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Reframing Christine Keeler: Fionn Wilson’s Counter-Archive in Paint
Few women in twentieth-century Britain are as instantly recognisable — or as reductively remembered — as Christine Keeler. Her life was defined by the Profumo Affair of 1963, a political scandal that brought down the Minister of War, John Profumo, and exposed the double standards of a society steeped in Cold War paranoia, class prejudice,…
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‘Venus and the moon over Enfield’ as part of ‘Star Makers’
I’m delighted that Venus and the moon over Enfield (2020) (part of the Priseman Seabrook Collection of 20th Century British Art) has been chosen by independent researcher and art historian Skye Weston to be discussed as part of ‘Star Makers: Visions of the Cosmos in Art’ at the Peter Harrison Planetarium, Royal Observatory, Royal Museums…
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Within this Space
In the winter of 1882–1883 the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche wrote an enigmatic note in a private journal that has always fascinated me. “With firm shoulders,” it said, “space stands braced in opposition to nothingness. Where space is, there is being.” For a painter, certainly, this makes sense. When doing a painting there is no…
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The Oscar Wilde House
De Profundis, one of four portraits I’ve painted of Oscar Wilde, is now above the fireplace in Oscar’s childhood nursery at the top of house where he grew up in Merrion Square, Dublin. ‘De Profundis’ is the title of a letter by Oscar Wilde, addressed to Lord Alfred Douglas, written between January and March 1897…
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New painting and L.S. Lowry
“You don’t need brains to be a painter, just feelings”. L.S. Lowry I’ve long admired L.S. Lowry’s paintings. He is widely known for his mill scenes and industrial landscapes. However, later on in his career Lowry turned his attention to vast empty landscapes, including desolate views of lakes and seascapes. It’s these paintings and drawings…
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Self portrait at Bethlem Museum of the Mind
In December last year, I delivered a self portrait painted in 2021 to the collection of the Bethlem Museum of the Mind, where it is on loan for two years. Bethlem Museum of the Mind has a fascinating archive and art collection focusing on the history of Bethlem Royal Hospital, infamous as the ‘Bedlam’ which…
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Landscapes added
I’ve added images of two paintings from 2013 and 2014 to the ‘A selection of paintings’ page. Both are urban landscapes and are in a private collection. I’m rarely pleased with my paintings, but of the urban landscapes I’ve painted, I think these are probably amongst the ones I’m happiest with. Once I’ve finished painting…
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De Profundis
I’m thrilled that ‘De Profundis’ (2016), a painting of Oscar Wilde, is to become part of the collection of The Oscar Wilde House in Dublin, where it will be displayed in the house where Oscar spent his formative years. I’ve painted four portraits of Oscar in total, and they’ve all found interesting homes. One is…
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Interview with myself and Robert Priseman
As part of a series of artists talking to artists, an interview with myself and Robert Priseman, artist, writer and founder of the Priseman Seabrook Collections is now online and you can read it at the link HERE. #prisemanseabrookcollection #artistinterview #art #painting #figurativepainting #contemporaryart #contemporarypainting #robertpriseman
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Art UK/Priseman Seabrook talk now on YouTube
You can now listen to a fascinating talk about the Priseman Seabrook collections on YouTube with artist and writer (and collector) Robert Priseman and Art UK. The talk takes a look at seven of the paintings in the collection (including works by myself, Wendy Elia, Nathan Eastwood, Tracey Emin, Anonymous Artist, Julian Brown and Linda…
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