Billy Childish
(British, born 1959)
Biography
Billy Childish is a British artist, writer, and musician. He is known for his Expressionist paintings which resemble the work of both Edvard Munch and Peter Doig. Childish co-founded the Stuckism art movement along with Charles Thomson in 1999, which promoted the use of Modernist pictorial ideals and personal expression over Postmodernist cynicism. Although Childish avoided the pitfalls of conceptualism, his return to figuration and expressive painting is reminiscent of artists who criticize the insulated art world through irony and satire, including Mike Kelley and Douglas Gordon. Born Steven John Hamper on December 1, 1959 in Chatham, United Kingdom, he went on to attend the St. Martin’s School of Art in London, though he never graduated due to his unruly behavior. His work is in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Childish lives and works in Kent, UK.
Billy Childish Artworks
Billy Childish
Stood Before Juniper Trees - High Atlas, 2010
Sale Date: February 29, 2016
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.jpg "The People who Stand Still (Version), 1914")
Billy Childish
The People who Stand Still (Version), 1914
Sale Date: September 23, 2015
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.jpg "Man Standing in a Snowy Street (2), 2009")
.jpg "Astrakhan Hat and Flower Bonnet (Father and..., 2013")
Billy Childish
Astrakhan Hat and Flower Bonnet (Father and..., 2013
Sale Date: July 2, 2014
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Billy Childish
Man in a landscape - North Beach San..., 2007
Sale Date: October 17, 2013
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