Fabian Peake. an eye either side
Sat 1 Oct 2022 to Mon 2 Jan 2023
Artist: Fabian Peake
Durslade Farm, Dropping Lane, BA10 0NL Fabian Peake. an eye either side
Tue-Sun 10am-5pm
Fabian Peake emerged as a painter in the London art scene of the late 1960s. In the decades since, he has expanded his practice including several dramatic stylistic leaps, each time mastering a new visual language and exploring its capacity for image making. While he started out as a painter, Peake’s later work broadened to incorporate tailored textile wall pieces, cut-out reliefs, sculpture, drawing, photography, writing and poetry, with each informing one another.
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This landmark exhibition marks the artist’s 80th birthday and is a celebration of Peake’s broad and multifaceted career, as both artist and writer. Spanning six decades, the exhibition will encompass early paintings from the 1970s to new works and will showcase Peake’s playful and experimental use of diverse media.
Peake is the son of the writer, illustrator and artist Mervyn Peake (1911 – 1968), best known for the ‘Gormenghast’ series of fantasy novels, and the painter and writer Maeve Gilmore (1917 – 1983). Fabian Peake studied first at Chelsea College of Art and then at the Royal College of Art. As a student he met his wife, the artist Phyllida Barlow, with whom he has five children including the artists Eddie Peake and Florence Peake. For many years, Peake taught painting as a Senior Lecturer in the Fine Art Department of Manchester Metropolitan University, while continuing his own career as an artist.
He has had numerous solo exhibitions, the most recent at the Kunstmuseum, Luzern in 2019 and has been included in various group exhibitions in the United Kingdom, Europe, United States and South America. He lives and works in London.
Installation view, ‘Fabian Peake. an eye either side’, Hauser & Wirth Somerset, 2022 © Fabian Peake . Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth . Photo: Peter Mallet
