Max Cahn’s paintings depict structures that resemble everyday matter. A suggestion of the familiar is stripped right back, at times to the barest point of recognition, easily misconstrued and falling into abstract form. The paintings are unpredictable and in a constant state of exploration.
Exeter Phoenix has announced that the Exeter Contemporary Open 2013 Audience Choice Award has been won by Max Cahn. The prestigious contemporary art exhibition, which opened on Friday 13 September, has seen hundreds of visitors vote for their favourite work. In the end Cahn’s work captured the imagination of the public in what was an incredibly close count. On hearing the news, Max Cahn, a Bristol based artist said: "I’m really pleased. It was fantastic to be selected for such a great exhibition in the first place, and to get this award is just the icing on the cake!" Cahn’s paintings tend...
