Stephen McKenna (artist)

Stephen McKenna (sometimes signing as SMCK) (born London, 1939[1]) is a visual artist known for his postmodern figurative paintings. He was shortlisted for the Turner Prize in 1986. His works can be seen in the collections of the Tate Galleries,[2] the British Council,[3] and the Imperial War Museum, London,[4] and has been shown at various galleries including the Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin[5] and the Irish Museum of Modern Art. He is a member of the Royal Hibernian Academy.[6]

Life

Born in London, he studied there at Slade School of Art (affiliated to the University College London). In 1973 he moved to Donegal, Ireland. He has also lived in Belgium, Germany, and Italy. He was a guest professor at Hochschule für Bildende Künste Braunschweig (Brunswick, Germany) from 1995 to 1996.[7] In 1997 he curated the exhibition The Pursuit of Painting at the Irish Museum of Modern Art. He became an associate member of the RHA in 2001 and a full member in 2002 and was the president of this association from 2005 till 2009.

Notable works

O, Ilium! (1982) is an example of postmodern pastiche, combining imagery from classical art and sculpture, Max Ernst, Constantin Brâncuși, and archaic Greek pottery. According to an Ingeborg Hoesterey, it throws together images from the cultural memory of western civilisation, showing them to constitute only a "wasteland".[8]

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions of his work include:

References

  1. ↑ "Stephen McKenna". Kerlin Gallery. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Stephen McKenna". Tate. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Stephen McKenna". British Council. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  4. ↑ "City of Derry I by Stephen McKenna". BBC Your Paintings. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  5. ↑ Leach, Cristin (September 25, 2005). "Art: Stephen McKenna". Sunday Times. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Stephen McKenna PPRHA". Royal Hibernian Academy. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Stephen McKenna". Irish Arts Council. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  8. ↑ Hoesterey, Ingeborg (2001). Pastiche: Cultural Memory in Art, Film, Literature. Indiana University Press. pp. 19–21.

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