Gillian Ayres

Gillian Ayres
Born: February 3, 1930; Barnes, London, United Kingdom
Dead: April 11 2018 North Devon, United Kingdom
Nationality: British
Art Movement: Abstract Expressionism
Field: painting
Musical Track:
Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Waldszenen (Forest scenes/Escenas del bosque, 1849)
Maria Joao Pires, piano
Ayres decided to become a painter at the age of fourteen, and studied at Camberwell School of Art from 1946-50, before running the AIA Gallery with painter Henry Mundy whom she married. During the entire period of her maturity as an artist she has produced abstract paintings of strong individual flavor owing both to European post-war abstraction and to American Expressionism. The former influence came indirectly through her meeting with Roger Hilton when he was experimenting with free abstraction. Of equal importance were photographs she saw of Jackson Pollock working on his paintings on the floor, which encouraged her to work without brushes and with physical movements unlike those of conventional easel painters
In later years she continued to develop her almost instinctive approach to color, especially when in 1978 she turned from using acrylic to oil. In recent work she has sometimes continued to apply the paint until the surface gives way under the strain, but the colors retain their brilliance and individual quality.
Gillian Ayres' first solo show was at Gallery One in 1956, although she featured in many key group shows thereafter, for example Whitechapel Art Gallery's seminal British Painting in the 60s in 1965. Her solo shows however, are an impressive list: Museum of Modern Art, Oxford, 1981; Serpentine Gallery, 1983; the Tate Gallery, London (1995) and the Royal Academy in 1997. She has taught at St. Martin's School of Art and the Royal College of Art and was made an RA in 1991. Ayres's work has been exhibited in many group exhibitions in countries throughout the world since 1957, including France, Italy, Germany, Denmark, Switzerland, New Zealand, Australia, USA and Japan.

[@robert-jeanray2701]

Yet, another amazing painter. Her paintings are so vibrant and lush; the compositions are so well balanced.

[@karicreates7668]

Wonderful, thank you

[@claireseyeviewonredbubble]

Finnegan's Lake is my favourite, glowing colours.

[@juanfuentes5180]

Fascinated trip!.

[@micheleboyd1830]

Thank you

[@artworld9799]

Amazing drawing collection!

[@SuperAsalvador]

Drawings and Paintings, I Suppose...

[@Gabo-nv6xg]

Me gustan mucho tus documentales, lo unico que objetaria deria la música, puesto que no tiene nada que ver con el tema e inclusive en algunas ocaciones hasta es molesta por el mismo motivo. Gracias

[@SuperAsalvador]

El asunto se resuelve simplemente apagando el sonido.

[@elperroreggae]

No seas un nefasto impresentable, sólo bájale el volumen

[@edgardoplasencia511]

For a total artistic experience , I turn the volume down to 0 and put on my VCL player some XX or XXI century contemporary chamber or orchestral music or electronic .. mostly my compositions

[@SuperAsalvador]

In my last video dedicated to the Spanish painter Fracisco Borès I took the liberty of including 3 of your works..

[@edgardoplasencia511]

@@SuperAsalvador Those compositions are from 2018 . Im working on the videos now . At that time they just featured " my works of art " ( graphics ) hahaha kzbin.info/aero/PLvOwFp6HCodXrzL4fuFWjVbVegOaH2N8i