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⚫ ] Institute of Mathematics and Statistics foyer<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/art/artist/iandavenport/wu0817 |title=Everything by Ian Davenport |publisher=University of Warwick |accessdate=12 October 2011}}</ref>]]
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⚫ '''Ian Davenport''' (born 1966) is an ] ], and former ] nominee.
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⚫ ] Institute of Mathematics and Statistics foyer<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/art/artist/iandavenport/wu0817 |title=Everything by Ian Davenport |publisher=University of Warwick |access-date=12 October 2011}}</ref>]]
⚫ '''Ian Davenport''' (born 8 July 1966) is an English ] painter and former ] nominee.

==Life and work== ==Life and work==
Ian Davenport was born in ] in ], and studied ] at the ] College of Art and Design in ] before going to ] from where he graduated in 1988. In the same year, he exhibited in the ]-curated '']'' exhibition which first brought together many of the later-to-be ]. Davenport's first solo show was in 1990 and in the same year he was included in the ]. In 1991, he was nominated for the annual ]. Ian Davenport was born in ]. He studied art at Northwich College of Art and Design, in Cheshire, and then at ], from where he graduated in 1988.<ref name=warwick-cv>{{cite web |url=http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/art/artist/iandavenport |title=Ian Davenport |publisher=University of Warwick Art Collection |access-date=9 November 2013}}</ref> The same year he exhibited in the '']'' exhibition at Surrey Docks organised by ].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Jeffrey |first=Ian |title=Freeze |publisher=London Docklands Development Corporation |year=1988}}</ref> In 1990 Davenport's first solo show was held at ] and he was included in the ]. In 1991, he was nominated for the annual ].<ref name=davies>Serena Davies (19 August 2006). . ''The Telegraph''. Accessed October 2013.</ref><ref name=tom>Tom Teodorczuk (6 September 2006). . ''London Evening Standard''. Accessed October 2013.</ref> In 1999, he had a solo exhibition at ]<ref>{{Cite book |last=Watkins |first=Jonathan |title=Ian Davenport Paintings |publisher=Dundee Contemporary Arts |year=1999 |isbn=0-9535178-1-0}}</ref> and was a prizewinner at the ] exhibition 21 in Liverpool.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1999 |title=John Moores exhibition 21 |url=https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/whatson/walker-art-gallery/exhibition/john-moores-exhibition-21 |website=www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk}}</ref>


Many of his works are made by pouring paint onto a tilted surface and letting ] spread the paint over the surface.<ref name=observer-20090920>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2009/sep/20/guide-to-painting-ian-davenport |title=Artist Ian Davenport on how he paints |author=Ian Davenport |newspaper=The Observer |date=20 September 2009 |access-date=9 November 2013}}</ref> For the ''Days Like These'' exhibition at ] in 2003, he made a thirteen-metre-high ] by dripping lines of differently-coloured paint down the wall from a ]. His most comprehensive exhibition to date was held at ] in Birmingham in 2004.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2004 |title=Ian Davenport |url=https://www.ikon-gallery.org/exhibition/ian-davenport |website=www.ikon-gallery.org}}</ref> The same year he was commissioned by the Contemporary Art Society to make a wall painting for the Institute of Mathematics and Statistics at Warwick University''.''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Everything by Ian Davenport |url=https://warwick.ac.uk/services/art/artist/iandavenport/wu0817 |website=www.warwick.ac.uk |publisher=University of Warwick}}</ref>
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Many of Davenport's works are made by pouring paint onto a tilted surface and letting ] spread the paint over the surface. He has usually worked on ] rather than ], and most often employs household ], meaning the viewer can see their own reflection in the work. He has made a number of diptychs and triptychs as well as single works.


In September 2006, Davenport unveiled his largest public commission to date in the arches beneath ], entitled '']''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Griffiths |first=Emma |date=5 September 2006 |title=The Big Picture |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/5315186.stm |website=news.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> He painted the West End Wall of the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://saltbridges.bioch.ox.ac.uk/westendwall.html |title=West End Wall, Salt Bridges, University of Oxford |publisher=Saltbridges.bioch.ox.ac.uk |date=26 January 2007 |access-date=7 August 2012}}</ref>
For the ''Days Like These'' exhibition at ] in 2003, Davenport made a thirteen-metre high ] by dripping lines of differently coloured paint down the wall from a ]. In September 2006 he unveiled his largest public commission to date on ] entitled ''Poured Lines: Southwark'':


