JOHN MACFARLANE NEW PAINTINGS 2013
J O H N M A C FA R L A N E NEW PAINTINGS 28 November - 21 December 2013
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John Macfarlane was born in Glasgow in 1948 and trained at Glasgow School of Art. He regards Wales as his home, having lived here since 1975. John has pursued parallel careers in painting and theatre design and is now regarded as one of the world’s leading designers for opera and ballet, having worked for all the major opera and ballet companies. Past designs include; Maria Stuarda, Metropolitan Opera, New York; La Baiser de la Fée, Birmingham Royal Ballet; L’Heure Espagnole & Gianni Schicchi, Peter Grimes, Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk and The Magic Flute: all at The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Idomeneo at Vienna State Opera, Don Giovanni and The Fiery Angel for Brussels and Euryanthe at Glyndebourne. Other productions include War and Peace for Paris Opera, Boris Godunov in Amsterdam, Falstaff in Florence, The Queen of Spades, Welsh National Opera, Hansel and Gretel for Welsh National Opera and Metropolitan Opera, New York, Rake’s Progress, Scottish Opera, and Elektra, Lyric Opera of Chicago. Having exhibited his paintings and design drawings throughout Europe, John has become one of the most collectable of contemporary artists/designers. His work hangs in many prestigious public collections including the National Museum of Wales; the V & A, London; the Albertina, Vienna; Hunterian Museum, Glasgow; the Archive of L’Opera, Paris and the Collection of the Metropolitan Opera House, New York.
SILVER BOWL AND BROKEN EGGS II oil on canvas 2013 41 x 51cm
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ON STAGE AT LICEU oil on canvas 2013 46 x 56cm
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THE WHITE DOORWAY, MARRAKESH oil on paper 2013 36 x 34cm
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JAMES II oil on canvas 2013 46 x 41cm
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SMALL BROKEN EGG AND KNIFE oil on canvas 2013 41 x 46cm
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APRON AND KNIVES I oil on canvas 2013 81 x 91cm
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SUNLIGHT AND SHADOW, FEZ oil on paper 2013 33 x 36cm
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ELECTRA gouache on board 2013 29 x 35cm
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SMALL CABBAGE oil on canvas 2013 36 x 41cm
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SEATED MOUSE WITH SUIT pencil 2013 33 x 29cm
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THE YELLOW DOORWAY, FEZ oil on paper 2013 33 x 25cm
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APRON AND KNIVES II oil on canvas 2013 81 x 92cm
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ALLEYWAY, FEZ oil on paper 2013 37 x 27cm
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EMPTY STAGE, THEATRE ROYAL, GLASGOW oil on canvas 2013 36 x 41cm
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FAT MAN oil on canvas 2013 41 x 36cm
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RED DANCERS AT THE OLD BEDFORD oil on canvas 2013 41 x 51cm
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BIG CABBAGE oil on canvas 2013 51 x 61cm
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MOUSE HEAD AND TAIL pencil 2013 28 x 27cm
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FIONA oil on canvas 2013 36 x 41cm
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FROM THE WINGS - THEATRE ROYAL oil on canvas 2013 41 x 46cm
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FRONT CLOTH, ‘RUSALKA’ oil on paper 2013 39 x 46cm
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THE GOLDEN BOWL oil on canvas 2013 41 x 46cm
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DARK PASSAGE, FEZ oil on paper 2013 37 x 27cm
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JAMES I oil on canvas 2013 41 x 36cm
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PEWTER PLATE AND TWO SPOONS oil on canvas 2013 46 x 61cm
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PALACE oil on canvas 2013 41 x 51cm
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SILVER BOWL AND BROKEN EGGS I oil on canvas 2013 41 x 51cm
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MOUSE FITTING oil on canvas 2013 30 x 36cm
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BIG BROKEN EGG AND KNIFE oil on canvas 2013 91 x 117cm
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JOHN MACFARLANE Selected Solo Exhibitions
Selected Work for the Stage
2013 2012 2010 2008 2007 2005 2004 2002 2001 1998 1996 1995 1993 1991 1989 1988 1986 1986 1985 1984 1983 1983 1980 1979 1979 1979 1978
2012 2012 2012 2010 2008 2007 2007 2007 2006 2004 2004 2003 2003 2003 2002 2002 2001 2001 2000 2000 2000 1999 1998 1998 1997 1997 1996
Martin Tinney Gallery, Cardiff Martin Tinney Gallery, Cardiff Martin Tinney Gallery, Cardiff Martin Tinney Gallery, Cardiff Metropolitan Opera House, New York Fine Arts Society, London Martin Tinney Gallery, Cardiff Martin Tinney Gallery, Cardiff Marina Henderson, London Martin Tinney Gallery, Cardiff Marina Henderson, London Martin Tinney Gallery, Cardiff Marina Henderson, London Marina Henderson, London Artsite, Bath Marina Henderson, London Andrew Knight Gallery, Cardiff Marina Henderson, London Galerie Hilger, Vienna Andrew Knight Gallery, Cardiff Marina Dinkler, Berlin Galerie Hilger, Vienna Marina Dinkler, Berlin Glasgow School of Art Oriel, Cardiff Akademia, Salzburg Galerie Grebner, Vienna
Chicago Lyric Opera, Elektra Scottish Opera, The Rake’s Progress Metropolitan Opera, Maria Stuarda Birmingham Royal Ballet, Cinderella Birmingham Royal Ballet, La Baiser de la Fée La Monnaie, Brussels, The Fiery Angel Metropolitan Opera, Hansel and Gretel Royal Opera House, L’Heure Espagnole & Gianni Schicchi Vienna State Opera, Idomeneo Royal Opera House, Peter Grimes Royal Opera House, Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk La Monnaie, Brussels, Don Giovanni English National Opera, Trojans at Carthage Royal Opera House, Magic Flute Glyndebourne, Euryanthe Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Bluebeard Amsterdam, Boris Godunov Brussels, Falstaff Welsh National Opera, Queen of Spades Brussels, Agrippina L’Opera Paris, Bastille, War and Peace Opera der Stadt Koln, La Traviata Welsh National Opera, Cardiff. Hansel and Gretel Teatro Comunale, Florence, Falstaff La Monnaie, Brussels, Otello L’Opera Paris, Garnier, La Clemenza di Tito Theater des Westens, Berlin, Pirates of Penzance
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Royal Dramatic Theatre, Stockholm, L’Illusion Comique Bayerisches Staatsballett, Munich, Swan Lake Santa Fe Opera, Il Barbiere di Siviglia Opera National, La Monnaie, Brussels, Peter Grimes Compania Nacional de Danza, Madrid, Forgotten Land San Francisco Ballet, Nana’s Lied Scottish Opera, Glasgow, Julius Caesar Grande Theatre de Geneve, Benvenuto Cellini Dance Theatre of Harlem, New York, Dialogues Birmingham Royal Ballet, The Nutcracker Scottish Ballet, Glasgow, Forgotten Land National Ballet of Canada, Toronto, Tagore Oper der Stadt Koln, A Midsummer Night’s Dream Netherlands Dans Theatr, The Hague, Soldier’s Tale The Royal Ballet, London, Giselle Ballet Rambert, London, An Occasion for some Revolutionary Gestures
Selected Collections National Museum of Wales Hunterian Museum Glasgow Albertina, Vienna V & A Theatre Museum, London Kunstshalle, Nuremberg Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea Welsh Arts Council, Cardiff Contemporary Art Society for Wales Archive of de L’Opera, Paris Metropolitan Opera House collection.
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