We Float IV, 2006

Anthony Frost  

Anthony Frost, is an English abstract artist whose vibrant, colorful paintings and prints exhibit the raw energy and freedom of rock music.

He lives and works in Cornwall.

Frost is the son of Sir Terry Frost RA. a leading exponent of abstract art and a recognised figure of the British art establishment.

Frost has developed a unique process that is part painting and part collage.

His method is based on instinct and intuition, similar to automatic drawing or action painting.

He begins by forming abstract shapes out of found materials such as sail, sail cloth, fruit netting, burlap, pumice and rubber. He then collages them in layers on the canvas and paints the shapes with vivid colour. His technique is fast paced and unconventional.

The goal is to transcend the limitations of preconceived ideas and come up with something true to his inner vision.

Frost is also an accomplished printmaker. Despite the methodical requirements of printmaking, he is renowned for his ability to impart the freedom and energy of his painting style into his prints.

Frost has said that music inspires him more than the work of other visual artists. He has created several album covers and merch designs for the English post-punk band The Fall.

His ambition when he begins a new painting is to visually manifest sensations normally attributed to music, such as rhythm, speed and volume.

He sees color, shape, texture, dimensionality and mark making as tools with which to create a new space in which these musical elements can materialize as abstract visual compositions.

Frost has exhibited extensively in Europe and the US.

Recent exhibitions include Sound and Vision: TateShots at the Tate Modern, London, and Works on Paper at the Royal Academy, London

His works are included in the collections of Warwick University, Truro Museum and Galleries, Kasser Foundation, New York, Limerick Art Gallery and Museum, Ireland, The Bank of America, London, and many others.