John Gammans | Artist

“I make drawings and paintings that visualise and interpret the movement of the wind in the landscape, combining direct observation with mechanical recording.

My work explores how an invisible force can be translated into a physical trace. Through field-based drawing, self-built wind drawing machines, and expressive painting, I investigate the subtle shifts and raw power of wind, observing how it moves through, responds to, and shapes the landscape.

The wind drawing machines record the movement of air as it passes through them, producing time-based drawings created beyond my direct control. These wind drawings exist as works in their own right and also inform my abstract paintings, where their marks, rhythms, and moments of turbulence are reinterpreted through the painting process.“

John C Gammans