D AV I D W H I T TA K E R BIRD IN THE MAMMAL HOUSE
“Industrial spaces, killer heels, human debris and English landscape, the remnants of Christ being dragged through the room, the fires are in my head, the germination has began, the transition of life outbound.� David Whittaker, 2012
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Re q u i e m Fo r A m y ( C h e p s t o w C a s t l e , R i v e r Wy e , S i s k i n Fi n c h ) oil and acrylic on canvas . 160 x 160 cm
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T h e Ye a r L i s t ( B a s s a l e g V i a d u c t , R i v e r E b b w, Re d s t a r t ) oil and acrylic on canvas . 160 x 160 cm
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To C o m p o s e E n g l a n d ( Ry d a l M o u n t , C u m b r i a , H u m e ’ s Wa r b l e r ) oil and acrylic on canvas . 160 x 160 cm
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S u c h U n q u e s t i o n i n g Fa i t h ( S a l i s b u r y C a t h e d r a l , Ro b i n ) oil and acrylic on canvas . 160 x 160 cm
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In The Splendour ( B u c k i n g h a m s h i r e , Le s s e r Re d p o l l ) oil and acrylic on canvas . 160 x 160 cm
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Crucifixion One (Mapledurham) ( La n c a s t e r C a n a l ) (Stourhead) oil and acrylic on canvas . 160 x 160 cm each (triptych)
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P h a n t o m D a u g h t e r s A r c L i g h t T h r o u g h Re a d i n g S t a t i o n ( Fr o m E n g l i s h H e a d s , B e r k s h i r e ) oil and acrylic on canvas . 79 x 79 cm
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S i l e n c e Fr o m T h e B e r e t t a s ( Fr o m E n g l i s h H e a d s , N o r t h u m b e r l a n d ) oil and acrylic on canvas . 79 x 79 cm
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The Octavia Damsel Light ( Fr o m E n g l i s h H e a d s , Wa r w i c k s h i r e ) oil and acrylic on canvas . 79 x 79 cm
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The Soldier S o l d i e r B e f o r e C o m b a t Le a v e ( Ro t t o n Pa r k Re s e r v o i r, B i r m i n g h a m ) Soldier After Combat Back In England (River at Mayton Bridge) S o l d i e r G h o s t D a n c i n g B a c k To Lo v e d O n e s ( T h e B a r l e R i v e r, E x m o o r ) oil and acrylic on canvas . 79 x 79 cm each (triptych)
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A n d I H e a r d H e r Vo i c e Fo r T h e La s t Ti m e I n A Te x t O f Lo v e mirror with mixed media and objects, shoes and bag, glass case and plinth height 137 cm
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A n g e l s A n d P h a n t o m s ( Le a v e s A n d L i n e s , B r i c k s A n d Wa l l s , Te a r s A n d R a i n ) mirror with mixed media and objects, shoes, glass case and plinth height 137 cm
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N o t O f T h e T h i r d Wo r l d B u t O f E n g l a n d mirror with mixed media and objects, shoes and male and female clothing, glass case and plinth height 137 cm
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I To
Monumental Closure
oil, acrylic, china marker and collage on panel
oil, acrylic, china marker and collage on panel
41 x 41 cm
41 x 41 cm
T h e r e Wa s A S a v i o u r
On Its Haunches
oil, acrylic, china marker and collage on panel
oil, acrylic, china marker and collage on panel
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Fa l l i n g Fr o m T h e S k y
W h e n Yo u Re a l l y S e e T h e A n g e l s
oil, acrylic, china marker and collage on panel
oil, acrylic, china marker and collage on panel
41 x 41 cm
41 x 41 cm
Fi v e S e c o n d s O f Re d
T h e S p i r i t Wi l l N e v e r D i m i n i s h
oil, acrylic, china marker and collage on panel
oil, acrylic, china marker and collage on panel
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The Meat, The Monkeys And The Glass
W h e n T h e Wo r l d I s O u t O f Yo u r H a n d s
oil, acrylic, china marker and collage on panel
oil, acrylic, china marker and collage on panel
41 x 41 cm
41 x 41 cm
DAVID WHITTAKER Born in 1964. Living in Cornwall. SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2012 2011 2009 2008 2001 2000 1998 1997 1996 1992
Bird in the Mammal House A Beautiful Kind of Certainty Brief Moment In The Exposure If This Life, Goldfish, Penzance Gallery Excalibur, Stressa, Italy Falmouth Art Gallery, Cornwall Open Studio, St Ives, Cornwall Open Studio, St Ives, Cornwall Open Studio, St Ives, Cornwall Hyde Park Gallery, London
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2012 2011 2010 2009
London Art Fair, Business Design Centre, Islington Mixed Winter, Millennium The Lock Up at the Ivy, London The National Open ( Towry First Prize Winner): Minerva Theatre, Chichester Pallant House, Chichester The Discerning Eye (invited artist), Mall Galleries London Art Fair, Business Design Centre, Islington Mixed Winter, Millennium The Lock Up II, Red Bull Studios, London Uncharted Landscape, NSA at St Ives Society of Artists The House of Fairy Tales, Millennium London Art Fair, Business Design Centre, Islington Mixed Winter, Millennium The Lock Up, London Mixed Winter, Millennium London Art Fair, Business Design Centre, Islington
2009 2008 2007 2005 2004 2003 2002 2000 1999 1998 1994 1993
NSA Exhibition, Royal West of England Academy Winter Exhibition, Millennium London Art Fair, Business Design Centre, Islington Mixed / No Theme, Goldfish, Penzance Mixed Exhibition, Goldfish, Penzance Winter Exhibition, Goldfish, Penzance Move, Goldfish at Vyner Street, London Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, London The Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries Debut Show, Gallery One O Two, London Show for Reuters, Britart, Brick Lane, London One Foot Two Show, Mafuji Gallery, London Hidden Art London Millennium Exhibition, Mafuji Gallery, London Summer Show, Wimbledon Art Group, London Selected Artists, Raw Art Gallery, London Gallery Show, New Millennium Gallery, St. Ives Summer Show, Highgate Fine Art, London Peter Blake Gallery, Laguna Beach, California Gallery Show, Salthouse Gallery, St. Ives
PUBLICATIONS 2012 2011 2009 2008 2007 2006
Bird in the Mammal House catalogue The National Open catalogue A Beautiful Kind of Certainty catalogue Brief Moment In The Exposure catalogue If This Life catalogue Move catalogue Dictionary of Artists in Britain since 1945: David Buckman
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Published by Millennium to coincide with the exhibition ‘Bird in the Mammal House’ by David Whittaker All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior permission of the publishers Publication produced by Impact Printing Services (www.impactprintingservices.co.uk) Photography by Graham Gaunt (www.grahamgaunt.com) Interview Film by Alban Roinard and Joseph Clarke
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