Alan Davie (1920 – 2014)
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MAGIC VILLA NO. 8 1994 Alan Davie (1920 – 2014) P6355 © The Artist, Courtesy of the Estate of the artist and Gimpel Fils
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GOLDEN SEAM 1952 Alan Davie (1920 – 2014) P301 © The Artist, Courtesy of the Estate of the artist and Gimpel Fils
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IMAGE OF THE FISH GOD 1956 Alan Davie (1920 – 2014) P351 © The Artist, Courtesy of the Estate of the artist and Gimpel Fils
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UNTITLED 1988 Alan Davie (1920 – 2014) P6030 © The Artist, Courtesy of the Estate of the artist and Gimpel Fils
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ZURICH IMPROVISATIONS XXI 1965 Alan Davie (1920 – 2014) P1382 © The Artist, Courtesy of the Estate of the artist and Gimpel Fils
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UNTITLED 1988 Alan Davie (1920 – 2014) P6022 © The Artist, Courtesy of the Estate of the artist and Gimpel Fils
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DARLING, IT'S NESTING TIME 1961 Alan Davie (1920 – 2014) P387 © The Artist, Courtesy of the Estate of the artist and Gimpel Fils
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THE BLOND GOES GAY 1961 Alan Davie (1920 – 2014) P384 © The Artist, Courtesy of the Estate of the artist and Gimpel Fils
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ZURICH IMPROVISATIONS III 1965 Alan Davie (1920 – 2014) P1381 © The Artist, Courtesy of the Estate of the artist and Gimpel Fils
Alan Davie was born in Grangemouth in Scotland and studied at Edinburgh College of Art. He served in the Royal Artillery from 1940 - 1946. He developed an interest in primitive art after seeing an exhibition of African art at the Berkeley Galleries in London. For a time Davie was a professional jazz musician and turned his hand to making jewellery. From the late 1940s Davie began to develop a strong gestural style based on the radical modernism of America and continental Europe. At the height of his prowess as an abstract expressionist, he questioned the value of ‘self expression’. To be completely free and gestural in style was, he believed, to court sterility. His aim was to sublimate, rather than to promote, the self, to reach down into the subconscious and allow intuition to guide his responses. His images are drawn from a wealth of sources, touching the wellspings of collective thought and feeling that have always bound people, regardless of race, time, sex or country. They range from the patterns on Hopi Indian ceramics, themselves derived from watching birds in flight, to images based on musical instruments, shamanistic ritual, Zen Buddhism, the scent of flowers, the colour of the moon and the spellbinding power of signs and symbols.
Glossary
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Ceramics
Clay based products produced from non-metallic material and fired at high temperature. The term covers all objects made of fired clay, including earthenware, porcelain, stoneware and terra cotta.
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- France, Toulouse, Les Abattoirs
- Germany, Wolfsburg Kunstmuseum
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/the-fifties-1997">THE FIFTIES- Spain, Jerez, Sala Pescaderia Vieja, Ayunamiento De Jerez
- Spain, Barcelona, Centre Cultural De La Caixa De Terrassa
- Spain, Salamanca, Palacio De Abrantes
- Netherlands, Amstelveen, Cobra Museum
- Spain, Pamplona, Recinto Ciudadela
- Spain, La Coruna, Fondacion Barrie De La Maza
- Ireland, Dublin, Royal Hibernian Academy
- Cyprus, Nicosia, Nicosia Municipal Arts Centre
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/drawn-from-life-1995">DRAWN FROM LIFE- Belgium, Brussels, Western European Union
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/contemporary-art-from-the-british-council-collection-1996">Contemporary art from the British Council Collection- Belgium, Brussels, Western European Union
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/alan-davie-works-on-paper-1992">ALAN DAVIE WORKS ON PAPER- Belgium, Brussels, BP Gallery
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/solo-the-alan-davie-retrospective-1992">SOLO: THE ALAN DAVIE RETROSPECTIVE- UK, Bristol, Royal West Of England Academy
- Scotland, Glasgow, Mclellan Galleries
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/colour-in-british-painting-1977">COLOUR IN BRITISH PAINTING- Brazil, Sao Paulo, Museu De Arte Moderna
- Brazil, Curitiba, Museu De Belas Artes
- Brazil, Brasilia, Fundacao Cultural
- Brazil, Rio De Janeiro, Museu Nacional De Belas Artes
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/british-artists-prints-1975">BRITISH ARTISTS' PRINTS- Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, British Council Office - Kuala Lumpur
- Nigeria, Lagos, British Council Office - Lagos
- Bulgaria, Sofia, British Council Office - Sofia
- Australia, Brisbane, Queensland Art Gallery
- Mauritius, Mauritius
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/british-artists-prints-1961-1966-1970">BRITISH ARTISTS PRINTS 1961-1966- Finland, Finland
- Nigeria, Lagos, British Council Office - Lagos
