Stephen McKenna (artist)
| Stephen McKenna (artist) | |
|---|---|
| Born |
McKenna, Stephen 1939 London |
| Nationality | British |
| Other names | SMCK |
| Occupation | Visual artist |
| Known for | Postmodern, figurative painting |
| Notable work | Tate, British Council, Imperial War Museum |
Stephen McKenna (sometimes signing as SMCK) (born in 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] 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
McKenna was 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 curate 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:
- Museum of Modern Art, Oxford (1983)
- Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven (1983)
- Stephen McKenna Paintings 1985–1993, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin (1993)
References
- ↑ "Stephen McKenna". Kerlin Gallery. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ↑ "Stephen McKenna". Tate. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ↑ "Stephen McKenna". British Council. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ↑ "City of Derry I by Stephen McKenna". BBC Your Paintings. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ↑ Leach, Cristin (25 September 2005). "Art: Stephen McKenna". Sunday Times. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ↑ "Stephen McKenna PPRHA". Royal Hibernian Academy. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ↑ "Stephen McKenna". Irish Arts Council. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ↑ Hoesterey, Ingeborg (2001). Pastiche: Cultural Memory in Art, Film, Literature. Indiana University Press. pp. 19–21.
External links
- CV from Kerlin Gallery, includes bibliography[BROKEN LINK]