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'''Ian Stephenson''' {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|RA}} (11 January 1934 – 25 August 2000) was an English [[abstract artist]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article986779.ece |title=Obituary: Ian Stephenson |work=The Times |date=5 October 2000 |accessdate=2011-01-25}}</ref> Stephenson trained at [[King's College, Durham]]<ref name="bio">[http://www.sculpture.uk.com/artists/ian_stephenson/ Ian Stephenson Biography] New Art Centre</ref> along with [[Noel Forster]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/noel-forster-artist-who-believed-that-painting-is-the-concretisation-of-light-767617.html |title=Obituary: Noel Forster: Artist who believed that painting is the 'concretisation of light' |publisher=The Independent |date=2 January 2008 |accessdate=2011-01-25}}</ref> and had his first show in London at the [[New Vision Centre]] in 1958,<ref>[http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ArtistWorks?cgroupid=999999975&artistid=1995&page=1&sole=y&collab=y&attr=y&sort=default&tabview=bio Ian Stephenson 1934 – 2000] Tate website</ref> with a solo show at The New Art Centre in 1962. An exhibition of his work was exhibited at the [[Hayward Gallery]] in 1977 and his work can be found in the collections of the [[Tate]], the [[British Council]] and [[Whitworth Art Gallery]]. His work was also featured in the 1966 film, [[Blow-Up]] by [[Michelangelo Antonioni]].<ref name="bio"/>
'''Ian Stephenson''' {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|RA}} (11 January 1934 – 25 August 2000) was an English [[abstract artist]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article986779.ece |title=Obituary: Ian Stephenson |work=The Times |date=5 October 2000 |accessdate=2011-01-25}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Stephenson trained at [[King's College, Durham]]<ref name="bio">[http://www.sculpture.uk.com/artists/ian_stephenson/ Ian Stephenson Biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101216193138/http://www.sculpture.uk.com/artists/ian_stephenson/ |date=16 December 2010 }} New Art Centre</ref> along with [[Noel Forster]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/noel-forster-artist-who-believed-that-painting-is-the-concretisation-of-light-767617.html |title=Obituary: Noel Forster: Artist who believed that painting is the 'concretisation of light' |work=The Independent |date=2 January 2008 |accessdate=2011-01-25}}</ref> and had his first show in London at the [[New Vision Centre]] in 1958,<ref>[http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ArtistWorks?cgroupid=999999975&artistid=1995&page=1&sole=y&collab=y&attr=y&sort=default&tabview=bio Ian Stephenson 1934 – 2000] Tate website</ref> with a solo show at The New Art Centre in 1962. An exhibition of his work was exhibited at the [[Hayward Gallery]] in 1977 and his work can be found in the collections of the [[Tate]], the [[British Council]] and [[Whitworth Art Gallery]]. His work was also featured in the 1966 film, [[Blow-Up]] by [[Michelangelo Antonioni]].<ref name="bio"/>


He returned to King's College, Durham to teach with [[Victor Pasmore]] and [[Richard Hamilton (artist)|Richard Hamilton]].<ref name="bio"/>
He returned to King's College, Durham to teach with [[Victor Pasmore]] and [[Richard Hamilton (artist)|Richard Hamilton]].<ref name="bio"/>
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Stephenson's work was characteristically made by splattering droplets of paint onto paper or canvas and repeating this with many different colours. Because the layers are applied quite widely the effect created in the finished paintings is determined not only by the colour and quantity of the spots of paint, but by the order in which they were applied.<ref>[http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ViewWork?cgroupid=999999961&workid=13837&searchid=15158&tabview=text The Tate Gallery 1974-6: Illustrated Catalogue of Acquisitions, London 1978]</ref>
Stephenson's work was characteristically made by splattering droplets of paint onto paper or canvas and repeating this with many different colours. Because the layers are applied quite widely the effect created in the finished paintings is determined not only by the colour and quantity of the spots of paint, but by the order in which they were applied.<ref>[http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ViewWork?cgroupid=999999961&workid=13837&searchid=15158&tabview=text The Tate Gallery 1974-6: Illustrated Catalogue of Acquisitions, London 1978]</ref>


