John Virtue

John Virtue

John Virtue (born Accrington, Lancashire in 1947) is an English artist who specialises in monochrome landscapes. He is honorary Professor of Fine Art at the University of Plymouth, and from 2003-2005 was the sixth Associate Artist at London's National Gallery. [http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/education/artist/default.htm Associate Artist Scheme] , National Gallery]

Virtue trained at the Slade School of Fine Art from 1965-69. In 1971 he moved to Green Haworth, near Haslingden, painting landscapes for two years before abandoning painting in favour of pen and ink drawings comprising dense networks of lines akin to the work of Samuel Palmer. ["Guardian" feature above]

From 1978 he worked as a postman, giving this up in 1985 to work as a full-time artist. He lived in Devon from 1988-2004. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/content/articles/2007/11/14/john_virtue_exhibition_feature.shtml Painting is a virtue] , Jo Loosemore, BBC Devon]

Maintaining a studio in Exeter, he produced works around the Exe estuary, before being offered the post of Associate Artist at the National Gallery. [ [http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/education/artist/john_virtue/studies/default.htm Preparatory work] , National Gallery] This scheme engages contemporary artists to produce work that "connects to the National Gallery Collection" and demonstrates "the continuing inspiration of the Old Master tradition".

Work

Virtue uses only black and white on his work as he sees colour as "unnecessary distraction". [ [http://travel.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/travel/where_to_stay/london/article1808243.ece Haymarket Hotel, London NW1] , Rupert Wright, "The Times", May 19, 2007 ] He uses shellac black ink and white paint.

He is well known for his "London Paintings" which were displayed in The National Gallery and focused on the London skyline, using easily distinguishable landmarks from the capital such as the Gherkin, the NatWest Tower and St. Paul's Cathedral, to familiarise his audience with the otherwise hazy, smoggy and ambiguous drawings.

Virtue's awards include: first prize in the Sunday Mirror painting competition (1964), Walter Neurath prize for painting awarded by Thames & Hudson Publishers (1966), Arts Council Major Award (1981), Joint First prize-winner in the 4th Tolly Cobbold Exhibition (1983), and Best Visual Artist in the South Bank Awards (2006). [ [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article721257.ece Doctor Who saves Billie Piper's career] , Jenny Booth and Jack Malvern, "The Times", January 27, 2006]

His work during his National Gallery tenure was exhibited in 2005 at the National Gallery and Courtauld Institute, and his final, large-scale, London works were exhibited at the University of Plymouth in 2007.

References

* [http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/education/artist/john_virtue/scheme/jv_biography.htm Biography] , National Gallery
* [http://education.guardian.co.uk/higher/profile/story/0,11109,1432396,00.html John Virtue: Being a professor is the new black] , Peter Kingston, "The Guardian", March 8, 2005

External links

* [http://www.gillianjason.com/pages/thumbnaillist/23.html Examples of his work]


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