Peter Churcher (Αυστραλία) .
"Since graduating from art school, I have been primarily concerned with the painting of the human figure in a narrative context and the depiction of the human presence - that is the Portrait. This focus all stems from my devotion to the great figurative masters such as Velasquez and Rembrandt and my firm belief and personal quest to depict our own surrounding world of visual, sensory and emotional stimuli through paint on canvas." Peter Churcher
Peter Churcher was born in Brisbane, Australia in 1964 and completed his painting studies in Melbourne in 1992. Since that time he has held solo exhibitions in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane and has been represented in many group exhibitions across the country.
ΑπάντησηΔιαγραφήRecognised as one of the leading exponents of figurative painting in Australia, his paintings deal primarily with the human subject in portraiture and group figure narrative subjects.
"Churcher prefers to paint the people that he sees in the streets rather than professional models. These ordinary people, with their own personality and natural energy, appear and often reappear in his paintings?In 2002 he travelled to the Middle East as an official war artist, painting aspects of army life often neglected by press photographers. His images of the sailors, engine-room stokers, flying officers and fighter pilots aboard HMAS Kanimbla now form part of the collection of the Australian War Memorial."
Michael Reid, The Art Oracle, Sydney Morning Herald, 20 January, 2007
Churcher's work is represented in many major public, corporate and private collections throughout Australia and overseas including the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, The National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, The Australian War Memorial, Canberra, Parliament House, Victoria, the Collection of Kerry Stokes, Western Australia and the Collection of William.S.Lieberman, USA.
He is represented in Australia by Philip Bacon Galleries in Brisbane and Australian Galleries in Melbourne and Sydney.
Churcher is currently living and working in Barcelona.
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