Light on Water is David Cass’ current painting project, with found-object based works recently shown in exhibitions at Joy Machine in Chicago, Thompson’s Gallery in Aldeburgh and The Scottish Gallery in Edinburgh. The series has also featured in other notable exhibitions: one painting was exhibited at Christie’s in London, another shortlisted for the John Ruskin Prize 2025, and seven works included in Slow Praxis, an exhibition Cass co-curated with Tatha Gallery in Fife. Works from the series will again be shown at Tatha Gallery during October 2025. The series developed as a direct response to a period of working small, after the completion of a collection of miniature seascapes for the 2022 Venice Biennale. Conceptually, it follows on from Rising Horizon, acting both as a study of light on water and a reflection on key themes and materials explored over the past fifteen years. In 2024, Light on Water was presented as a solo exhibition at The Scottish Gallery in Edinburgh. Comprising over one hundred abstract seascapes (and counting), the collection can be explored further through the following webpages.
Photography by David Cass & John McKenzie
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