The foundation started life as an educational, social and cultural centre for local printers and students and it would be hard to imagine a more fitting location given its proximity to fleet street. This intimate space provides the perfect setting for the works of british artist paul benney produced during his tenure as a resident artist at somerset house. Buy nightpaintings by paul benney from waterstones today. Celebrated british artist paul benney, a resident artist of somerset house, brings his night paintings to the hidden passageways underneath its fountain courtyard for the first exhibition of its kind in. Acrylic paintings free delivery possible on eligible purchases. After night gallery was cancelled, many of the artworks used to introduce the stories were either altered for use in other productions, or sold by universal studios.
Apr, 2015 paul benney is a british artist who explores the interplay of light with elements such as fire and water in his work. Paul benney born london, 30 may 1959 is a british artist who rose to international prominence as a contemporary artist whilst living and working in new york in the 1980s and later in the 90s in the uk as an awardwinning portraitist. See more ideas about landscape, landscape paintings and art. Suttner and kulturburo, siegenwittgenstein, which accompanied that exhibition. The depiction of night in paintings is common in western art. Saturday sunday 28 june, midday until the start of the evening concert. An afterhours tour by scott skelton and jim benson. Artwork by paul benney ether, painting artstack art. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer. You could be watching will smith in fresh prince of bel air, seinfeld, er or the awardwinning movie ghost, and at some point, you will probably notice his distinctive paintings on the walls. Theres this beautifully written book called rod serlings night gallery. Paul benney night paintings the new 2nd edition book night paintings, the artists most recent and past work containing over 170 colour plates, is now available for purchase. Paul benney night paintings the new 2nd edition book night paintings, the artist s most recent and past work containing over 170 colour plates, is now available for purchase. Benneys work is held in the 20th century collection of the metropolitan museum of art, the brooklyn museum, the national portrait gallery, london and many.
Paul benney is somerset houses artist in residence. From anima mundi, paul benney, grenfell tower the sleep of reason ca. As the overarching title of the exhibition suggests, night paintings were produced in the early hours of the morning, with benney in somewhat of a dreamlike state. Kat phan talks to the british artist about his show at somerset house, his fascination with levitation and his. Especially at this years biennale i realized what an adequate art venue churches are.
A tour around the recent exhibition night paintings in the dead house at somerset house. Gerald benney scroll down to see selection of items for sale we are keen to buy work by gerald benney gerald benney was born in 1930 in hull to artistic parents, went. Born in chelsea in 1959, benney spent the majority of his childhood in beenham, west berkshire. Paul goodnight was born in chicago, illinois on december 31, 1946. Even if youre more of a morning person than a night owl, youll be able to appreciate the touch of enchantment they can bring to any space. Celebrated british artist paul benney, a resident artist at somerset house, brings his night paintings to the hidden passageways u.
Paul benney born london, 30 may 1959 is a british artist who rose to international. Paintings that feature a night scene as the theme may be religious or history paintings, genre scenes, portraits, landscapes, or other subject types. Paul benney is an artist whose works explore the interplay of. This richly illustrated and expert study follows the artist from the early gloomladen paintings in which he captured the misery of peasants and workers in his homeland, through his bright and colorful parisian period, to the work of his final.
Paul benney born london, 30 may 1959 is a british artist who rose to international prominence as a contemporary artist whilst living and working in new york in the 1980s and later in the 90s in the uk as an award winning portraitist. Paul benney night paintings the new 2nd edition book night paintings, the artists most recent and past work containing over 170 colour plates, is now. Night paintings 04 october 2012 09 december 2012 somerset house art categories events, exhibition celebrated british artist paul benney, a resident artist at somerset house, brings his night paintings to the hidden passageways underneath its fountain courtyard for the first exhibition of its kind in this unique. In the shadow of st brides church lies a gem of londons printing history the st bride foundation. He was raised in boston, massachusetts and new london, connecticut where he discovered his passion for art.
Snow in jerusalem 2012 by artist paul benney is seen in this undated handout photograph released in london october 2, 2012. Night paintings by paul benney 4 october 9 december 2012. Oct 18, 2012 celebrated british artist paul benney, a resident artist at somerset house, brings his night paintings to the hidden passageways underneath its fountain courtyard for the first exhibition of its. Night paintings is the name he gives to his own allegorical and portrait work when shown together. Buy paintings by paul bennett and discover artworks from independent artists. With element, the artist explores his ongoing interest. Paul benny works in silver giclee, many of paul benney s works are available for purchase as limited edition silver giclee prints. Sep 8, 2017 paul benney levitation 2005 oil on wood. Night paintings by paul benney, somerset house, 4 october 9. Browse and buy a vast selection of british art books and collectibles on.
Celebrated british artist paul benney, a resident artist at somerset house, brings his night paintings to the hidden passageways underneath its fountain courtyard for the first exhibition of its. The finished sn 100 piece is being created with 9 screens and measures 28. Benneys work is held in the 20th century collection of the metropolitan museum of art, the brooklyn museum, the. The rest of the paintings for the night gallery series proper were done by tom wright, who currently works as a tv director the xfiles, millennium, the wire, ncis. Nightpaintings by paul benney, 9780957111226, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Paul benney night paintings rachel campbelljohnston, adrian dannatt, peter bach.
And paul benney, creator of somber paintings he calls them night paintings, shows his impressive chiaroscuro paintings speaking in tongues in the murky chiesa di san gallo. Phenomenally eerie and haunting paintings by artist paul. They do a chapter on every episode that ever came out and all of the actors, actresses, and directors. Paul benney has worked as an artist and musician in both the us and uk and is represented in public and private collections world wide. After all, siegen was the birth place of peter paul rubens. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Find the latest shows, biography, and artworks for sale by paul benney. Night paintings paul benney has built his distinctive aesthetic over the course of thirty years of work, an oeuvre whose atmosphere and resonance, whose presence, is entirely recognizable despite its wide variety of media, technique and format. For portrait commissions please visit paul benney is now represented by the animamundi gallery.
Deadhouse art show unites paintings, headstones reuters. When an exhibition of paintings by exbeatle paul mccartney opened in siegen, germany, last year, it seemed designed for critics sarcasm. Night paintings by paul benney night paintings by paul benney 4th october 9th december 2012 there are so many free exhibitions going down during the aw months in london. Paul goodnights art has been influenced by his travels around the world including brazil, russia, nicarauga, china and more. Our night paintings feature the beautiful essence of this time of day and depict it in a variety of scenes ranging from a cityscape to a snowy wonderland. Thanks to television and movies, millions of people see the works of paul goodnight and dont even know it. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Its about the old 70s television series, night gallery. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. A gallery of the paintings from rod serlings night gallery. Purchase paul benney artist paul benney night paintings.
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