Richard Davidson
Chichester
An ex city lawyer who studied at Chelsea and Wimbledon before setting up a studio in west sussex. Influenced by my experience of the city and by the extraordinary ordinariness of everyday objects.
Concepts My early work involved paintings of objects (often items of clothing) on isolated, unadorned, grounds. The images I work with often recall my prior career as a lawyer in the City of London: formal, polished, shoes; ties; briefcases; shirts and suits. The images are painted with a sense of affection whilst, at the same time, they are designed to bring into play for the viewer consideration of issues such as loss of identity, uniformity and 'clothes as uniform'. I hope, however, that each viewer will bring their own associations with them when they look at these images of everyday things. More recent work has also been often concerned with loss of identity and the life of the white collar worker in the urban society - although my move to Sussex has let to images based on trees. Influences My legal education and career in the City. Areas of work Exhibiting Private commissions Collections Baker and McKenzie (International Lawyers); corporate collection Lord Faulkner of Worcester; private collection numerous collections in USA and UK
Qualifications and training
1999 - BA Hons, Wimbledon School of Art
1996 - Foundation, Chelsea College of Art and Design
Solo exhibitions
2007 - Paintings, Zimmer Stewart gallery, Arundel
2005 - Richard Davidson - New Works, eyestorm britart gallery, London
2002 - Recent Paintings, The Groucho Club, Soho
2001 - Extraordinary Objects, Riverside Gallery, Richmond
2000 - City Articles, Clapham Art Gallery
Group exhibitions
2006 - Pitti Imagine Uomo, Palazzo Corsini, Florence, Italy
2006 - Recent paintings, The Mill Studio, Ford
2006 - Summer show, Queen's Gallery, Emsworth
2006 - The Triumphant Image, The Mill Studio, Ford
2005 - Images in the City, Geffrye Museum, Hackney, London
2004 - Art at West Stoke, West Stoke House, West Stoke
2004 - Chichester Open, Chichester
2004 - RCA Secret, Royal College of Art, London
2003 - Chichester Open, Chichester
2003 - Common Fields, Florence Trust/Studio Voltaire
2003 - Pop Culture, Beatrice Royal Gallery, Southampton
2003 - RCA Secret, Royal College of Art, London
2003 - Summer Exhibition, The Royal Academy, London
1999 - Artists for the Millennium, Wills Art Warehouse, Fulham
1999 - Artists of Promise, Art at Fleet Place
1998 - Gush, Wimbledon Library Gallery
1998 - No Fantastic Poisons, Wimbledon Library Gallery
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