James Cousins b. 1965, Aotearoa New Zealand
A central component of James Cousins’ practice is questioning what constitutes the medium of painting; with the layering of process and procedure, his works simultaneously expose and conceal a trail of decisions central to their creation. Combining found imagery of nature and New Zealand’s history with the genealogies of abstract painting, his work blurs prior concepts of abstraction and figuration, creating a chasm of tension between representation, materiality, and illusion. Gow Langsford Gallery has represented James Cousins since 2008.
