Stuckism Stuckism () is an international art movement founded in 1999 by Billy Childish and Charles Thomson to promote figurative painting as opposed to conceptual art.conceptual art Conceptual art, also referred to as conceptualism, is art in which the concept(s) or idea(s) involved in the work take precedence over traditional aesthetic, technical, and material concerns. Some works of conceptual art, sometimes called insta ...

and pro-

figurative painting Figurative art, sometimes written as figurativism, describes artwork (particularly paintings and sculptures) that is clearly derived from real object sources and so is, by definition, representational. The term is often in contrast to abstract ...

art movement An art movement is a tendency or style in art with a specific common philosophy or goal, followed by a group of artists during a specific period of time, (usually a few months, years or decades) or, at least, with the heyday of the movement defin ...

founded by

Charles Thomson Charles Thomson (November 29, 1729 – August 16, 1824) was an Irish-born Patriot leader in Philadelphia during the American Revolution and the secretary of the Continental Congress (1774–1789) throughout its existence. As secretary, Thomson ...

and

Billy Childish Billy Childish (born Steven John Hamper, 1 December 1959) is an English painter, author, poet, photographer, film maker, singer and guitarist. Since the late 1970s, Childish has been prolific in creating music, writing and visual art. He has le ...

in 1999."Glossary: Stuckism"
,

Tate Tate is an institution that houses, in a network of four art galleries, the United Kingdom's national collection of British art, and international modern and contemporary art. It is not a government institution, but its main sponsor is the U ...

. Retrieved 16 September 2009. The founding group in

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

had 13 members. In 2000,

Regan Tamanui Regan Tamanui is an artist based in Melbourne, Australia. In October 2000, he founded the Melbourne Stuckists, the fourth Stuckism, Stuckist of the original Stuckist groups and the first outside the United Kingdom. He has also painted prolifi ...

started a group in

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

, Australia, and it was decided that other artists should be free to start their own groups also, named after their locality. Thomson, Charles, "A Stuckist on Stuckism" in: Milner, Frank, ed. ''The Stuckists Punk Victorian'', p.20,

National Museums Liverpool National Museums Liverpool, formerly National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside, comprises several museums and art galleries in and around Liverpool, England. All the museums and galleries in the group have free admission. The museum is a non ...

2004, . Essay available online a
stuckism.com
Stuckism has since grown into an international art movement of 230 groups in 52 countries, as of April 2012. This is a list of associated artists who, unless otherwise indicated, are painters.

Key

*CFS = Co-founder of the first Stuckist group *MS = Member of the first Stuckist group
stuckism.com. Retrieved 16 September 2009. *F = Founder of the named group *CF = Co-founder of the named group *M = Member of the named group *GA = Guest artist
stuckism.com. Retrieved 16 September 2009. *PV = Represented in ''

The Stuckists Punk Victorian ''The Stuckists Punk Victorian'' was the first national gallery exhibition of Stuckist art.Moss, Richard"Stuckist's Punk Victorian gatecrashes Walker's Biennial Culture24, 17 September 2004. Retrieved 3 December 2009. It was held at the Walker A ...

'' show"The Stuckists Punk Victorian"

Walker Art Gallery The Walker Art Gallery is an art gallery in Liverpool, which houses one of the largest art collections in England outside London. It is part of the National Museums Liverpool group. History of the Gallery The Walker Art Gallery's collection ...

. See also associated page

http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/walker/exhibitions/stuckists/international/

Retrieved 16 September 2009. *Student = Student for the first Stuckist group *For groups in London and Liverpool, the name of the group is in brackets.

References

;General
"Stuckist groups"
stuckism.com. The source for information, unless specified otherwise. ;Specific {{Stuckism Lists of artists, Stuckist Stuckism