Gavin Lockheart, Exit this Roman Shell, 2021
Acrylic on paper, 56 × 76cm
Gavin Lockheart's figurative paintings draw upon multiple sources including film and television, old family photos, and memories of travel. Characterised by the use of flooded, layered washes, his landscapes evoke a sense of nostalgia - whilst the characters that inhabit them often take on a translucent quality.
This unframed work on paper is part of our ‘A Day at the Seaside’ collection. Having begun as a painting of a ship seen over a wall, the artist says; ‘it was too blank so I ended up adding the two figures.’ The work’s title, ‘Exit this Roman Shell’, was taking from the lyrics of a song by The Fall called ‘Leave the Capitol’, which comments on the excesses of, and disallusionment with - urban life.
Gavin graduated from the Stourbridge College of Art in 1980 and Central Saint Martins in 1983. He has exhibited widely in the UK and abroad, at venues including the South London Gallery, Jerwood Space, Vigo Gallery, Ikon Gallery in Birmingham, and Galerie 21 in Cologne. He was awarded The Arts Foundation / Barclays Private Banking Fellowship in Painting in 1996. Alongside his practice, he has worked in the theatre and created backdrops for film for over a decade. He currently lives and works in south east London.
Acrylic on paper, 56 × 76cm
Gavin Lockheart's figurative paintings draw upon multiple sources including film and television, old family photos, and memories of travel. Characterised by the use of flooded, layered washes, his landscapes evoke a sense of nostalgia - whilst the characters that inhabit them often take on a translucent quality.
This unframed work on paper is part of our ‘A Day at the Seaside’ collection. Having begun as a painting of a ship seen over a wall, the artist says; ‘it was too blank so I ended up adding the two figures.’ The work’s title, ‘Exit this Roman Shell’, was taking from the lyrics of a song by The Fall called ‘Leave the Capitol’, which comments on the excesses of, and disallusionment with - urban life.
Gavin graduated from the Stourbridge College of Art in 1980 and Central Saint Martins in 1983. He has exhibited widely in the UK and abroad, at venues including the South London Gallery, Jerwood Space, Vigo Gallery, Ikon Gallery in Birmingham, and Galerie 21 in Cologne. He was awarded The Arts Foundation / Barclays Private Banking Fellowship in Painting in 1996. Alongside his practice, he has worked in the theatre and created backdrops for film for over a decade. He currently lives and works in south east London.
Acrylic on paper, 56 × 76cm
Gavin Lockheart's figurative paintings draw upon multiple sources including film and television, old family photos, and memories of travel. Characterised by the use of flooded, layered washes, his landscapes evoke a sense of nostalgia - whilst the characters that inhabit them often take on a translucent quality.
This unframed work on paper is part of our ‘A Day at the Seaside’ collection. Having begun as a painting of a ship seen over a wall, the artist says; ‘it was too blank so I ended up adding the two figures.’ The work’s title, ‘Exit this Roman Shell’, was taking from the lyrics of a song by The Fall called ‘Leave the Capitol’, which comments on the excesses of, and disallusionment with - urban life.
Gavin graduated from the Stourbridge College of Art in 1980 and Central Saint Martins in 1983. He has exhibited widely in the UK and abroad, at venues including the South London Gallery, Jerwood Space, Vigo Gallery, Ikon Gallery in Birmingham, and Galerie 21 in Cologne. He was awarded The Arts Foundation / Barclays Private Banking Fellowship in Painting in 1996. Alongside his practice, he has worked in the theatre and created backdrops for film for over a decade. He currently lives and works in south east London.
