About
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Paul Butterworth is a UK-based abstract painter whose work is placed within contemporary architectural and design-led contexts. His practice focuses on making paintings that operate as spatial objects, engaging with architectural proportion, rhythm, and surface rather than narrative or figuration.
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Studio process video
The work is developed through a slow, disciplined studio process, balancing intuition with control. Each painting establishes its own internal logic, allowing colour and form to remain expressive without becoming illustrative.
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Butterworth graduated with a BA (Hons) Painting from the University for the Creative Arts in 2024. Since graduating, his work has been recognised by The Graduate Art Show, the Beep Painting Biennial, the Homiens Art Prize, and the RISE Emerging Artist Prize at Henley Festival. His work has been shown at Byard Art, Cambridge, and he is a member of ArtCan.
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He works with existing paintings and accepts a small number of bespoke commissions each year, developing works in response to scale, palette, and architectural context.