Ian Stephenson
Ian Stephenson (Born 11 January 1934, Died 2000) was an English abstract artist. He trained at King's College, Durham[1] and had his first solo show in London at the New Vision Centre in 1958.[2] An exhibition of his work was displayed 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.[1]
He returned to King's College, Durham to teach with Victor Pasmore and Richard Hamilton.[1] 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.[1]
His 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 final look effect is determined not only by the colour and quantity of the spots of paint but by the order in which they were applied.[3]
In his obituary, published in The Independent the painter Andrew Forge described his work as:[4]
"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
- ^ a b c d Ian Stephenson Biography New Art Centre
- ^ Ian Stephenson 1934 - 2000 Tate website
- ^ The Tate Gallery 1974-6: Illustrated Catalogue of Acquisitions, London 1978
- ^ Obituary: Ian Stephenson Nicholas Usherwood The Independent September 11, 2000
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