Misfit (Model) II, 2018 , David Lock

Watercolour and pencil on paper

Size height 21cm x width 14.5cm

Framed

David Lock studied Fine Art at Goldsmiths and the University of Reading. He was a prize-winner in the Creekside Open 2019 and is also a recipient of the prestigious Abbey Award at the British School at Rome. His painting El Muniria was selected for the 2018 John Moores Painting Prize, after which the Walker Art Gallery acquired the painting for its permanent collection. His work is held in many collections including Soho House. In March 2024, ‘David Lock: In-between Us’ will open at Firstsite, Colchester, his first solo show in a public space.

Lock paints collage-informed reflections of men and masculinities, amalgamating imagery from advertisements and mainstream magazines to create his ‘Misfit’ paintings. In their making, the collages and subsequent paintings have a performative quality, drawing upon masculinities as a multifaceted, fluid, and ever-changing process.

Donated by David Lock

Website: david-lock.com
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