzo Nobel Foundation, Amsterdam (NL); The Roberts Institute of Art (RIA), London (UK); Fries Museum, Leeuwarden (NL); ING Art Collection, Amsterdam (NL), and in many private collections.

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