Abstract painter Drew Harris seeks consistency in his body of work. Besides depicting structural elements such as the sharp vertical line demarcating the top centre of his composition, he also incorporates multi-layers of paint to create a sense of space. Earthy tones in gradient palette of black, maroon, dark brown, yellow ochre and off-white with hints of red are applied on a rectangular format. The lighter part of the canvas is mystified with scrawls of obscure notes.
Drew Harris recently spent the spring of 2018 (April to June) as artist in residence hosted by Tri-Art Manufacturing in Canada. At the end of his residency, he showcased a body of work at Art Noise Gallery in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. His work has been featured in two of Rhéni Tauchid’s books, The New Acrylics and New Acrylics Essential Sourcebook. Harris has held over 30 solo exhibitions globally since 1981. In 2013, he participated in a group exhibition alongside leading Malaysian contemporary artists Ahmad Zakii Anwar, Jalaini Abu Hassan, and Dato’ Tajuddin Ismail at The Edge Galerie in Kuala Lumpur.