Jim Lowe is a British abstract painter. Born in Bath in 1943, he attended King’s College School, Wimbledon, where his talent for drawing and painting were immediately recognised. He studied at Kingston School of Art (1960-64) and continued at the Royal Academy Schools (1964-67), where his tutors included Bryan Kneale, William Scott and Edward Bawden.  

Early influences included Matisse, Klee, and the formal abstraction theories of Josef Albers. Another important influence was the New Generation sculpture movement of the 1960s, inspired by Sir Anthony Caro and involving fabricated sculptures with areas of flat colour.

In 1967, his painting Nineteen was awarded the Peter Stuyvesant Prize and the Arts Council Prize.

Throughout his career, Lowe’s work has been characterised by the use of bright colours and abstract forms. The objective is always to make something exciting; to affect the viewer by setting up unexpected combinations and tensions that can be resolved in different ways.

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