Xavier Pick
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Xavier Pick was born in York, England in 1972. He was bought up in Yorkshire and attended Pocklington School. He studied at the Glasgow School of Art and The Royal College of Art. He has won critical acclaim for his visual story telling. He produces thousands of sketches to produce impressive large multi-media art works that tell a story, whether it be the Iraq war, London life or coporate life. In 2008, he was chosen to be an official war artist in Iraq[1][2] Xavier Pick is also the resident artist of the Sanctum Hotel, Soho, London [3]. [4]
[edit] War Artist
Xavier Pick joined the British Army in Iraq in 2008 and 2009. His aim was capture the positive side of the Iraq war, being the reconstruction of Iraq. He joined the army in their building of schools, hospitals and transport links. He was given exclusive 24 hours access to the army over a 5 week period. Xavier Pick produced thousands of sketch books, photographs and film footage. With this work he is currently producing large multi-media artwork for an exhibitions to be held by the army in Portsmouth and a private exhibition in London.
