About Marc Vaux

  • Biography

    Marc Vaux (born 29 November 1932, Swindon) is a British artist who rose to prominence in the 1960s. The non-objective painter Marc Vaux explores a range of different materials and media, including drawing, painting, and sculptural reliefs. Mass-produced anodized aluminum, MDF boards, and commercial cellulose spray paints are among the materials he has used in recent work, which is variously described as Minimalist and Constructivist and centers on elemental, hard-edged geometry. Vaux’s primary concerns include the effects of color as light and formal contrasts such as hard and soft shapes, gesture and structure, and closed and open spaces.

    His work was included in the seminal Situation exhibition of 1960 alongside Robyn Denny, Willia...

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