Abstract black and white artwork with the title 'NOVA' and the subtitle 'A meditation on the paradox of collapse as creation.'
nova series

CHRISTOPHER JAMES-TURLEY
Silver Gelatine Artist

Christopher is a Nottinghamshire-based artist who works with traditional photographic printing techniques to create unique, abstract works. Through a process he developed, he scorches glass slides in various ways, which serve in place of traditional negatives in darkroom printing. The resulting silver gelatine artworks unfold as landscapes of tone and acute detail, inviting the viewer to find their own psychological reflections woven into an echo of ignition.

His work adopts a holistic perspective as an antidote to an overstimulating and chaotic world, celebrating the value of slow processes and the beauty and nuance of the handmade. Exploring themes of mental, sociological, and spiritual relationships in time and space, his practice sets the precision of hand printing against the unpredictability of fire and chaos, reflecting the balance of everyday life.

This harmony carries a timeless, meditative quality, encouraging the viewer to pause and explore the subtleties of each piece, which balances deliberate composition with the serendipity of process to create a minimal yet organic aesthetic.

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EXHIBITIONS

2025 - ABC Art Trail, Nottingham, UK

2025 - “Art in Shops”, Sherwood Art Week, Nottingham, UK

2025 - Secret Garden Fair, Sherwood Art Week, Nottingham, UK

2025 - Lady Bay Art Festival, Nottingham, UK

2025 - ABC 10th Anniversary Exhibition, Nottingham Society of Artists, Nottingham, UK

2024 - “Painted | Printed | Fired”, Tarpey Gallery, Castle Donington, UK

2024 - Lady Bay Art Festival, Nottingham, UK

2023 - Surrey Contemporary Art Fair, Surrey, UK

2023 - Open 2023, Tarpey Gallery, Castle Donington, UK

2023 - Lady Bay Art Festival, Nottingham, UK

A black and white abstract swirling photo with fluid shapes and patterns, placed on a dark wooden surface.
Abstract black and white fluid art with swirling patterns and textures.
Close-up of a dark wooden table with a black and white abstract photograph, a rubber stamp with a red ink pad, a wooden stamp, and a coil of string.
Black and white abstract photograph of foamy ocean waves washing onto the shore
Framed black and white abstract art on a dark wall, featuring a circular shape with white veins and cracks, on a white background.
Abstract black and white fluid art with swirling patterns and textures
A vandalism tool, possibly a glass cutter, resting on a mirrored surface on top of a concrete block, with other broken glass pieces nearby and a water bottle in the background.
An ink blot print being created with a carved stamp, surrounded by wooden and metal tools on a dark surface.
Abstract black and white art with flowing, layered textures resembling waves or marble patterns.
Black and white abstract art piece with flowing, smoky lines framed and displayed against a dark wall.
A black and white abstract painting with swirling patterns on a white paper, placed on a dark wooden surface.
Abstract dark, metallic surface with flowing light reflections and bubbles.
Original Artwork