Following an invitation by 68projects, Bradley worked in Berlin for three months during the early summer of 2016, where he created a cycle of abstract, luminous drawings and paintings.
Bradley explores the formal language and historical roots of abstract expressionism, toying with references from the history of art and artists such as John Hoyland, Sandra Blow and Eduardo Chilida. Against this historical background, he strives to create a formal pictorial language that is accessible and timely. However, in Bradley’s work, it is not the artist’s world that occupies the centre of attention but rather the viewer’s imagination. In his creative process, Bradley turns away from the original, fundamental idea behind abstract art, portraying an “inner world“: he scans his watercolour studies, digitally edits them on his computer, and uses these “digital sketches” as the basis for his paintings. Here artistic style and intuition take a back seat, and chance is abolished, resulting in perfectly planned paintings, which captivate the viewer through their seeming lightness and spontaneity.