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Denis Bowen

Denis Bowen (1921 - 2006) was active/lived in United Kingdom.  Denis Bowen is known for Abstract painting, art education, art criticism.

Obituary

Denis Bowen
Space Age abstract painter
Published: 28 March 2006
Source: The Independent (UK)
Denis Bowen, painter, teacher, gallery director and critic: born Kimberley, South Africa 5 April 1921; twice married (one daughter); died London 23 March 2006.

For over 50 years Denis Bowen was a leading proponent of informal abstract painting in Britain.  His painting adhered to the existential freedom and automatic procedures of "Tachism" and "Gesturalism".  In later years he marshaled the energetic blobs, splashes and dribbles of poured or sprayed paint towards a cosmological symbolism expressive of phenomena like eclipses, supernovae, galactic explosions or volcanic eruptions - themes that bridged the gap between art and science, and expressed his interest in the revelations and discoveries of the Space Age.

His style matured neither in an ivory tower nor in a cultural vacuum.  He read enthusiastically about contemporary French painti   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 2302 characters.]  Artist bio

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