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Auction archive: Lot number 192

(Contemporary & Post-War Art, 16th April

Estimate
£200 - £300
ca. US$251 - US$377
Price realised:
n. a.
Auction archive: Lot number 192

(Contemporary & Post-War Art, 16th April

Estimate
£200 - £300
ca. US$251 - US$377
Price realised:
n. a.
Beschreibung:

(Contemporary & Post-War Art, 16th April 2020) § STEVEN CAMPBELL (SCOTTISH 1953-2007) LOBSTER (FROM THE SCOTTISH BESTIARY PORTFOLIO) Woodcut, P/P, signed and editioned in pencil to margin, unframed 76cm x 56.5cm (30in x 22.25in), full sheet Biography: Steven Campbell was born in Glasgow and originally worked as a maintenance engineer in a steelworks in Cambulsang before attending Glasgow School of Art and becoming one of the leading Scottish figurative painters of his generation. Campbell worked alongside the artists Ken Currie Peter Howson and Adrian Wiszniewski a group which later became known as the 'New Glasgow Boys'. While their artistic output was not homogenous, they all shared an interest in figurative painting during the early 1980s which broke away from the conceptual and minimal trends in Modern art at the turn of the twentieth century. After graduating from Glasgow School of Art in 1982 Campbell won a Fulbright Scholarship to study at the Pratt Institute in the United States. Campbell worked from a studio in Brooklyn until 1986 and this period was key in establishing his status as an internationally renowned artist whilst raising awareness of Scottish contemporary art on a global scale. Campbell had solo exhibitions across the world in locations as far reaching as Galerie Pierre Huiber in Geneva (1986) and Marlborough Fine Art in Tokyo (1990). His artwork is influenced by a diverse range of literary fiction from tales by the author P.G. Wodehouse to murder mysteries, resulting in his artworks appearing to be humorous and unsettling. Campbell was also influenced by children's book illustrations accounting for his use of a rich and vibrant palette which intensified after his U.S. period. Campbell's surreal compositions cannot be read as a conventional fictional narrative and his imaginary worlds intentionally challenge the viewer with their dreamlike quality leaving his artwork open to multiple interpretations. Campbell saw himself as a 'director, writer and producer' of other-worldly scenes and he often repeated figures in multiple artworks as if they were a cast of actors.

Auction archive: Lot number 192
Auction:
Datum:
16 Apr 2020
Auction house:
Lyon & Turnbull
Online Only
Beschreibung:

(Contemporary & Post-War Art, 16th April 2020) § STEVEN CAMPBELL (SCOTTISH 1953-2007) LOBSTER (FROM THE SCOTTISH BESTIARY PORTFOLIO) Woodcut, P/P, signed and editioned in pencil to margin, unframed 76cm x 56.5cm (30in x 22.25in), full sheet Biography: Steven Campbell was born in Glasgow and originally worked as a maintenance engineer in a steelworks in Cambulsang before attending Glasgow School of Art and becoming one of the leading Scottish figurative painters of his generation. Campbell worked alongside the artists Ken Currie Peter Howson and Adrian Wiszniewski a group which later became known as the 'New Glasgow Boys'. While their artistic output was not homogenous, they all shared an interest in figurative painting during the early 1980s which broke away from the conceptual and minimal trends in Modern art at the turn of the twentieth century. After graduating from Glasgow School of Art in 1982 Campbell won a Fulbright Scholarship to study at the Pratt Institute in the United States. Campbell worked from a studio in Brooklyn until 1986 and this period was key in establishing his status as an internationally renowned artist whilst raising awareness of Scottish contemporary art on a global scale. Campbell had solo exhibitions across the world in locations as far reaching as Galerie Pierre Huiber in Geneva (1986) and Marlborough Fine Art in Tokyo (1990). His artwork is influenced by a diverse range of literary fiction from tales by the author P.G. Wodehouse to murder mysteries, resulting in his artworks appearing to be humorous and unsettling. Campbell was also influenced by children's book illustrations accounting for his use of a rich and vibrant palette which intensified after his U.S. period. Campbell's surreal compositions cannot be read as a conventional fictional narrative and his imaginary worlds intentionally challenge the viewer with their dreamlike quality leaving his artwork open to multiple interpretations. Campbell saw himself as a 'director, writer and producer' of other-worldly scenes and he often repeated figures in multiple artworks as if they were a cast of actors.

Auction archive: Lot number 192
Auction:
Datum:
16 Apr 2020
Auction house:
Lyon & Turnbull
Online Only
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