Max Maxwell, Angkor Wat II (2022), mixed media on aluminium [Detail]
Max Maxwell’s multidisciplinary artistic career began as a creative assistant to Brian Eno. During this time, Max oversaw the lighting and set designs for a series of live musical performances, subsequently developing an interest in light projections and sculptural forms. A series of projects followed with Maxwell creating concepts for music videos, contemporary dance, exhibitions and site specific installations for a diverse series of clients including Amnesty International. His experimenting with the transformation of metals began in 1995, favouring the process of electrolysis to carefully manipulate and alter the materiality of his subject matter. This paired well with Max’s interest in video installations, which he uses to capture the fine details of chemical reactions unseen to the naked eye.
Maxwell’s work has been exhibited internationally in group and solo shows, and also selected for the Cannes Film Festival in 2011. He has designed large public sculptures and his paintings have been commissioned for institutions and corporate clients including Barclays Wealth, Swiss Re, Daiwa & Wedlake Bell.
Selected Works
Max Maxwell
Futility of War III, 2018
Mixed media on aluminium
120 x 120 cm
Max Maxwell
Futility of War II, 2018
Mixed media on aluminium
120 x 120 cm
Max Maxwell
Angkor Wat I, 2022
Mixed media on aluminium
20 x 20 cm
Max Maxwell
Angkor Wat II, 2022
Mixed media on aluminium
20 x 20 cm
Max Maxwell
Valkyr I, 2022
Mixed media on folded aluminium panel
85 x 72.5 cm
Max Maxwell
Shallows, 2007
Mixed media on aluminium
50 x 50 x 5 cm
Max Maxwell
Emergence, 2022
Mixed media on beaten copper sheet
30 x 30 cm
Max Maxwell
Emergence IV, 2022
Mixed media on aluminium sheet
50 x 50 cm
Max Maxwell
Proteus IV, 2022
Mixed media on aluminium
20 x 20 cm
Max Maxwell
Proteus V, 2022
Mixed media on aluminium
20 x 20 cm
Max Maxwell
Proteus VI, 2022
Mixed media on aluminium
20 x 20 cm
Max Maxwell
Proteus VII, 2022
Mixed media on aluminium
20 x 20 cm
Max Maxwell
Dissolution I, 2009
Mixed media
40 x 90 cm
Max Maxwell
Dissolution II, 2009
Mixed media
40 x 90 cm
Max Maxwell
Paradise Lost, 2009
Card
Dimensions variable
Max Maxwell
Out of the blue, 2014
Mixed media on aluminium
25 x 50 cm
Max Maxwell
New world VII, 2022
Mixed media on aluminium
50 x 50 cm
Max Maxwell
New world VIII, 2022
Mixed media on aluminium
50 x 50 cm
Max Maxwell
New world XII, 2022
Mixed media on aluminium
50 x 50 cm
Max Maxwell
Heat Bloom V, 2022
Heated Steel
50 x 50 cm
Max Maxwell
Blemish, 1990
Canvas, rabbit skin glue and pigment
127 x 101 cm
Max Maxwell
Step III, 1997
Mixed media on board
64.5 x 64.5 cm (framed)
Max Maxwell
Sundial, 1997
Mixed media on board
64.5 x 64.5 cm (framed)
Max Maxwell
Bali I, 2022
Mixed media on aluminium
20 x 20 cm
Video
Exhibition History Highlights
2023 - ‘AFTER BEFORE’, No 20 Arts, London, UK
2022- ‘PROTEAN’, No 20 Arts, London, UK
2021- ‘LEMA x No 20 Arts’, London, UK
2020 - ‘SUMMER SHOW 2020’, No 20 Arts, London, UK
2019 - ‘LANDSCAPES’, No 20 Arts, London, UK
2018 - ‘DUALITY’, No 20 Arts, London, UK
- ‘SUMMER EXHIBITION’, No 20 Arts, London, UK
2011 - ‘Open Gallery’, Open Prize Video Art, London, UK
- ‘Gone with the Wind’, Raven Row Gallery, London, UK
2009 - ‘Al Hilo de la Memoria’, Museo Pedro Gilabert, Spain
- ‘Faultline’, Bow Arts, London, UK
2008 - ‘Unnatural histories’, Bow Arts, London, UK
- ‘Paradise Lost’, St. Giles Cripplegate, London, UK
Press Releases
AFTER BEFORE - Judith Burrows, Jo Dennis, Tom de Freston, Simon Kidd, Arthur Lanyon, Max Maxwell, Jhonatan Pulido, Keith Roberts
11 January - 25 March 2023
PROTEAN - Max Maxwell8 July - 03 September 2022
SUMMER SHOW - Arthur Lanyon, Augustine Carr, Jhonatan Pulido, Jim Threapleton, Keith Roberts, Max Maxwell, Nick de León, Paolo Staccioli, Rosie Snell, Shaun Fraser, Steve Caplin23 July - 08 September 2020
LANDSCAPES - Sarah Chalmers, Rosie Snell, Max Maxwell, Andrew Vass, Neil Raitt, Elaine Watt, Keith Roberts, Katsutoshi Yuasa1 August - 1 September 2019
No 20 at Galeria Carles Taché - Harry Morgan, Shaun Fraser, Polly Johnston, Keith Roberts, Max Maxwell13 July - 21 September 2018
DUALITY - Max Maxwell15 June - 29 July 2018
Publications
AFTER BEFORE
Exhibition catalogue
22 pages - Fully illustrated in colour,
5.8 x 8.3 inches (14.8 x 21 cm)
Click here to download a pdf version of the catalogue, or please contact the gallery at info@no20arts.com to enquire about a paper copy.
PROTEAN
Exhibition catalogue
32 pages - Fully illustrated in colour,
Click here to download a pdf version of the catalogue, or please contact the gallery at info@no20arts.com to enquire about a paper copy.
SUMMER SHOW 2020
Exhibition catalogue
32 pages - Fully illustrated in colour,
5.8 x 8.3 inches (14.8 x 21 cm)
Click here to download a pdf version of the catalogue, or please contact the gallery at info@no20arts.com to enquire about a paper copy.
LANDSCAPES
Exhibition catalogue
32 pages - Fully illustrated in colour
5.8 x 8.3 inches (14.8 x 21 cm)
Click here to download a pdf version of the catalogue, or please contact the gallery at info@no20arts.com to enquire about a paper copy.
DUALITY | Max Maxwell
Exhibition catalogue
20 pages, fully illustrated in colour
5.8 x 8.3 inches (14.8 x 21 cm)
Click here to download a pdf version of the catalogue, or please contact the gallery at info@no20arts.com to enquire about a paper copy.
Max Maxwell, Gulf (2012) [Detail]