Bryan Charnley (1949 - 1991) - photo 1

Bryan Charnley

Bryan Charnley was a British artist who had paranoid schizophrenia, and explored its effects in his work. In the summer of 1968, aged 18, he had a nervous breakdown but was able to study at Leicester School of Art later that year. In 1969, Charnley gained a place at the Central School of Art and Design in Holborn, London, but was unable to complete the course due to another breakdown that was later diagnosed as acute schizophrenia. In 1978 he moved to Bedford and began painting. Charnley's work during this period drew heavily on photo-realism, then enjoying popularity in America, and he produced many large-scale paintings of flowers. In 1982, Charnley painted a double portrait of himself and his partner Pam. Charnley had been exploring his inner life through painting since at least 1982, particularly addressing the experience of schizophrenia. From 1987 onwards, he increasingly drew on Sigmund Freud's theories about dreams, using elaborate symbolism to convey his mental state. In 1991 he painted a series of self portraits chronicling his experience as he reduced his medication. He made the diary an integral part of the portraits using the text to explain the imagery he was using and to describe his existential state.

Wikipedia

Date and place of birt:20 september 1949, Stockton-on-Tees, United Kingdom
Date and place of death:19 july 1991, United Kingdom
Nationality:United Kingdom
Period of activity: XX century
Specialization:Artist, Painter, Portraitist
Genre:Portrait, Self-portrait
Art style:Photorealism, Contemporary art

Creators United Kingdom

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Charles William Wyllie
1853 - 1923
George Price Boyce (1826 - 1897)
George Price Boyce
1826 - 1897
George Gordon Byron (1788 - 1824)
George Gordon Byron
1788 - 1824
Thomas Rowlandson (1757 - 1827)
Thomas Rowlandson
1757 - 1827
Michael Andrews (1928 - 1995)
Michael Andrews
1928 - 1995
Harry Hall (1814 - 1882)
Harry Hall
1814 - 1882
William Wyld (1806 - 1889)
William Wyld
1806 - 1889
Adrian Gerald Sallis Benney (1930 - 2008)
Adrian Gerald Sallis Benney
1930 - 2008
Hendrik de Cort (1742 - 1810)
Hendrik de Cort
1742 - 1810
Spencer Frederick Gore (1878 - 1914)
Spencer Frederick Gore
1878 - 1914
Samuel John Peploe (1871 - 1935)
Samuel John Peploe
1871 - 1935
Nicky Hoberman (1967)
Nicky Hoberman
1967
Reginald John (Rex) Whistler (1905 - 1944)
Reginald John (Rex) Whistler
1905 - 1944
J.O. Banks (1856 - 1873)
J.O. Banks
1856 - 1873
Robert (Bob) Olley (1940)
Robert (Bob) Olley
1940
Albert Carter ()
Albert Carter

Creators Contemporary art

Pierre Cayol (1939)
Pierre Cayol
1939
Yiannis Spyropoulos (1912 - 1990)
Yiannis Spyropoulos
1912 - 1990
James Edward Kelly (1855 - 1933)
James Edward Kelly
1855 - 1933
Zhu Jinshi (1954)
Zhu Jinshi
1954
Toshiyuki Kita (1942)
Toshiyuki Kita
1942
 Aslan (1930 - 2014)
Aslan
1930 - 2014
Robert Cottingham (1935)
Robert Cottingham
1935
Frank Maasdorf (1950 - 2023)
Frank Maasdorf
1950 - 2023
Eileen Agar (1889 - 1991)
Eileen Agar
1889 - 1991
Allen Freer (1926)
Allen Freer
1926
Karl-Ulrich Nuss (1943)
Karl-Ulrich Nuss
1943
Sergey Wolfgangovich Zagraevsky (1964 - 2020)
Sergey Wolfgangovich Zagraevsky
1964 - 2020
Carlo Bartoli (1931 - 2020)
Carlo Bartoli
1931 - 2020
Constancia Nery (1936)
Constancia Nery
1936
Izima Kaoru (1954)
Izima Kaoru
1954
Nina Borisovna Guseva (1926 - 2012)
Nina Borisovna Guseva
1926 - 2012
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