Andrew Crane

+Follow
New & Noteworthy Artist
Andrew Crane
Andrew Crane uses letters, numbers and shapes keep the eye - and mind - of the viewer engaged.
Andrew has exhibited widely throughout the UK and US.
Andrew's art demonstrates his bold experimentation with materials.

Born in 1949, British artist Andrew Crane is known for his contemporary mixed media art. A member of the Contemporary British Painting group, Crane’s unique abstract art pieces are renowned for their experimental approach.

Andrew Crane’s paintings demonstrate a distinctive outlook. The artist incorporates letters and numbers – a combination of modern expressive forms and typography.

Andrew Crane’s Art Education and Career

London-born Crane developed his love for the written word in paintings while studying graphic design at the Central School of Art. The artist first developed his mark making practice with a career in typography and is a self-taught painter. Crane now enjoys an international following and has been featured in private and commercial collections alike.

During his time as an artist, Crane has exhibited worldwide. The artist’s abstract paintings, such as White poem (2010), have been displayed in the Saatchi Gallery, London. You can find Andrew Crane art for sale on Rise Art.

Andrew Crane’s Mixed Media Paintings

Abstract art by Andrew Crane invariably features materials gathered from the hardware store rather than the art shop. The muted tones of cement or plaster combine with soft washes of varnish, creating original contemporary artworks. Crane believes that the use of cement in these mixed media abstract paintings focuses his attention, so that he thinks of nothing else but the physicality of his work. Some of his artwork, such as Green, blue and yellow (2024), echoes the modern sensibility of artists like Mark Rothko, with evocative planes of colour.

In other paintings, Crane uses oil and acrylic to paint various shapes and symbols onto the canvas. The combination of colour washes and typography creates a visual poem, with letters and numbers becoming clues to be deciphered. This imbues Andrew Crane’s modern conceptual works with a mystical or spiritual element, infusing surface colour with meaning. In Social Media (2023), for example, repeated numbers suggest an algorithm, while unpredictable swirls instil the coding with a sense of raw emotion.

Andrew Crane Artworks

Gallery View

Size
Height
Width
Price
    sort
    All Art
    showing 1-16 of 128
    Itinerant by Andrew Crane
    View in a room interior
    Itinerant by Andrew Crane
    Itinerant
    Paintings - 41x51 cmRent for $110 /mo
    Choo choo by Andrew Crane
    View in a room interior
    Choo choo by Andrew Crane
    Choo choo
    Paintings - 51x41 cmRent for $85 /mo
    Curry paste by Andrew Crane
    View in a room interior
    Curry paste by Andrew Crane
    Curry paste
    Paintings - 59x39 cmRent for $90 /mo
    Desperate Dan by Andrew Crane
    View in a room interior
    Desperate Dan by Andrew Crane
    Desperate Dan
    Paintings - 59x39 cmRent for $90 /mo
    Supporters by Andrew Crane
    View in a room interior
    Supporters by Andrew Crane
    Supporters
    Paintings - 31x38 cmRent for $70 /mo
    MAMA by Andrew Crane
    View in a room interior
    MAMA by Andrew Crane
    MAMA
    Paintings - 36x41 cmRent for $75 /mo
    Twist by Andrew Crane
    View in a room interior
    Twist by Andrew Crane
    Twist
    Paintings - 31x36 cmRent for $75 /mo
    The Fighting Temeraire by Andrew Crane
    View in a room interior
    The Fighting Temeraire by Andrew Crane
    The Fighting Temeraire
    Paintings - 46x39 cmRent for $75 /mo
    Mycenae by Andrew Crane
    View in a room interior
    Mycenae by Andrew Crane
    Mycenae
    Paintings - 41x51 cmRent for $80 /mo
    Average day by Andrew Crane
    View in a room interior
    Average day by Andrew Crane
    Average day
    Paintings - 36x41 cm
    View in a room interior
    Funfair by Andrew Crane
    Funfair
    Paintings - 39x46 cmRent for $75 /mo
    View in a room interior
    Storm cloud by Andrew Crane
    Storm cloud
    Paintings - 51x41 cmRent for $76 /mo
    View in a room interior
    Bukka Bel by Andrew Crane
    Bukka Bel
    Paintings - 127x97 cmRent for $300 /mo
    View in a room interior
    Markett by Andrew Crane
    Markett
    Paintings - 51x61 cmRent for $85 /mo
    View in a room interior
    Rough cross by Andrew Crane
    Rough cross
    Paintings - 21x21 cmRent for $55 /mo
    View in a room interior
    Safe journey by Andrew Crane
    Safe journey
    Paintings - 23x23 cmRent for $58 /mo

    Commission an artwork by Andrew Crane

    We can arrange and oversee the creation of a new work, made specifically for you.

    Learn More
    Other artists in the same medium
    Regional Settings
    English
    US (USD)
    United States
    Metric (cm, kg)