David Hepher Explained
David Hepher (born Surrey,[1] England, 1935)[2] [3] is a British artist, best known for his paintings of buildings,[4] landscapes, especially tower blocks, including the Aylesbury Estate:
Early life
David Hepher was born in Surrey. He studied at Camberwell School of Art[5] and then at Slade School of Art.
He later became a Senior lecturer in painting at Chelsea School of Art from 1981 to 1990. Since 2001 he became a professor and head of undergraduate painting at Slade School of Fine Art.
He bought a house in Camberwell Grove, England, in 1961 and has lived there ever since.[6]
Career
His work has been exhibited in the Serpentine Gallery, Flowers Gallery, Mappin Art Gallery, Whitechapel Art Gallery, Hayward Gallery, Ikon Gallery and Tate Britain,.[7]
He is featured in the two parts BBC Four documentary: "Bunkers, Brutalism, Bloodymindedness: Concrete Poetry", where he was interviewed by Jonathan Meades.[8]
Collections
- Arts Council Collection
Arrangement in Turquoise and Cream 1 1979–1981
Five Working Drawings 1979–81
Study for 'Arrangement in Turquoise and Cream 1981
- British Arts Council
Study, 1993
Number, 1972
- Bradford Museum and Art Gallery
Windows of No. 19
- Museum Boymans-van Beuningen
The Windows of Number 22
- Museum of London
Camberwell Flats, (by day), 1983
Camberwell Nocturne, 1984
- Tate Gallery
Albany Flats, 1972
- Victoria and Albert Museum
Camberwell Flats, 1984Bibliography
Exhibition Catalogues
- David Hepher: The Windows of the Brandon Estate – An Elegy to Tall Buildings [Catalogue of the exhibition held at Flowers East 1999] London.
- David Hepher [Catalogue of the exhibition held at Flowers East 2002] London.
- David Hepher [Catalogue of the exhibition held at Flowers East 2008] London.
Monographs
- Lucie-Smith, E. (1996) David Hepher. Momentum, London.
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Art Collection. British Council. 13 December 2011.
- Web site: David Hepher. Artnet. 13 December 2011.
- Birthdays, Guardian, London, 22 January 2022. G2, p. 9.
- Web site: David Hepher. Architects Journal. 13 December 2011.
- Web site: Transpontine: David Hepher's beautiful tower blocks. 13 December 2011.
- Camberwell Grove . 13 June 2012 . The Secret History of Our Streets . BBC . 13 June 2012 . 1 . 2.
- Web site: Albany Flats by David Hepher. Tate Collection. 13 December 2011.
- Web site: Bunkers, Brutalism, Bloodymindedness: Concrete Poetry. 26 February 2014.