Sam Lock

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Sam Lock, a contemporary British painter, explores the rhythms and currents of painting, creating a journey between and through the layers in his work. Known for his visceral brushstrokes, Lock also uses blowtorches and electric sanders on his oil paintings, wearing the surfaces down in a repeated process of building and destruction.

At their core, Lock’s work conveys the passage of time; colours, movement and places that are half-recalled or uncertain. Sam sees his paintings as each having a character, which he explores in the relationships between layers of media, the creation of tensions and interactions that evidence the intuitive processes he followed in their creation.

Lock’s paintings are found in collections across the UK, as well as abroad, with the artist exhibiting in institutions such as the Royal Academy of Arts. In addition he has produced paintings for the Marine Bay Sands Hotel in Singapore and the newly developed Penthouse suite at Battersea Power Station.

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Sam Lock

Within Without II , 2021

Mixed media on canvas 220 x 180 cm
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Sam Lock

Across , 2022

Mixed media on canvas 200 x 200 cm
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Sam Lock

Here and Now , 2021

Mixed media on canvas 150 x 150 cm
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Sam Lock

Corner , 2022

Mixed media on canvas 200 x 200 cm
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Sam Lock

Undertow , 2019

Mixed media on canvas 150 x 135 cm
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Sam Lock

Untitled , 2022

Mixed media on canvas 200 x 200 cm
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Sam Lock

To Leave , 2021

Mixed media on canvas 150 x 150 cm
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Sam Lock

Line Times , 2019

Mixed media on canvas 150 x 240 cm
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Sam Lock

Time Flies , 2019

Mixed media on canvas 150 x 150 cm
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Sam Lock

Three Times , 2019

Mixed media on canvas 180 x 160 cm
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Sam Lock

Untitled (Bermuda) , 2021

Mixed media on canvas 120 x 120 cm
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Sam Lock

Roll Away Eclipse , 2020

Mixed media on canvas 150 x 120 cm
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Sam Lock

Tempest , 2021

Mixed media on canvas 120 x 120 cm
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Sam Lock

As an Instant , 2019

Mixed media on canvas 120 x 120 cm
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Sam Lock

Broken Path II , 2019

Mixed media on canvas 120 x 120 cm
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Sam Lock

Liminal Space I , 2021

Mixed media on canvas 120 x 120 cm
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Sam Lock

Liminal Space II , 2021

Mixed media on canvas 120 x 120 cm
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Sam Lock

Luminous Diagonal , 2018

Mixed media on canvas 120 x 120 cm
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Sam Lock

Reaches the End , 2018

Mixed media on canvas 120 x 120 cm
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Sam Lock

The Dawn Inks , 2018

Mixed media on canvas 120 x 120 cm
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Sam Lock

Call and Return , 2019

Mixed media on canvas 240 x 150 cm
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Sam Lock

Cloud Break , 2021

Mixed media on canvas 120 x 100 cm
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Sam Lock

Lost Found Lost , 2019

Mixed media on canvas 240 x 150 cm
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Sam Lock

Time Flies , 2021

Mixed media on canvas 120 x 100 cm
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Sam Lock

A Forest Dark , 2021

Mixed media on canvas 160x150cm
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Sam Lock

Across , 2021

Mixed media on canvas 160x140cm
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Sam Lock

As an Instant , 2019

Mixed media on canvas 120 x 120 cm
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Sam Lock

Hold Still , 2019

Mixed media on canvas 150 x 150 cm
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Sam Lock

In the Beginning , 2019

Mixed media on canvas 240 x 150 cm
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Sam Lock

Lost Found Lost , 2021

Mixed media on canvas 240 x 150 cm
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Sam Lock

Luminos Diagonal , 2018

Mixed media on canvas 120 x 120 cm
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Sam Lock

Where the Shadows Fall I , 2021

Mixed media on canvas 150x150cm
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Sam Lock

Within Without I , 2021

Mixed media on canvas 220 x 180 cm
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Sam Lock

Yellow Peak , 2019

Mixed media on canvas 240 x 150 cm
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