Published 20/11/2009
One of today's most celebrated British artists. Acclaimed as a painter of people, her expressive work engages profoundly with the human condition in images of tough but lyrical figuration.
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Maggi Hambling OBE, born in Suffolk in 1945, is a distinguished painter and sculptor who has become a household name in British art, most notably for her expressive portraits of cultural icons. Hambling is a BACS artist with Bridgeman managing copyright clearance for reproduction on her behalf. |
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Though not painted from life, Hambling responded to this tragic star's predicament as he was hounded in the press, expressing not only his loneliness and vulnerability, but also his genius as a dancer with the surreal juxtaposition of the leaping legs. |
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Maggi Hambling's series of North Sea Paintings began at the end of November 2002 during the period between the conception of Scallop and its execution. The work continues: "I draw the sea early each morning in much the same way as a pianist practises scales. Then I return to the studio and work with colour, trying to re-create the action of the waves as they break." Hambling has recently made a film for the BBC's 'Made In England' project recording, diary-style, her relationship with the North Sea in Suffolk. You can watch it here. |
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