Frank Bowling, along with seven other leading international artists, were asked to create a print to celebrate Tate Modern’s 21st anniversary. A third of the profits from the sale of each print will benefit Tate. Over the course of six decades, Bowling has relentlessly pursued a practice which boldly expands the possibilities and properties of paint. Ambitious in scale and scope, his dynamic engagement with the materiality of his chosen medium, and its evolution in the broad sweep of art history, has resulted in paintings of unparalleled originality and power. 'As If Eleven' (2020) like many of Bowling's paintings, builds layer upon layer of colour onto the paper's surface.
“ Anxiety keeps me painting. I want to get better. I’m always risking things with the old methods and processes, constantly trying to push things further and looking for what will surprise me in the work. „