Ben Hartley

詳細 2012年1月23日 12:22更新: Ben Hartley ベン・ハートレイ (1933～1996)

イギリスの画家。

Ben Hartley was born in Derbyshire, England.

After leaving the Royal College of Art in London
and a few years teaching in Manchester,
he moved to Devon, and taught at Plymouth College
in1960,
The environment of Plymouth which
suited him perfectly, and was foll in love with
the surrounding countryside.
He was a man who spent his life making pictures of
beautiful, vivid colour, humour and
a feeling of joy touched with poignancy.
His subject matter is the inspiration for
the whole of his life.

It is a story of his very simple life.

“Every artist seems to have come from an unknown land which
he has forgotten,
a native land, different from
that of any other artist”. – Proust ( 小説家 ) –

トップ画像: "Kite and Swallows"
57.5 × 73cm, Gouache on paper

Ben Hartleyのウェブサイト：
http://www.ben-hartley.co.uk/index.php