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ordinary does not exist, it is only the extraordinary that we have not
noticed. At the heart of my work is the observation of Light and its constant change recreating every moment. My aim is to catch the wonder of these extraordinary instants. Walking in the landscape directly feeds into my work. The impressions that filter into a person reflect in what comes out. This is why I work outside and rely on this nutrition when back in the studio. It is a process as vital and complementary as breathing. To make a picture is to create a space into which the subtle essence of a subject might descend. The essence of Nature is necessity; it shuns the unnecessary as unnatural. To draw is to use contrast; light to dark, and painting is only the extension of this into the warmth and coolness of colour. So it is inevitable that an artist must learn to ride the horse of paradox. My work reflects this journey of Learning. |
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| Full Name: | Richard Francis Hoare | ||||||
| Born: | 17th February, 1967, Ipswich | ||||||
| Home Address: | 1
Cross keys 39 High Street Shaftesbury Dorset SP 7 8 JE |
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| E-mail: | richard@richardhoare.com | ||||||
| Secondary Education: | Stowe
School 1981-1985 Cambridge College of 6th Form Studies |
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| Foundation Course: | Cambridge College of Art and Technology 1986-1987 | ||||||||||||
| Degree Course: | Kent
Institute of Art and Design (K.I.A.D) Canterbury 1987-1990 BA (Hons) Degree in Fine Art (2.1) |
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| Post Graduate: | Cyprus
College of Art November 1992 - July 1993 Post Graduate Diploma |
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| Current Employment: | Working in the landscape throughout Europe and from studio in Gascony | ||||||||||||
| Relevant Experience: | Part-time
Art class assistant, Royal Blind School, January/June 1991. Completed pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela (North Spain) May, 1992. Tour of European Art collections, October 1992. Treasurer for Gasferry Road Studios, Artspace, March/November 1994. Voluntary Art teaching for S.E.A., Botosani, N.E. Romania, May/June 1995. Completed pilgrimage to Canterbury, Autumn 1996. Led Drawing Workshops, Brazil 1997/98. |
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| Exhibitions: |
1990 Work in Progress, Herbert Read Gallery,
K.I.A.D. |
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| Solo Exhibitions: |
1994 'A Walk in Cyprus' exhibited Eastern General
Hospital, Edinburgh. |
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| Public Collections : | Wiltshire
County Council , C. Hoare & Co, London Invited to hang a rotating exhibition at ReD PLC UK HQ |
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| Two books of poetry are held in the Scottish National Poetry Library | |||||||||||||
| Publications: | Listed
in "British Artists Since 1940", published by Art Dictionaries Mentioned in "Porthscatho - An Artist's Colony", by Chris Insoll |
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