Gavin Lockheart, Her Background, 2024
Oil on canvas, 45 x 35cm
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, ghostly quality.
‘Her Background’ is part of our ‘A Day at the Seaside’ exhibition and online collection. Inspired by a postcard of Clacton Pier - which features in the film ‘Blue Murder at St. Trinians’ - this vibrant oil on canvas work is evocative of L.S. Lowry’s crowded cityscapes. Gavin’s contemporary interpretation - with its vivid pink pathway- illustrates the artist’s ability to merge mutliple sources. As with many of his images the result is theatrical, and suggests both familiarity and mystery.
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.
Oil on canvas, 45 x 35cm
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, ghostly quality.
‘Her Background’ is part of our ‘A Day at the Seaside’ exhibition and online collection. Inspired by a postcard of Clacton Pier - which features in the film ‘Blue Murder at St. Trinians’ - this vibrant oil on canvas work is evocative of L.S. Lowry’s crowded cityscapes. Gavin’s contemporary interpretation - with its vivid pink pathway- illustrates the artist’s ability to merge mutliple sources. As with many of his images the result is theatrical, and suggests both familiarity and mystery.
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.
Oil on canvas, 45 x 35cm
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, ghostly quality.
‘Her Background’ is part of our ‘A Day at the Seaside’ exhibition and online collection. Inspired by a postcard of Clacton Pier - which features in the film ‘Blue Murder at St. Trinians’ - this vibrant oil on canvas work is evocative of L.S. Lowry’s crowded cityscapes. Gavin’s contemporary interpretation - with its vivid pink pathway- illustrates the artist’s ability to merge mutliple sources. As with many of his images the result is theatrical, and suggests both familiarity and mystery.
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.
