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Limited Edition giclée of original oil on canvas by Craig Wylie. Signed, titled and numbered by the artist. Edition of 150. This image is printed on a traditional acid-free 310gm² artist's paper with a China-white, textured surface.
Craig Wylie
Craig Wylie was born in 1973 in Masvingo, Zimbabwe. He studied Fine Art in South Africa
graduating with a distinction in 1996. Having established his reputation in Africa as a painter of exceptional talent and skill, Craig moved to England in 1998, and within a year held his first London exhibition at the Park Walk Gallery in Chelsea, where he continues to be represented.
His work had been exhibited in several significant exhibitions and galleries, including the prestigious Everard Read Gallery in Johannesburg.
Having lived most of his life in Southern Africa, light and space is an important part of his work. Much of Craig’s work to date is concerned with the body and, more recently, he has expanded his subject matter to cover cityscapes, landscapes and seascapes. However, still life work has always been of particular interest to Craig, something he describes as deceptively simple. “In the face of much contemporary art it seems anachronistic, probably is. Somehow I’ve managed by attention to nuance of colour and detail to conjure up work which has a sort of robust delicacy. The objects involved seem to have a kind of shining light within them, personified even.” Craig’s interpretation of these traditional and often intimate subjects allows him to create paintings of
unique contemporary freshness that demonstrate his almost effortless virtuosity and
sophistication as an artist.
With this particular series, Craig wanted something quite rigorous in design hence the general
centrality of each piece. “The slightly off-centre fruit bowls was accidental at first but it adds a quirkiness I appreciate. The background colour was chosen as a counterpoint to the colour of the
fruit, the flatness highlighting the descriptive line and form of the foreground objects.”
Selected Exhibitions
| London Art Fair, Islington, 2004 |
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Jonathan Cooper, London 2003 |
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Neuer Kunstverein, Aschaffenburg, Germany 2003 |
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Art London, Duke of York Headquarters, London, 2003 |
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Royal Institute of Oil Painters, Mall Galleries, London, 2003 |
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Royal Institute of Portrait Painters, Mall Galleries, London, 2003 |
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Jonathan Cooper, London 2002 |
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| Selected Awards |
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Hunting Art Prize, London Region Painting Prize, 2001 |
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