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1921 Kimberley, South Africa - 2006 London, England. Known for: Abstract painting, art education, art criticism.
Obituary. Denis Bowen. Space Age abstract painter. Published: 28 March 2006. Source: The Independent (UK). Denis Bowen, painter, teacher, gallery director and critic: born Kimberley, South Africa 5... Read full biography
Obituary. Denis Bowen. Space Age abstract painter. Published: 28 March 2006. Source: The Independent (UK). Denis Bowen, painter, teacher, gallery director and critic: born Kimberley, South Africa 5 April 1921; twice married (one daughter); died London 23 March 2006. For over 50 years Denis Bowen... Read full biography
Obituary. Denis Bowen. Space Age abstract painter. Published: 28 March 2006. Source: The Independent (UK). Denis Bowen, painter, teacher, gallery director and critic: born Kimberley, South Africa 5 April 1921; twice married (one daughter); died London 23 March 2006. For over 50 years Denis Bowen was a leading proponent of informal abstract painting in Britain. His painting adhered to the existential freedom and automatic procedures of "Tachism" and "Gesturalism". In later years he marshaled the... Read full biography
Obituary. Denis Bowen. Space Age abstract painter. Published: 28 March 2006. Source: The Independent (UK). Denis Bowen, painter, teacher, gallery director and critic: born Kimberley, South Africa 5 April 1921; twice married (one daughter); died London 23 March 2006. For over 50 years Denis Bowen was a leading proponent of informal abstract painting in Britain. His painting adhered to the existential freedom and automatic procedures of "Tachism" and "Gesturalism". In later years he marshaled the energetic blobs, splashes and dribbles of poured or sprayed paint towards a cosmological symbolism expressive of phenomena like eclipses, supernovae, galactic explosions or volcanic eruptions - themes that bridged the gap between art and science,... Read full biography
Obituary. Denis Bowen. Space Age abstract painter. Published: 28 March 2006. Source: The Independent (UK). Denis Bowen, painter, teacher, gallery director and critic: born Kimberley, South Africa 5 April 1921; twice married (one daughter); died London 23 March 2006. For over 50 years Denis Bowen was a leading proponent of informal abstract painting in Britain. His painting adhered to the existential freedom and automatic procedures of "Tachism" and "Gesturalism". In later years he marshaled the energetic blobs, splashes and dribbles of poured or sprayed paint towards a cosmological symbolism expressive of phenomena like eclipses, supernovae, galactic explosions or volcanic eruptions - themes that bridged the gap between art and science, and expressed his interest in the revelations and discoveries of the Space Age. His style matured neither in an i... Read full biography
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Space Age abstract painter
Published: 28 March 2006
Source: The Independent (UK)
Denis Bowen, painter, teacher, gallery director and critic: born Kimberley, South Africa 5 April 1921; twice married (one daughter); died London 23 March 2006.
For over 50 years Denis Bowen was a leading proponent of informal abstract painting in Britain. His painting adhered to the existential freedom and automatic procedures of "Tachism" and "Gesturalism". In later years he marshaled the energetic blobs, splashes and dribbles of poured or sprayed paint towards a cosmological symbolism expressive of phenomena like eclipses, supernovae, galactic explosions or volcanic eruptions - themes that bridged the...But wait, there's more...
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