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Guy Denning Biography
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Born, Bristol, England
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founded the neomodern group
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founded the Bristol Stuckists group
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Hailing from Bristol, and now resident in France, Guy Denning has taken the urban art world by storm with his beautiful, often haunting works. His androgynous figures, with their strange and often ethereal beauty, form a statement about the modern obsession with the fantasy of youth, beauty and cosmetic surgery as a surreal substitute for real life. Denning works mostly at night, drawing sketches which have a poignant simplicity of form, and then breaking these down into the constituents of the painting.
He is driven to experiment with techniques and materials in order to constantly refine his art. Denning is often viewed as an enigma. Sexual and temporal politics,objectification, and isolation are themes which are widely explored in his work, illuminated through the carefully honed juxtaposition of shape and shade to create a mood as well as a theme. The paintings blend the smoothness of classical form with harsh yet truthful statements about contemporary issues that dog Western society.Guy Denning has exhibited internationally in numerous solo and group exhibitions. His work can be found in both private and public collections.
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2009
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Signal Gallery, Hoxton, London (solo)
"Mix-remix" with Harry Simmonds, Mauger Modern, Bath
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2008
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Red Propeller, Vyner Street Gallery, London (solo)
East West Gallery, London (solo)
Raison d'art, Lille, France
Carmichael Gallery, Hollywood, California
"Sub-urbia" Red Propeller, London
"Not A Penny Off The Day ", Bristol
"Say it as it is " Signal Gallery, London
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2007
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Red Propeller Gallery, Plymouth (solo)
Art-file, Oxfordshire (solo)
"12 days of xmas", Bristol
"Bristol Life" Rainbow Cafe, Bristol
Rostra Gallery, Bath
David Simon Gallery, Bristol
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2006
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"Triumph of Stuckism", John Moores University, Liverpool, England
North Sea Navigator album launch, the cube, Bristol
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2005
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Artfile, Oxfordshire, England
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2005
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The Hare on the Hill, Bristol (solo)
Tobacco Factory, Bristol (solo)
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2004
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Blue Wing Gallery, Richmond, England
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2003
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Lauderdale House, London (solo)
Salon des Art, London
SGFA Annual, Hotbath Gallery, Bath
Little Strawberry Gallery, Bristol
Pride in the House, Lauderdale House, London
Broad Horizons, Brighton Festival
Ernst & Young, Bristol
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2002
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Concrete Arts , Bristol, England (solo)
Torquay Contemporary Art festival
Salamander Gallery, Westerham
Concrete Arts, Bristol
Pfizer - Art in Mental Health (touring)
TURF 2002, Reading
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2001
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the cube microplex, Bristol, England (solo)
Ashton Park Festival, Bristol
Language, the cube, Bristol
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1998
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Roundtower Gallery, Frome, England (solo)
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1996
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Roundtower Gallery, Frome, England (solo)
Black Swan Arts, Frome
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1994
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Artsite, Midsomer Norton, England (solo)
R W A Open, Bristol
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1993
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Cold Bath Gallery, Farmborough
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