by Jessica Hazel.
Jonathan Gabb is a South-London based artist who has just opened a new show today showcasing his rather uncanny knack for creating the worlds first 3D paintings.
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Made from PVA glue and acrylic paint, these fragile constructions look tangibly edible. There is also a broad palette of influences behind Gabb's work from Rococo architecture to Art Nouveau, Damien Hirst and Wayne Thiebaud.
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The show is called 'System' and opens today at the WW Gallery in London. It's the product of a three-month residency which was part of the SOLO Award which Gabb won. The brief was to create a site-specific work for the gallery space.
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![Gabb_-jonathan-03-prussian-blue-_-titanium-white-painting_-acrylic-paint-_-mixed-media_--w150-x-h250cm-x-d80cm-(2011)](http://asset3.itsnicethat.com/system/files/012013/50ebf6395c3e3c4de5000575/img_col_main/Gabb_-Jonathan-03-Prussian-Blue-_-Titanium-White-Painting_-acrylic-paint-_-mixed-media_--w150-x-h250cm-x-d80cm-%282011%29.jpg?1357641419)
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In a world where technology can do 3D for itself, it's nice to find a handmade and more human artistic response to being able to literally submerge oneself in a moment. The works recall giant weaving looms, ribbons on May poles or printer ink cradles.
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'System' runs until February 2nd 2013.
Jessica Hazel is a writer, blogger and director of Smoking Gun Vintage.