In September 2010, Stephenson and five other British artists including [[Howard Hodgkin]], [[John Walker (painter)|John Walker]], [[John Hoyland]], [[Patrick Caulfield]] and [[R.B. Kitaj]] were included in an exhibition entitled ''The Independent Eye: Contemporary British Art From the Collection of Samuel and Gabrielle Lurie,'' at the [[Yale Center for British Art]].<ref>[https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703384204575510000761287206 ''Channeling American Abstraction,'' Karen Wilkin, Wall Street Journal]. Retrieved October 7, 2010.</ref><ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/12/nyregion/12artct.html?_r=1&ref=design NY Times, exhibition review]. Retrieved December 15, 2010.</ref>
In September 2010, Stephenson and five other British artists including [[Howard Hodgkin]], [[John Walker (painter)|John Walker]], [[John Hoyland]], [[Patrick Caulfield]] and [[R.B. Kitaj]] were included in an exhibition entitled ''The Independent Eye: Contemporary British Art From the Collection of Samuel and Gabrielle Lurie,'' at the [[Yale Center for British Art]].<ref>[https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703384204575510000761287206 ''Channeling American Abstraction,'' Karen Wilkin, Wall Street Journal]. Retrieved 7 October 2010.</ref><ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/12/nyregion/12artct.html?_r=1&ref=design NY Times, exhibition review]. Retrieved 15 December 2010.</ref>


In his obituary, published in ''[[The Independent]]'' the painter [[Andrew Forge]] described his work as:<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121026133001/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-5107113.html Obituary: Ian Stephenson] Nicholas Usherwood ''The Independent'' September 11, 2000</ref>
In his obituary, published in ''[[The Independent]]'' the painter [[Andrew Forge]] described his work as:<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121026133001/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-5107113.html Obituary: Ian Stephenson] Nicholas Usherwood ''The Independent'' 11 September 2000</ref>


<blockquote>"Pictures of nothing which are about everything. Pictures of a limitless scale which are pictures of minute particulars. Countless happenings in time present as one simultaneous expression. Emptiness filled with matter. Solids filled with space."</blockquote>
<blockquote>"Pictures of nothing which are about everything. Pictures of a limitless scale which are pictures of minute particulars. Countless happenings in time present as one simultaneous expression. Emptiness filled with matter. Solids filled with space."</blockquote>
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For the Australian curator, see Ian Stephenson (curator).

Ian Stephenson RA (11 January 1934 – 25 August 2000) was an English abstract artist.[1] Stephenson trained at King's College, Durham[2] along with Noel Forster[3] and had his first show in London at the New Vision Centre in 1958,[4] with a solo show at The New Art Centre in 1962. An exhibition of his work was exhibited at the Hayward Gallery in 1977 and his work can be found in the collections of the Tate, the British Council and Whitworth Art Gallery. His work was also featured in the 1966 film, Blow-Up by Michelangelo Antonioni.[2]

He returned to King's College, Durham to teach with Victor Pasmore and Richard Hamilton.[2] Since his death, his work has been exhibited at the De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill on Sea and the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art in Gateshead.[2]

Stephenson's work was characteristically made by splattering droplets of paint onto paper or canvas and repeating this with many different colours. Because the layers are applied quite widely the effect created in the finished paintings is determined not only by the colour and quantity of the spots of paint, but by the order in which they were applied.[5]

In September 2010, Stephenson and five other British artists including Howard Hodgkin, John Walker, John Hoyland, Patrick Caulfield and R.B. Kitaj were included in an exhibition entitled The Independent Eye: Contemporary British Art From the Collection of Samuel and Gabrielle Lurie, at the Yale Center for British Art.[6][7]

In his obituary, published in The Independent the painter Andrew Forge described his work as:[8]

"Pictures of nothing which are about everything. Pictures of a limitless scale which are pictures of minute particulars. Countless happenings in time present as one simultaneous expression. Emptiness filled with matter. Solids filled with space."

References

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  1. ^ "Obituary: Ian Stephenson". The Times. 5 October 2000. Retrieved 25 January 2011.[dead link‍]
  2. ^ a b c d Ian Stephenson Biography Archived 16 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine New Art Centre
  3. ^ "Obituary: Noel Forster: Artist who believed that painting is the 'concretisation of light'". The Independent. 2 January 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
  4. ^ Ian Stephenson 1934 – 2000 Tate website
  5. ^ The Tate Gallery 1974-6: Illustrated Catalogue of Acquisitions, London 1978
  6. ^ Channeling American Abstraction, Karen Wilkin, Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
  7. ^ NY Times, exhibition review. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  8. ^ Obituary: Ian Stephenson Nicholas Usherwood The Independent 11 September 2000
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