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Steve Whitehead

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Steve Whitehead   View of Scarborough
Steve  Whitehead    West Highlands Way
 Steve Whitehead

Steve Whitehead 

Born: 1960  Coventry

Education:  MA    University of Wales  Aberystwyth  

Courtauld Institute of Art

Steve Whitehead describes his work as 'Magic Realism'   His paintings of strong design and virtuoso detail give them an almost surreal atmosphere that is instantly memorable.     Whitehead's art is sometimes described as a form of Photorealism, although according to the art critic Michael Paraskos it is more like a Poetic Realism, as Whitehead does not simply reproduce photographs in paint, but creates composite images, drawing on many photographs and historic art images. In particular Whitehead is influenced by the landscape traditions of northern European romantics, such as Caspar David Friedrich, and the realism of the Biedermeier realist painters.

Steve Whitehead image featured above:   Thames Barrier   48 x 72inches

 
AWARDS

Manchester Academy

Hunting Art Prizes

Wales Open

WORK IN PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

1985 Contemporary Art Society for Wales - exhibited in the National Museum of Wales and St. David's Hal Cardiff
1990                University College of Wales
2005                Prudential Art Collection

REVIEWS  ARTICLES  REPRODUCTIONS

July 27 1990                  Art Review Magazine  
January  1995                  The Artist Magazine  
September 1999         The Spectator  
November 2001          AN Magazine January 2002         Resurgence Magazine  
Spring 2003                      The Portman Magazine
2006                                               Who’s Who in Art                


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