Julian Perry (born 19 January 1960 in Worcester, England) is a London-based British artist.[1] He is a Companion of the Guild of St George and a member of Contemporary British Painting.[2][3]
Julian Perry | |
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| Born | 1960 (age 63–64) Worcester, England |
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| Occupation | Artist |
| Known for | Landscape painting |
Career
editPerry studied at Maidenhead School of Art and Design from 1977 to 1980, and Bristol Polytechnic from 1978 to 1981. After graduating, Perry moved to East London, and began painting the area around his home in Leyton. He established a reputation for romantic urban realism.[4]
In 1998, Perry was invited by Bristol City Art Gallery to create a work depicting the tower blocks at Hartcliffe.[5] Perry's work then shifted to the wider landscape of Brownfield sites and nature reserves. In 2003, he produced a show for London's Guildhall Art Gallery on the theme of Epping Forest.[6] This was followed in 2007 with a series depicting local allotment sheds destroyed in preparation for the London 2012 Olympic Site.[7]
Perry's paintings of specific locations and natural phenomenon, often ones under environmental threat or affected by human interventions, explore the tenuous relationships between people and nature.[8][9] Since 2012, coastal erosion and the impact of climate change have dominated Perry's work.[10] These themes took center stage in works Perry exhibited in 2015 at the Venice Biennale, and in 2022 at the Southampton City Art Gallery.[11][12]
Perry's paintings are held in several public collections, including the Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery, London Transport Museum, Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, The Museum of London, the London Guildhall Collection, and the personal collection of King Charles III.[13][14][15][16][17][18]
Selected exhibitions
edit- 1987: Whitechapel Open. Whitechapel Gallery, London.[19]
- 1998: High Rise, Oak House Hartcliff. Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery.[5]
- 2004: Testament: The Epping Forest Paintings. London Guildhall Art Gallery.[20]
- 2007: Julian Perry. Austin Desmond Fine Art[21]
- 2015: The County of Elms. Gainsborough's House Gallery.[22]
- 2014: Arboretum: Royal West of England Academy.[23]
- 2015: Vita Vitale, Azerbaijan Pavillion. Venice Biennale.[24]
- 2019: Art of the City, London as Seen by Painters. London Guildhall Art Gallery.[25]
- 2022: There Rolls the Deep. Southampton City Art Gallery.[26]
Selected works
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Benacre Birch 3, 2015-21 -
Rocket Crater Pond, 2004. Collection of the London Guildhall Art Gallery. -
Shed 54 and Rhubarb, 2007. Collection of the Museum of London.
References
edit- ^ "Julian Perry at Guildhall Art Gallery". The Week. No. 481. London: The Week Ltd. 9 October 2004. p. 30.
- ^ "Julian Perry - The Guild of St George". www.guildofstgeorge.org.uk. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
- ^ "Julian Perry". Contemporary British Painting. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
- ^ Museum of London (1996). London in Paint: Oil Paintings in the Collection at the Museum of London. Mireille Galinou, John T. Hayes. London: The Museum. ISBN 0-904818-51-9. OCLC 36621610.
- ^ a b "Oak House, Hartcliffe | Art UK". artuk.org. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
- ^ Feaver, William (2004). Julian Perry - Testament - The Epping Forest Paintings (1st ed.). London: Guildhall Art Gallery. pp. 6–9. ISBN 9781902795102.
- ^ Perry, Grayson. "These humble sheds are symbols of a fading world". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
- ^ Spectator, The (2010-10-02). "An artist of the sinking world". The Spectator. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
- ^ Life, Country (2015-09-22). "The Arborealists: a new generation of tree painters". Country Life. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
- ^ Matless, David (2018-11-29). "The Anthroposcenic: Landscape in the Anthroposcene". British Art Studies (10). doi:10.17658/issn.2058-5462/issue-10/dmatless. ISSN 2058-5462. S2CID 134862080.
- ^ Focus, Southampton (2022-02-07). "Southampton City Art Gallery Launches Environmentally Themed Series of Exhibitions for 2022". Southampton Focus. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
- ^ Trigg, David. "Julian Perry". www.studiointernational.com. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
- ^ "Bristol City Council : Museum Collections". museums.bristol.gov.uk. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
- ^ "Painting; Early Morning Tube Leyton, by Julian Perry, 1992". London Transport Museum. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
- ^ "Perpendicular Principal | Art UK". artuk.org. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
- ^ "The Enchanted Castle | Art UK". artuk.org. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
- ^ Gathorne-Hardy, Jason (2022). Hiding in Plain Sight. Leiston Press Ltd. p. 47. ISBN 978-1-911311-98-0.
- ^ Perry, Julian (2022). Julian Perry : there rolls the deep : the Risling Sea Level paintings. Paul Gough, David Matless, Southampton City Art Gallery. Southampton. ISBN 978-1-8384699-1-7. OCLC 1341356181.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Perry, Julian, b.1960 | Art UK". artuk.org. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
- ^ "Epping Forest inspires Guildhall show". Watford Observer. 28 October 2004. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
- ^ "Calendar". The Burlington Magazine. 149 (1255): 731–736. 2007. ISSN 0007-6287. JSTOR 20075039.
- ^ "The County of Elms". Gainsborough’s House. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ "Arboretum". Meer. 2015-01-15. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
- ^ "Vita Vitale". Google Arts and Culture. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ "Art of the City, London as Seen by Painters". The Guardian. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ "Julian Perry: There Rolls the Deep". Southampton Art Gallery. Retrieved 14 September 2022.