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Billy Childish is a contemporary painter from England. Childish is also an accomplished poet, filmmaker, and musician. The artist is a true master!
The artist was born Steven John Hamper in Chatham, Kent, England in the year 1959. Childish attended the Medway School of Art located in London. Childish also studied at St. Martin’s School of Art.
Price range information: Works can reach as high as $30,000. The artist often paints with oils and acrylics.
Alongside artist Charles Thomson the duo started the Stuckism movement in 1999. The idea of the movement was to promote figurative art over conceptual art.
When the artist was young he was inspired by collage artist Kurt Schwitters.
Childish is based out of Kent, England.
In this clip a brief interview with the artist:
Childish has was works in several prominent collections including the Victoria and Albert Museum located in London.
Billy Childish is an awesome painter of the figure. I find that looking at self portraits of painters is very intriguing, Childish and Rembrandt often used themselves as a muse.
The artist has a great sense of design. His work reminds me of artists from the Pattern and Decoration movement.
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