Tony Bevan (1951 − )
Highlights
Tony Bevan was born in Bradford and studied at Goldsmith's College of Art and the Royal College of Art. The underlying theme behind Bevan's work of this period was his concern with the tension between the private and the public, the inner and outer life. Typically, the artist creates a subject through a series of canvases and drawings. The subject may have been drawn from direct observation or from the media or a combination of both. His concern is to open up and lay bare the 'interior' of a person. The drawing is consolidated into single outline, and the link between the colour and the person depicted is inextricable. Bevan believes that a person 'exudes' colour, and this can be so concentrated that a painting may have just one blot of colour.
Glossary (2)
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Drawing
The depiction of shapes and forms on a flat surface chiefly by means of lines although colour and shading may also be included. Materials most commonly used are pencil, ink, crayon, charcoal, chalk and pastel, although other materials, including paint, can be used in combination.
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Painting
Work of art made with paint on a surface. Often the surface, also called a support, is a tightly stretched piece of canvas, paper or a wooden panel. Painting involves a wide range of techniques and materials, along with the artist's intellectual concerns effecting the content of a work.
Work Themes (3)
Past exhibitions
MY CHOICE WORKS SELECTED BY PAULA REGO FROM THE BRITISH COUNCIL COLLECTION
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2011
- Portugal, Coimbra, Univesidade de Coimbra, Casa de Caldeiras
- Portugal, Edp Foundation
- Portugal, Cascais, Casa Das Historias
THRESHOLDS
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2012
- Macedonia, Skopje, Museum Of Contemporary Art
- Malta, Valletta, St James Cavalier Centre For Creativity
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2010
- UK, London, Whitechapel Art Gallery
UBS WARBURG EXHIBITION
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2001
- UK, London, Ubs Warburg At Planit Arches
DRAWING DISTINCTIONS
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2003
- Poland, Lodz, Museum Sztuki
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2001
- UK, Nottingham, Castle Museum And Art Gallery
- UK, Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes Gallery
- Russia, Nizhny Novgorod, Museum Of Fine Arts
- Russia, Moscow, Pushkin Museum Of Fine Arts
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2000
- Russia, St Petersburg, The Hermitage
- Canada, Yukon Art Gallery
- Canada, Prairie Art Gallery
- Canada, Winnipeg Art Gallery
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1999
- Canada, Timmins Museum And N E C
- Canada, Arcadia University Art Gallery
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1998
- Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, National Art Gallery
- Malaysia, Penang, Penang State Museum And Art Gallery
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1997
- USA, Phoenix, Arizona State University Art Museum
- USA, Berkeley, University Art Museum
CRIES & WHISPERS NEW WORKS FOR THE BRITISH COUNCIL COLLECTION
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1996
- Mexico, Guadalajara, Instituto Cultural Cabanas
- Mexico, Mexico City, Museo De Arte Moderno, Galeria De Exposiciones Temporales
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1995
- Colombia, Colombia
- Peru, Lima, Peru
- Ecuador, Ecuador
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1993
- Philippines, Manila, Culture Center Of The Phillpines
- Malaysia, Penang, Penang State Museum And Art Gallery
- Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, National Art Gallery
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1992
- Spain, Las Palmas, San Antonio Abad Gallery
- Spain, Salamanca, Salamanca University
- Spain, Zamora, Casa De La Cultura
- Spain, Barcelona, Centre Cultural De La Caixa De Terrassa
- Spain, Palma De Mallorca, Centro Cultural 'sa Nostra'
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1991
- Spain, Madrid, Centro Cultural Galileo
- Spain, Madrid, Centro Cultural Galileo
- Spain, Cadiz, Ayuntamiento De Jerez
- Spain, Bilbao, Museo De Bellas Artes De Bilbao
- Spain, Valencia, Galeria Ambiente Cero
- Spain, Leon, Caja De Ahorros
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1989
- New Zealand, Hamilton, Centre For Contemporary Art
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1988
- Australia, Melbourne, Heide Park And Art Gallery
- Australia, Shepparton, Shepparton Art Gallery
- Australia, Newcastle, Newcastle Region Art Gallery
