Ian Hunter

Flatness and depth within the context of abstraction is my chief preoccupation in painting; the way in which artists have played with the idea of surface and the implication of depth (or the absence of it). I am interested in how a painter can subvert and disrupt the picture plane and delight in the incongruities that can occur.

No doubt this interest is reinforced by many periods when I am actively engaged in making 3D pieces.The discipline of craft processes and the emphasis on the physical surface have left their mark.

Education

September 2004- 2005 MA Fine Art, University of Sunderland

September 1986-July 1987. Goldsmiths College, University of London

September 1969-July 1970. School of Art Education University of Birmingham

September 1959-July 1963. Bournemouth School of Art

Exhibitions

Feb 2006 MA Other Postgraduates Art, Atkinson Gallery, Street, Somerset

June 2005 A Richer Seam Group Show, Brancepeth Castle Co Durham

March 2005 ‘Outwith' Fusion Gallery, Customs House Gallery, South Shields

March 2005 The Long Road Nissan Car Factory, Sunderland, MA group show

May 1997 Fiveways Artists Exhibition, Brighton.

June 1995 Solo Exhibition, Mount House Gallery, Marlborough

Residencies

September 1998-1999 Artist in Residence, Durham School, Durham, Co Durham

September 1994-August 1995. Artist in Residence, Marlborough College, Marlborough, Wilts.

Numerous short residencies in schools all over the country, many in Bedfordshire and Cambrideshire under the auspices of Artbeat in Bedford

Contact

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