Daniel Mullen
I'm inspired by what's just out of reach, that which I maybe can't see yet but feel nearby.
Daniel Mullen (1985, Scotland) creates paintings of abstract architectural forms that feel both weightless and transparent. His work blends Modernist architecture with abstraction, exploring shape, material, and an ongoing search for perfection. Using layers of diluted acrylic and precise painted lines on raw linen, Mullen builds images that appear digitally exact from a distance, yet reveal subtle imperfections up close, evidence of the human hand. His paintings invite viewers to navigate spaces that are at once vast and elusive, exploring the tension between presence and absence. Mullen’s process is entirely handmade, emphasizing craft in an age dominated by digital reproduction. Through his art, he encourages reflection on scale, perception, and the unique experience of encountering a physical object in a visually saturated world, transforming abstraction into a thoughtful, almost architectural, exploration of space and form.
