TIM BAVINGTON
Tim Bavington (born 1966) 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.
In the early 2000s Bavington introduced the musical scales of the guitar into his artistic practice. His artwork has continued to evolve with its connection to music and his exhibitions throughout the United States have received high acclaim.
Bavington currently lives in Las Vegas. His work is part of collections at the Portland Art Museum in Oregon, The Museum of Modern Art in New York City, The Denver Art Museum in Colorado, and the Museum of Contemporary Art in San Diego, California. Additionally, he created a major commission called “Pipe Dream” for Symphony Park at the Smith Center for Performing Arts in Las Vegas, Nevada. Each pipe in this beautiful and colorful sculpture represents a note in the classical masterpiece, “Fanfare for the Common Man,” by Aaron Copland.
2017 – “Tim Bavington: Tone Poems,” Morgan Lehman Gallery, New York
2017 – “Tim Bavington: Sunshine Maker,” David Richard Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2016 – “Tim Bavington: Feedback,” Scott Richards Contemporary Art, San Francisco, California
2015 – “Tim Bavington: New Paintings (Stroll On),” Mark Moore Gallery, Los Angeles, California
2014 – “Color,” Jonathan Novak Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, California
2013 – “Tim Bavington: New Paintings,” Jack Shainman Gallery, New York
2012 – “Clarity and Distortion,” Jonathan Novak Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, California
2012 – “Heart Above Head,” Mark Moore Gallery, Culver City, California
2011 – “New Paintings,” Scott White Contemporary Art, San Diego, California
2011 – “Softcore Hard Edge,” Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, California
2010 – “Decade,” Mark Moore Gallery, Santa Monica, California
2009 – “Up in Suze’s Room,” Jack Shainman Gallery, New York, New York
2008 – “There We Were, Now Here We Are,” Mark Moore Gallery, Santa Monica, California
2008 – “Hello, Hello,” Leeahn Gallery, Daegu, South Korea
2007 – “So It Goes…….,” Eleven Fine Art, London, United Kingdom
2007 – “Recent Paintings,” Jack Shainman Gallery, New York, New York
2007 – “Modern Masters from the Chris Burmeister Collection,” Jonson Gallery, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico
2006 – Jack Shainman Gallery, New York, New York
2006 – Galerie Jean-Luc & Takako Richard, Paris, France
2005 – Angstrom Gallery, Dallas, Texas
2005 – Space Gallery, London, United Kingdom
2004 – “The Raw and the Uncooked,” Claremont Center for the Arts, Claremont, California
2004 – Mark Moore Gallery, Santa Monica, California
2003 – Pulliam Deffenbaugh, Portland, Oregon
2003 – Greg Kucera, Seattle, Washington
2002 – James Kelly Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2001 – Feigen Contemporary, New York, New York
2000 – Mark Moore Gallery, Santa Monica, California
2000 – Angstrom Gallery, Dallas, Texas
1999 – “Octopussy,” Curated by David Quadrini, Angstrom Gallery, Dallas, Texas
1999 – “Unctuous Youth,” Action Space, Los Angeles, California
1999 – “Bi-Design” Contemporary Arts Collective, Las Vegas, Nevada
1998 – 1-15 Post, Los Angeles, California
1998 – Ultralounge, Diverse Works, Houston, Texas
1997 – “LA.-LV.-LA,” Otis School of Art, Los Angeles, California
1997 – The Cranbery Show, Cranberry World West, Henderson, Nevada
Los Angeles Times – “Art Review: Tim Bavington at Mark Moore Gallery” by David Pagel
Vimeo – “Tim Bavington: Tennis Ball Yellow” short film by Eric Minh Swenson
Cool Hunting – “New Work from Tim Bavington” by Josh Rubin
Las Vegas Sun – “That Brightly Colored Sculpture Outside the Smith Center? It’s Music to Artist’s Eyes” by Kristen Peterson
Las Vegas Review-Journal – “Tim Bavington Lets Music Guide His Art” by John Pryzbys
Amazon.com – “Tim Bavington: Dave Hickey”
Las Vegas Review Journal – “Man Behind Smith Center Sculpture Turns Pieces of Music Into Art” by John Przybys