Ken Currie
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Ken Currie | |
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| Born | 1960 (age 63–64) |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Education | Glasgow School of Art |
| Known for | Painting, Printmaking |
| Notable work | Three Oncologists, Portrait of Peter Higgs, Chimera |
Ken Currie (born 1960 in North Shields, Northumberland, England) is a Scottish artist.
Works
Currie's paintings show a profound interest in the body (physical and metaphorical) and the 'terror' of mortality . [1] His works are primarily concerned with how the human body is affected by illness, ageing and physical injury.[citation needed] Closely related to these themes, his work also deals with social and political issues and philosophical questions. Although many of the images dealing with metaphysical questions do not feature figures, a human presence is nevertheless suggested.{{how|date=October 2013}
He was labeled[by whom?] as one of the New Glasgow Boys along with Peter Howson, Adrian Wisniewski and Steven Campbell who studied together at the Glasgow School of Art.[citation needed]
His Glasgow History Mural was commissioned on the 200th anniversary of the Calton weavers massacre in 1987 and is displayed on the ceiling of the People's Palace.[2]
Currie was commissioned by the University of Edinburgh to paint a portrait of Peter Higgs, the theoretical physicist, which was unveiled in 2009. He is a "reluctant portraitist", and this was only his second portrait.[3] He said, referring to the Higgs boson, "I am very interested in Peter's work. I don't for one second claim to grasp the theory, but I do understand the sublime, and there is a sublime quality to it all, a beauty, an awesome quality. In some respects, the subject is quite terrifying."[4]
Bibliography
Exhibition Catalogs
- Ken Currie: Tragic Forms [Catalogue of the exhibition held at Flowers 2016] London.
- Ken Currie: Immortality [Catalogue of the exhibition held at Flowers 2010] London.
- Ken Currie: Animals [Catalogue of the exhibition held at Flowers 2008] London.
Monographs
- Tom Normand, Ken Currie: Details of a Journey, Lund Humphries Publishers (June 1, 2002), ISBN 0853318360
- Ken Currie, Ken Currie Painting & Sculpture, 1995-96, Panart Publishing Limited (January 1, 1996) ISBN 1901340007
- Harrison, J. and Topp, G. (1995) Ken Currie: The Fourth Triptych and Other Works. Cleveland County Council.
References
- ^ "Interview: Ken Currie on 'the terror' of mortality". The Scotsman.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ Ken Currie. "THE GLASGOW HISTORY MURAL". Media Matters. Retrieved 2010-02-05.
- ^ "A powerful driving force". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 2011-04-28.
- ^ "Portrait of a man at beginning of time". The Times. Retrieved 2011-04-28.(subscription required)
External links
- Works in the National Galleries of Scotland
- Ken Currie's artist page on Flowers Gallery
- BBC Your Paintings: works by Ken Currie in public British collections
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