Stephen Bend

I used to dream in colour…. (2026) Oil/canvas

Selected for the 9th‍ ‍2026 Chianciano Biennale (Italy)

Passion Ascending is An abstract painting of love and passion.

Passion Ascending (2024) Oil/wood panel

Exhibited at the 7th 2025 London Biennale‍ (UK) ‍‍

abstract artist

I am an abstract artist inspired by a diverse but complementary set of inputs and influences, that includes classical and contemporary music, science, nature and mythology, combined with the energy and ideology of 19th and 20th century art movements.

My paintings seek to explore and present a subjective interpretation of the innermost feelings of the self using a well defined ‘codex’ and ‘artistic grammar’.

Please explore my art through the links below:

Links to artwork

gallery

collective art-work

autopictography

my life in abstract form as a polyptych

sketches

it always begins with an idea…

curatorial review

Curatorial Review by Despina Tunberg

language, meaning & themes

an overview of my ‘artistic language’ and ‘themes’