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'''Ian Davenport''' (born 1966) is an [[England|English]] [[painter]], and former [[Turner Prize]] nominee. |
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==Life and work== |
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Ian Davenport was born in [[Sidcup]] in [[London]], and studied [[art]] at the Northwich College of Art and Design in [[Cheshire]] before going to [[Goldsmiths College]] from where he graduated in 1988. In the same year he exhibited in the [[Damien Hirst]]-curated [[Freeze (exhibition)]] exhibition which brought together many of the so-called [[Young British Artists]]. Davenport's first solo show was in 1990 and in the same year he was included in the [[British Art Show]]. In 1991 he was nominated for the [[Turner Prize]]. |
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Many of Davenport's works are made by pouring paint onto a tilted surface and letting [[gravity]] spread the paint over the surface. He has usually worked on [[Medium-density fibreboard|medium density fibreboard]] rather than [[canvas]], and most often employs household [[Gloss (paint)|gloss paint]], meaning the viewer can see their own reflection in the work. He has made a number of diptychs and triptychs as well as single works. |
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For the ''Days Like These'' exhibition at [[Tate Britain]] in 2003, Davenport made a thirteen-metre high [[mural]] by dripping lines of differently coloured paint down the wall from a [[syringe]]. In September 2006 he unveiled his largest public commission to date on Southwark Bridge entitled 'Poured Lines: Southwark'. |
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Davenport's use of dripped paint and gravity has been compared to similar techniques employed by [[Helen Frankenthaler]] and [[Morris Louis]] in the 1950s and 1960s. His work is exhibited in London at [[Waddington Galleries]] and The Alan Cristea Gallery, and the Ingleby Gallery in edinburgh |
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[[Category:Contemporary painters]] |
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[[Category:People from Sidcup]] |
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Revision as of 15:00, 8 May 2008
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