In 2012, Davenport was commissioned to design an ‘Arty Wenlock’ for the London Olympics. It was installed on the Thames pathway between the Millennium Bridge and Tate Modern, for the duration of the games.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Prynn |first=Jonathan |date=7 September 2012 |title=Games mascots make £400,000 for Mayor's charity |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/games-mascots-make-ps400-000-for-mayor-s-charity-8116779.html |website=www.standard.co.uk}}</ref>
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A monograph on him was published in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ian Davenport: The Book|url=http://www.iandavenportstudio.com/texts/the-book/|publisher=Ian Davenport Studio|date=2014}}</ref>
Davenport's use of dripped paint and gravity has been compared to similar techniques employed by ] and ] in the 1950s and 1960s. Other possible influences on his work include ] and ]. His work is exhibited in London at Waddington Galleries<ref></ref>and The Alan Cristea Gallery,<ref></ref> and the Ingleby Gallery in ].<ref></ref>

Davenport showed three decades of work in a solo survey exhibition at Dallas Contemporary, Texas, in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Simpson |first=Veronica |date=26 September 2018 |title=Ian Davenport: Colourscapes |url=https://www.studiointernational.com/index.php/ian-davenport-video-interview-colourscapes-waddington-custot-horizons-dallas-contemporary |website=www.studiointernational.com}}</ref>

He is a Patron of ], a charity that provides art for health and social care in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wrathall |first=Claire |date=13 October 2017 |title=Exploring the palliative power of art |url=https://scottmeadfineartphotography.com/news/ft-how-to-spend-it-power-of-art/ |website=howtospendit.ft.com}}</ref>


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English artist

Ian Davenport
Davenport (2018)
Born (1966-07-08) 8 July 1966 (age 58)
Sidcup, London, England
EducationNorthwich College of Art and Design, Goldsmiths College
Known forPainting, Printmaking
Everything (2004), in the University of Warwick Institute of Mathematics and Statistics foyer

Ian Davenport (born 8 July 1966) is an English abstract painter and former Turner Prize nominee.

Life and work

Ian Davenport was born in Sidcup. He studied art at Northwich College of Art and Design, in Cheshire, and then at Goldsmiths College, from where he graduated in 1988. The same year he exhibited in the Freeze exhibition at Surrey Docks organised by Damien Hirst. In 1990 Davenport's first solo show was held at Waddington Galleries and he was included in the British Art Show. In 1991, he was nominated for the annual Turner Prize. In 1999, he had a solo exhibition at Dundee Contemporary Arts and was a prizewinner at the John Moores exhibition 21 in Liverpool.

Many of his works are made by pouring paint onto a tilted surface and letting gravity spread the paint over the surface. For the Days Like These exhibition at Tate Britain in 2003, he made a thirteen-metre-high mural by dripping lines of differently-coloured paint down the wall from a syringe. His most comprehensive exhibition to date was held at Ikon Gallery in Birmingham in 2004. The same year he was commissioned by the Contemporary Art Society to make a wall painting for the Institute of Mathematics and Statistics at Warwick University.

In September 2006, Davenport unveiled his largest public commission to date in the arches beneath Southwark Bridge, entitled Poured Lines: Southwark. He painted the West End Wall of the University of Oxford Department of Biochemistry.

In 2012, Davenport was commissioned to design an ‘Arty Wenlock’ for the London Olympics. It was installed on the Thames pathway between the Millennium Bridge and Tate Modern, for the duration of the games.

A monograph on him was published in 2014.

Davenport showed three decades of work in a solo survey exhibition at Dallas Contemporary, Texas, in 2018.

He is a Patron of Paintings in Hospitals, a charity that provides art for health and social care in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

References

  1. "Everything by Ian Davenport". University of Warwick. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  2. "Ian Davenport". University of Warwick Art Collection. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
  3. Jeffrey, Ian (1988). Freeze. London Docklands Development Corporation.
  4. Serena Davies (19 August 2006). Dance to the music of lines. The Telegraph. Accessed October 2013.
  5. Tom Teodorczuk (6 September 2006). Tate lines up bankside mural. London Evening Standard. Accessed October 2013.
  6. Watkins, Jonathan (1999). Ian Davenport Paintings. Dundee Contemporary Arts. ISBN 0-9535178-1-0.
  7. "John Moores exhibition 21". www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk. 1999.
  8. Ian Davenport (20 September 2009). "Artist Ian Davenport on how he paints". The Observer. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
  9. "Ian Davenport". www.ikon-gallery.org. 2004.
  10. "Everything by Ian Davenport". www.warwick.ac.uk. University of Warwick.
  11. Griffiths, Emma (5 September 2006). "The Big Picture". news.bbc.co.uk.
  12. "West End Wall, Salt Bridges, University of Oxford". Saltbridges.bioch.ox.ac.uk. 26 January 2007. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  13. Prynn, Jonathan (7 September 2012). "Games mascots make £400,000 for Mayor's charity". www.standard.co.uk.
  14. "Ian Davenport: The Book". Ian Davenport Studio. 2014.
  15. Simpson, Veronica (26 September 2018). "Ian Davenport: Colourscapes". www.studiointernational.com.
  16. Wrathall, Claire (13 October 2017). "Exploring the palliative power of art". howtospendit.ft.com.

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