A Life of Poetry and Portraiture
David Robilliard was a British poet and contemporary artist born in Guernsey. After moving to London in 1975, he sought a career as a musician and a poet. While he had no formal training as a painter, he began making drawings and writing poetry during his early years in Guernsey. His creative output in London was deeply intertwined with the social scene of Soho, Shoreditch, and various London clubs. He was a close associate of Gilbert & George, who encouraged him to pair his written words with visual images.
His poetic works include the volumes Inevitable and Swallowing Helmets. In 1987, he distributed shorter poems on postcards to a mailing list. His artistic output between 1987 and 1988 consisted of almost all paintings, which were portraits of acquaintances, fellow artists, and anonymous people he observed.
Exhibitions and Legacy
Robilliard's work has been featured in several notable exhibitions, including:
His paintings are held in the permanent collections of the Tate Modern in London, the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, and the Arts Council Collection. His work was also the subject of a retrospective exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London in 2014.
Vraag en antwoord
Welke kunstwerken van David Robilliard worden het meest bekeken?
Statistieken over de werken van David Robilliard zijn te vinden op de Statistieken-pagina van de kunstenaar.
Is er een chronologisch overzicht van David Robilliard?
De carrière van David Robilliard ontvouwt zich periode voor periode op de Loopbaanoverzicht pagina van de kunstenaar: een horizontale tijdlijn van de kunstwerken, gegroepeerd in hoofdstukken per carrièreperiode.
In welke historische periode werkte David Robilliard?
David Robilliard werkte in de Contemporary-periode. Deze periode plaatst het oeuvre van de kunstenaar in een historisch kader.
In welke stromingen heeft David Robilliard gewerkt?
De werken van David Robilliard kunnen per stroming worden bekeken op de Alle stromingen pagina van de kunstenaar.
