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John Bellany BIOGRAPHY
1942 Port Seton, Scotland - 2013 Saffron Walden, Scotland. Known for: Abstract, religious themed figurative painting, etching.
John Bellany was born at Port Seton in 1942 into a family of fishermen and boatbuilders, steeped in Calvinism as a child, his art is profoundly religious in its intimation of mortality. Throughout... Read full biography
John Bellany was born at Port Seton in 1942 into a family of fishermen and boatbuilders, steeped in Calvinism as a child, his art is profoundly religious in its intimation of mortality. Throughout his career he painted elemental allegories encompassing the complexities of the human condition and... Read full biography
John Bellany was born at Port Seton in 1942 into a family of fishermen and boatbuilders, steeped in Calvinism as a child, his art is profoundly religious in its intimation of mortality. Throughout his career he painted elemental allegories encompassing the complexities of the human condition and anchored in the rich poetry of the sea. After he moved to London in 1965 to study at the Royal College of Art, his vision and iconography became broader. In the 1970s, when his personal life was in... Read full biography
John Bellany was born at Port Seton in 1942 into a family of fishermen and boatbuilders, steeped in Calvinism as a child, his art is profoundly religious in its intimation of mortality. Throughout his career he painted elemental allegories encompassing the complexities of the human condition and anchored in the rich poetry of the sea. After he moved to London in 1965 to study at the Royal College of Art, his vision and iconography became broader. In the 1970s, when his personal life was in turmoil, he embarked on a near fatal journey of self-destruction, which is reflected in the angst-ridden images in his paintings of the period. In the late 1980s, after overcoming serious health issues his work became more optimistic in spirit. This is... Read full biography
John Bellany was born at Port Seton in 1942 into a family of fishermen and boatbuilders, steeped in Calvinism as a child, his art is profoundly religious in its intimation of mortality. Throughout his career he painted elemental allegories encompassing the complexities of the human condition and anchored in the rich poetry of the sea. After he moved to London in 1965 to study at the Royal College of Art, his vision and iconography became broader. In the 1970s, when his personal life was in turmoil, he embarked on a near fatal journey of self-destruction, which is reflected in the angst-ridden images in his paintings of the period. In the late 1980s, after overcoming serious health issues his work became more optimistic in spirit. This is expressed in the coloured etchings and paintings produced during the early 1990s. Belleny's towering example inspired a... Read full biography
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John Bellany was born at Port Seton in 1942 into a family of fishermen and boatbuilders, steeped in Calvinism as a child, his art is profoundly religious in its intimation of mortality. Throughout his career he painted elemental allegories encompassing the complexities of the human condition and anchored in the rich poetry of the sea.
After he moved to London in 1965 to study at the Royal College of Art, his vision and iconography became broader. In the 1970s, when his personal life was in turmoil, he embarked on a near fatal journey of self-destruction, which is reflected in the angst-ridden images in his paintings of the period.
In the late 1980s, after overcoming serious health issues his work became more optimistic in spirit. This is expressed in the coloured etchings and paintings produced during the early 1990s.
Belleny's towering example inspired a new pride in Scottish artists: a fact duly recognised in 1994 when he received the CBE. (Most Excellent Order of the British Empire)
His paintings are in the collections of major museums and art galleries throughout the world, including the National Gallery of Scotland; the Tate Gallery; the Museum of Modern Art, New York; and the Metropolitan Museum, New York.
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"John Bellany," Flowers Galleries, Web, Feb. 2018Biography from the Archives of askART
A Scottish painter, born into a family of fishermen and boat builders, he uses his native background for his often allegorical paintings of the human condition.Bellany went to London in 1965 to study at the Royal College of Art, and is now a member of the Royal Academy, as well as a Commander of the British Empire. His work is in the collections of the Tate Gallery, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, among others.
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www.bellany.comBiography from Chiswick Auctions
Born into a family of fishermen and boatbuilders in Port Seton, near Edinburgh, Bellany pursued studies at the Edinburgh College of Art. He later secured a scholarship for European travel and furthered his education at the Royal College of Art. Bellany’s art has been showcased in prominent venues such as the Ikon Gallery in Birmingham, Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool, the National Portrait Gallery in London, the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in Edinburgh, and the National Gallery of China in Beijing.
His paintings are housed in major museums and galleries worldwide, including the National Gallery of Scotland, Tate Gallery, Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.