Kohlben Vodden

Kohlben Vodden is an Australian-born self-taught artist living and working in London, UK. His obsession with psychological concepts such as identity and aesthetics are central to his practice, which he defines as psychological art, sitting at the intersection of conceptual and fine art.

Focusing on contemporary abstract figurative works in traditional oil paint, he employs insights from experimental psychology and uses a bold geometric style, with intense palettes to command the viewers’ attention, and communicated stories while evoking emotional and physiological responses to create deep resonance and connection between artist, viewer, and subject.

While a newcomer to the professional art world, Vodden is a lifetime creative, who from childhood, spent many years perfecting his artistic practice in figurative realism drawings. He began his professional artistic journey during the UK COVID-19 lockdowns in 2020 when he developed “Orange Ebby” – the first piece in his abstract portrait body of work. Vodden enjoys the juxtaposition of using traditional mediums such as oil paint in uncharacteristically controlled techniques to create intensely contemporary aesthetic images that could, upon first glance, be considered digital in or...

2022 Ascension, Zari Gallery, London, United Kingdom

2021 Flux, London, United Kingdom

2021 Faces, Art Room Gallery, Online

2021 ICON, Boomer Art Gallery, London - United Kingdom

2021 Faces, Grey Cube Gallery, Online

2021 Colour, Tebbs Gallery, London - United Kingdom

2021 Speechless, Albe Art Gallery, Abu Dhabi – United Arab Emirates

2021 Artsy Mood, Boomer Art Gallery, London - United Kingdom

2021 ROMANTICA -Shape of my Art, M.A.D.S. MILANO, Milan - Italy

2021 V1, The Flux Review, Online

2021 The Virtual Art Fair, Online

2021 Persona, The Holy Art Gallery, London - United Kingdom