Tim Bavington

Tim Bavington is most well-known for composing rhythmic paintings with vertical bands of color. His works represent powerful, synesthetic combinations of light and sound. Far from simple abstraction, Bavington’s paintings engulf the viewer in a trance of color that elicits a visceral reaction. Associating each of his colors with one of the twelve notes on a musical scale, Bavington creates visual ties to the emotive power of sound. The large scale of the paintings creates an experience of music via color that unfolds over time as one intense hue blends into the next. His bold, engaging, and complementing colors can be likened to the Post-War energy of rock and roll while paralleling the Op Art movement of the 1960s.

Bavington’s work has been highlighted in solo exhibitions at Mark Moore Gallery in Santa Monica, Jack Shainman Gallery in New York, LeeAhn Gallery in Seoul, Eleven Fine Art in London, G-C Arts in Las Vegas, and Space Gallery in London. In addition he’s contributed to group exhibitions at Scott White Contemporary Art in San Diego, Seomi & Tuus in Seoul, Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Clark & Faria in Toronto, Laguna Art Museum in Laguna Beach, California, and the Museum of Contemporary Art in San Diego. His work is part of a collection at the Portland Art Museum, The Museum of Modern Art in New York, The Denver Art museum in Colorado, and the Museum of Contemporary Art in San Diego. In the past he executed a major commision for Symphony Park at the Smith Center for Performing Arts in Las Vegas titled “Pipe Dream.”

Courtesy of Jonathan Novak