David Batchelor (artist)

David Batchelor (born 1955, Dundee, Scotland) is an artist and writer based in London.

A sculptor, artist, writer, (he is the author of "Chromophobia") Batchelor is currently a tutor at the Royal College of Art.

He has shown work internationally in many exhibitions including the 26th Sao Paulo Biennale, “Days Like These” at Tate Britain [http://www.tate.org] , “Extreme Abstraction” at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery [http://www.albrightknox.org/] in Buffalo, “Chromosexuals” at Galleri Bouhlou [http://www.kulturnett.no/organisasjoner/hovedorganisasjon.jsp?id=T2300211] in Bergen and “Amid Concrete, Clay and General Decay” at Konstfack Gallery in Stockholm. He is represented by Wilkinson Gallery [http://www.wilkinsongallery.com/] and Ingleby Gallery [http://www.inglebygallery.com/] in Edinburgh.

David Batchelor’s most recognised works are colourful lightbox installations using salvaged bits and pieces from the streets of London. Batchelor takes industrial debris – trolleys, shelving units, factory scrap – and transforms them into frames to hold assemblages of neon, perspex and found shopfront signs.

His works are held in various museum collections, including the Tate. [ [http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ArtistWorks?cgroupid=999999961&artistid=4915&page=1 tate.org] ]

References

ources

Batchelor, David, "Chromophobia," ISBN 978-1861890740

External links

* [http://www.artfacts.net/index.php/pageType/artistInfo/artist/15836 Information about David Batchelor on ArtFacts.Net]
* [http://www.inglebygallery.com/artistsDetail.php?id=41 David Batchelor – Ingleby Gallery]
* [http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/artists/david_batchelor.htm David Batchelor – Saatchi Gallery]
* [http://www.rca.ac.uk/pages/research/david_batchelor_233.html David Batchelor's post at the RCA]
* [http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tube/arts/platform-for-art/artists/batchelor.asp Batchelor's work on the London Underground]