david freney-mills: continuum
01.10.25 - 25.10.25
Artworks
Continuum
David Freney-Mills approaches abstraction as something alive, shifting and adapting like an organism. His paintings hold the traces of thought, cuts, layers, and gestures that build into constellations of presence. Language becomes his subject, not written or spoken, but sensed as an evolving system of signs, shapes, and rhythms.
In his first solo exhibition at Blockprojects, titled Continuum, Freney-Mills presents painting as a dynamic encounter rather than a static object. Central to the exhibition is the Hyperglyph series. These artworks start with ink applied to Korean hanji paper, which is then hand-painted, torn, and rearranged before being mounted on canvas. They convey a sense of movement and transformation. The overlapping and dissolving fragments resemble glyphs from a lost script, creating an atmospheric presence that evokes memory and the continuity of thought across time.
Freney-Mills moves easily between traditions. His work embodies the discipline of reductive abstraction while also drawing inspiration from East Asian aesthetics, including ink painting, calligraphy, textile dyeing, and woodblock printing. This dialogue produces paintings that are direct, sensorial, and quietly transformative.
The works carry the resonance of history while speaking in a voice that feels entirely of the present. They invite an experience that is both immediate and enduring, a language of presence and transformation that unfolds differently for each viewer.