- Australia, Brisbane, Queensland Art Gallery
- Mauritius, Mauritius
- Malta, Valletta, National Museum Of Malta
- Belgium, Antwerp, International Cultureel Centrum
- Greece, Athens, Zoumboulakis Gallery
- Iceland, Reykjavik, National Museum
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/british-paintings-1945-1970-1972-15410">BRITISH PAINTINGS 1945-1970- Poland, Poznan, Museum Narodowe
- Poland, Krakow, Museum Narodowe
- Poland, Warsaw, Museum Narodwe Warszawie
- Norway, Bergen, Kunstforeningen
- Norway, Oslo, Kunstnerforbundet
- Norway, Trondheim, Kunstforening
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/2nd-indian-triennale-1971">2ND INDIAN TRIENNALE- India, Bombay, Jehangir Nicholson Museum of Modern Art, NCPA
- India, New Delhi, Lalit Kala Akademi
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/expo-70-1970">EXPO '70- Japan, Tokyo, Tokyo
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/premiere-biennale-internationale-de-gravure-de-liege-1969">Premiere Biennale Internationale de Gravure de Liege- Belgium, Liege, Musee des Beaux-Arts
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/contemporary-british-painting-1969">CONTEMPORARY BRITISH PAINTING- South Africa, Pietermaritzburg, Pietermaritzburg Art Gallery
- South Africa, Pretoria, Pretoria Art Gallery
- South Africa, Johannesburg, Johannesburg Art Gallery
- South Africa, Durban, Durban Museum And Art Gallery
- South Africa, Kimberley Art Gallery
- South Africa, Cape Town, South African National Gallery
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/british-artists-print-1948-1966-1968">British Artists' Print 1948-1966- New Zealand, Christchurch, Robert Mcdougall Art Gallery
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/british-artists-gouaches-1948-1961-1966">BRITISH ARTISTS GOUACHES 1948-1961- Norway, Oslo, Kunstnernes Hus
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/recent-british-gouaches-1948-1961-1963">RECENT BRITISH GOUACHES 1948-1961- Finland, Helsinki, Academy of Fine Arts
- Norway, Oslo, Kunstnernes Hus
- Germany, Erlangen, Organgerie/Schlosspark
- Germany, Landshut, Volkshoeschule
- Germany, Regensburg, Stadtisches Museum
- Germany, Munich, Akademie Der Kunste
- Germany, Wilhelmshaven, Verein der Kunstfreunde
- Germany, Gladbeck, Stadtsmuseum
- Germany, Wuppertal, Galerie Palette Roderhaus
- Germany, Schweinfurt, Friedrich-Ruckert-Bau
- Germany, Frankfurt, Haus Riederwald
- Germany, Frankfurt, Haus Derabusch
- Germany, Flensburg, Stadtisches Museum
- Germany, Stadtisches Museum
- Germany, Hamburg, Kunstverein
- Germany, Braunschweig, Kunstverein
- Germany, Bremen, Kunsthalle
- Germany, Hattingen, Rathaus
- Germany, Bad Homburg, Kurhaus
- Germany, Trier, Stadtisches Museum
- Germany, Heidelberg, Kurpfalzisches Museum
- Germany, Giegen, Stadt Galerie
- Germany, Berlin, Kunstart Charlottenburg
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/british-contemporary-paintings-1965">BRITISH CONTEMPORARY PAINTINGS- Gibraltar, Gibraltar, John Mackintosh Hall
- Egypt, Alexandria, El Nasr Girl's College
- Egypt, Cairo, Galerie Des Beaux Arts
- United Arab Emirates, United Arab Emirates
- Yugoslavia, Zagreb, Zagreb City Art Gallery
- Yugoslavia, Skopje, Skopje City Art Gallery
- Yugoslavia, Belgrade, Masarakova Art Pavilion
- Malta, Valletta, Palazzo De La Salle
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/contemporary-british-painting-1900-1962-1963">CONTEMPORARY BRITISH PAINTING 1900-1962- Romania, Iasi, Palace of Culture
- Romania, Bucharest, National Gallery
- Czechoslovakia, Bratislava, Mirbach Palace and Palffy Palace
- Czechoslovakia, Prague, ULUV Exhibition Hall
- Hungary, Budapest, Ernst Museum
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/1963-sao-paulo-bienal-alan-davie-eduardo-paolozzi-1963">1963 SAO PAULO BIENAL ALAN DAVIE EDUARDO PAOLOZZI- Venezuela, Caracas, Museo De Bellas Artes
- Peru, Lima, Instituto De Arte Contemporanea
- Chile, Santiago, Museo Nacional De Bellas Artes
- Argentina, Buenos Aires, Museo Nacional De Bellas Artes
- Brazil, Rio De Janeiro, Museu De Arte Contemporânea de Niterói (MAC)
- Brazil, Sao Paulo, Museu De Arte De Sao Paulo
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/vi-exposition-internationale-des-artistes-peintres-et-amateurs-dart-1959">VI EXPOSITION INTERNATIONALE DES ARTISTES PEINTRES ET AMATEURS D'ART- Tunisia, Tunis, Maison Associations Culturelles
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/recent-paintings-seven-british-artists-1959">Recent Paintings Seven British Artists- Australia, Perth, Art Gallery Of Western Australia
- Australia, Adelaide, Art Gallery Of South Australia
- Australia, Hobart, Tasmanian Museum And Art Gallery
- Australia, Melbourne, National Gallery Of Victoria
- Australia, Sydney, Art Gallery Of New South Wales
- Australia, Brisbane, Queensland Art Gallery
- UK, London, Whitechapel Art Gallery
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/contemporary-british-painting-1957">CONTEMPORARY BRITISH PAINTING- South Africa, Port Elizabeth, King George VI Art Gallery
- Dar Es Salaam
- Rhodesia, Ndola
- Uganda, Kampala, British Council Office - Kampala
- Kenya, Mombassa, Mombassa
- Kenya, Nairobi, National Gallery And Museum
- Blantyre-Limbe
- Tanzania, Moshi