Malcolm Harding, Shift in Perception, 2025, oil on canvas, 80x80cm.
Malcolm Harding
Many microscopic images have an uncanny similarity to their macroscopic counterparts; often these images look more like abstract art than science.
These paintings draw inspiration from imperceptible biological forms found in nature, suggesting elements that exist outside of human comprehension - things we can only see through microscopes and telescopes.
The organisms in the paintings present as marks, daubs and drips in colours not usually associated with scientific imaging - a painterly allusion to things invisible to the human eye.
Malcolm Harding, Unity in Variety, 2024, oil on canvas, 150x180cm. SOLD
Malcolm Harding
Artist’s biography
Malcolm Harding lives and works on the NSW Mid North Coast. His work explores depictions of the natural world through traditional representation and scientific visual methods. Harding completed a Masters in Painting at Sydney University in 2000. He has exhibited regularly in regional NSW and in Sydney and other capital cities.
Malcolm Harding, The Business of Being, 2025, oil on canvas, 110x170cm.
Malcolm Harding, Red Congregation, 2025, oil on canvas, 55x100cm.
Malcolm Harding, Constituent Parts, 2025, oil on canvas, 91x71cm.
Malcolm Harding, Organised and Connected, 2025, oil on canvas, 91x71cm.
Malcolm Harding, Relative Positions, 2025, oil on canvas, 71x91cm.