Acrylic Painting

Benjamin Coombs

Benjamin is a Nostalgic Minimalist artist, with a love for typography and emotional narrative in his works.rn

Artist Profile

Benjamin is a Nostalgic Minimalist artist, with a love for typography and emotional narrative in his works.

Born in Canberra & based in Melbourne, Australia, Benjamin draws upon a diverse range of interests and sub-cultures from both yesteryear & today.

Many works take on a subliminal reflective theme upon completion based on Benjamin’s surrounds & personal life during the specific creation process – from grief, human interactions, love and lyrics listened to whilst painting all amalgamate towards the unique finished works.

With distinct teaming of colour palettes and an eye for collating inspirations together, his work offers an almost conversational quality, whereby subtle elements can be appreciated upon further or ongoing glances.

An underlying emotion of heartache or sadness at times lingers amongst Benjamin’s painting style.

The aesthetic is considered yet loose, with blemishes / accidents often embraced. Benjamin likes his paintings to look like paintings.

His works have been exhibited & sold in galleries in Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra & Melbourne.

Artist Interview

What medium do you work with, and why have you chosen them?

Acrylic on Canvas. Having started early painting career and exhibiting paintings on paper as the medium – nothing compares to the movement and ability to manipulate and control the desired outcome of the acrylic paints on the canvas.

How does your artwork get from initial concept to exhibition stage?

Many notes in my phone for ideas or words or faded ghost sign or typography going about my day. These ideas might then get sketched out – or even just a palette idea, word, placement & composition on the canvas as a starting point. Many post-it notes and procrastination. My preference is to paint on unstretched canvas and then i really enjoy the process of stretching my own work onto the stretcher frames. I have up to date had professional woodwork craftspeople build the floating finished frame the stretched canvas sits in – ready for a gallery show & or the new owners wall !

Can you tell us a little more about your creative working environment/studio?

Currently – and in the lead up to my group shows and more recent solo show, my paintings were all painted in my Charlotte Street studio in Richmond (Melbourne) aka my light filled 2nd bedroom.