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The
1950s saw the final assault on Victorian morality begin
in earnest. In England a group of artists and writers
known as the ‘angry young men’ unconsciously
contributed to the intellectual assault that was finally
to undermine Victorian traditionalism.
Among them was the artist John Bratby, one of the
leaders of the so-called ‘Kitchen Sink School’ of
painters. Widely acclaimed at the outset of his career -
he had his first one-man show at the Beaux Arts Gallery
in 1954, he was recognised by the Royal Academy as a
brilliant painter, and was elected ARA in 1959 and RA in
1971.
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John Bratby RA
13 November - 1 December 2002
This exhibition, staged to coincide with the launch of the first ever book on the ‘angry young man’ John Bratby
brought together work that ranged from his early ‘kitchen sink’ years through to the final years submerged with Patti in the splendour of Venice.
The show represented the continued reappraisal and re-discovery of one of Britain’s great post second world war painters whose fame and renown in the fifties and sixties is matched only by the obscurity and fall from grace that followed.
The works selected illustrated Bratby’s passion for painting and his exuberant use of colour, with the oil paint forced out of the tubes with great bursts of energy.
The event also hosted the book launch of ‘BRATBY’ by Peter Davies who
was present to sign copies of his new book on the opening night.
The gallery also hosted a lecture by Davies where he will be
discussed ‘John Bratby the Opportunist’ on Sunday 17 November.
Peter Davies's book 'Bratby'.
The first biography of the
artist. It is available for £19.99p
plus package & postage from paul@millineryworks.co.uk
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