THE STUDY FOR MARSYAS, AN OIL BY PAUL REID

* PAUL REID (SCOTTISH b. 1975),
THE STUDY FOR MARSYAS
oil on canvas paper, signed, titled label verso
image size 44cm x 18.5cm, overall size 59cm x 33cm
Framed and under glass.
Exhibition label verso: Paul Reid - New Works, 2002, The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh.
Note: Paul Reid is undoubtedly one of the great figurative painters to have emerged out of Scotland in recent years. His personalized interpretations of ancient myths have attracted a growing and enthusiastic audience, with highly successful exhibitions recently held in Edinburgh and Harrogate. A major publication of his work was published by 108 Fine Art in 2006, with an introduction written by His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales and essay by Laura Gascoigne. Paul Reid studied at Duncan Of Jordanstone College Of Art, Dundee from 1994 – 1998. He was awarded a Carnegie Trust Vacation Scholarship and the John Kinross Scholarship. His work is held in numerous public and private collections including JK Rowling and HRH Prince of Wales. In 2002, The New Statesman named him as one of the "Best of New British under the age of 35". In 2004 Paul accompanied HRH The Prince of Wales on a trip to Turkey and Jordan, completing a series of paintings and drawings based on the landscape and people of the areas visited. In 2009 he again accompanied HRH on a visit to Canada. His first public art gallery exhibition was arranged by 108 Fine Art, and toured the UK in late 2007 / 2008. The exhibition charted the development of his work over the previous ten years, with the emphasis on his series of paintings, based on ‘The Minotaur’ and, ‘Circe’. In a review by Iain Gale, “Six of the best painters point the way forward”, in Scotland on Sunday: “Since he burst on to the British art scene three years ago, shaking up received notions of what contemporary art was about, Paul Reid has been gathering a loyal audience with his unique take on the apparently redundant tradition of neo-classical painting. His art is unlike anything else you will see on the contemporary scene. While some others might imitate the old masters, Reid creates his own vocabulary and towers over his rivals through his sheer draughtsmanship and feel for paint. But there is nothing reactionary about this work. Reid is not attempting single-handedly to subvert the current trend for conceptualism, some of which he admits is powerful and valid. Rather he sees himself as part of a bigger picture, using Greek myth as it was originally intended to be used, as a metaphor through which to tap into basic human truths and mysteries.” Paul Reid is represented by The Scottish Gallery and his next solo show there will take place in 2022.

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