13th Dec, 2020 14:15
The Scottish Contemporary Art Auction
SILENT PAINTING, AN OIL BY PHILIP BRAHAM
* PHILIP BRAHAM (SCOTTISH b 1959 - ),
SILENT PAINTING
oil on canvas, signed and dated verso
59cm x 119cm
Framed
Note: A graduate from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, Philip Braham first came to prominence in the 1980s with the rise of figurative painting in Scotland, which culminated in The Vigorous Imagination, an exhibition at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in 1987. His career includes 22 solo exhibitions to date; in addition to numerous group shows both nationally and internationally. Among the awards received are the prestigious Royal Scottish Academy Guthrie Award for painting and the Royal Scottish Academy Morton Award. Recent exhibitions include solo shows at Raab Gallery Berlin, The Scottish Gallery and at the Royal Scottish Academy for the Edinburgh International Festival contribution in 2010. A longstanding interest in continental aesthetics informs his pedagogical role as Course Director for Art, Philosophy and Contemporary Practices at the University of Dundee. Philip Braham is represented by the prestigious Scottish Gallery (Edinburgh) and his next solo show there is scheduled for January 2021.
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