Nectarines. 2011.
Schrank Camera, C-Type print
Gavin Stokes is an artist based in Aotearoa New Zealand. His work spans still life, landscape and abstract, combining modern and traditional materials.
His paintings explore the colour and textures of locations and experiences. His photography features use of non-standard lenses, cameras and printing methods.
Pacific Coast series – work in progress
Stokes is currently working within the landscape, journeying, capturing and retelling the experience of New Zealand’s Pacific Coast.
Stations & Balance X, 2015. Acrylic on board.
Te Papa, 2019. Espresso toned cyanotype on watercolour paper
Stokes’ work often combines painting and photographic processes, with finished pieces retaining evidence of materials and process.
His paintings feature deliberate simplification of form, focusing on colour and texture.
Te Arai, 2016. Acrylic and cyanotype on canvas
Born in 1970, Stokes’ formative art experiences were a cocktail of late modernism, geometric abstraction and minimalism.
His practice also draws from a background in commercial design and photography.
