Eamon Everall (born 6 October 1948) is an English artist and educator. He was one of the 12 founder members of the

Stuckists Stuckism () is an international 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) o ...

art group.Milner, Frank ed. (2004), ''The Stuckists Punk Victorian'', p. 62,

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, He paints in a "neo-

cubist Cubism is an early-20th-century avant-garde art movement that revolutionized European painting and sculpture, and inspired related movements in music, literature and architecture. In Cubist artwork, objects are analyzed, broken up and reassemble ...

" style,Moss, Richard
"Stuckist's Punk Victorian gatecrashes Walker's biennial"

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, 17 September 2004. Retrieved 24 November 2009. with subjects from life worked on over a long period.

Life and career

He was born in

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, Hampshire in an army family.Buckman, David (2006), ''Dictionary of Artists in Britain since 1945'', p. 488, Art Dictionaries, Bristol, 2006, He spent his childhood years in the UK, Europe and Asia, and attended 14 schools, including in Germany and the Far East. The last of these were St Edmunds School,

Dover Dover () is a town and major ferry port in Kent, South East England. It faces France across the Strait of Dover, the narrowest part of the English Channel at from Cap Gris Nez in France. It lies south-east of Canterbury and east of Maidstone ...

, and The Harvey Grammar School,

Folkestone Folkestone ( ) is a port town on the English Channel, in Kent, south-east England. The town lies on the southern edge of the North Downs at a valley between two cliffs. It was an important harbour and shipping port for most of the 19th and 20t ...

, both in

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, England. He studied art at the now-defunct Folkestone School of Art, and then Waltham Forest School of Art (now

University of East London , mottoeng = Knowledge and the fulfilment of vows , established = 1898 – West Ham Technical Institute1952 – West Ham College of Technology1970 – North East London Polytechnic1989 – Polytechnic of East London ...

). He took a postgraduate course in advanced printmaking at

Wimbledon School of Art Wimbledon College of Arts, formerly Wimbledon School of Art, is a constituent college of the University of the Arts London specialising in theatre, screen and performance art. It is located in Wimbledon and Merton Park, South West London. ...

, specialising in printmaking. After college he travelled abroad, and ended up working on a Rhine river steamer, then worked as a postman and a dustman. 1974–76, Everall won an ARCUK (

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) scholarship and studied architecture at the

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, London. For the following twelve years he repaired musical instruments, was a builder's assistant labourer, antique fair promoter and part-time art lecturer.

From 1988 onwards, he has divided his week between his studio practice and working as Head of Art & Design, Redbridge Institute, London. He said that "adult learners really can turn out the goods and produce work of great depth and wit" and that he sees entry level students regularly gaining university places. In 1996, he gained a post-graduate degree (MA) in Visual Theory. He was a founder member of the

Stuckist Stuckism () is an international art movement founded in 1999 by Billy Childish and Charles Thomson to promote figurative painting as opposed to conceptual art.Metropole Arts Centre in Folkestone. In 2004, he was one of the fourteen "founder and featured" artists 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 ...

'' held at the

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for the

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."The Stuckists Punk Victorian"

. Retrieved 6 April 2008. In 2006, he was one of the ten "leading Stuckists" in the Go West exhibition at

Spectrum London Spectrum London was a London art gallery which showed contemporary figurative painting, photography and sculpture. It staged '' Go West'', the first commercial West End show of the Stuckists, and a retrospective by Sebastian Horsley. It closed ...

gallery. He lives in east London on the edge of

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, practises

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meditation, and lives frugally; his early years in

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have created a lasting taste for hot, spicy food.

Art

Everall creates vivid compositionsPrudames, David
"Britart beware the first Stuckist international is here

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, 12 August 2002. Retrieved 16 October 2008. incorporating elements of neo-

cubism Cubism is an early-20th-century avant-garde art movement that revolutionized European painting and sculpture, and inspired related movements in music, literature and architecture. In Cubist artwork, objects are analyzed, broken up and reassemble ...

. He mostly works from life and observation, although there is considerable interpretation in the result. Some of his paintings may take several years to complete, as changes are made and the composition revised over many layers. He is also technically knowledgeable, studying theories of "paint chemistry, technique, history of art, composition and the perceptual process. I consider such knowledge an essential part of the painter's method." He goes on Buddhist meditation retreats, and this can inform his work: the idea for a painting ''The Gift'' came to him "in a flash" during one. He refrains from talking about the meaning of the painting, as it "works on a number of different levels. I'm trying to create paintings which can be revisited time and time again, so the viewer finds a growing set of meanings and sensations." The basic subject of the painting is a woman standing behind a cluttered table of plates, fruit and books, and seen through a doorway (the painting is the shape and size of a door). There is an empty chair next to her and a guitar in between. Eamon Everall

Behind her is what appears to be a window showing a typical English residential street. The woman's hands hold a wooden tray upon which lie an assortment of papers and magazines. Different viewpoints, visual perspectives and facetted images are employed throughout the painting which is built upon a vertical pictorial geometry based on a golden section rectangle and a square. As of 2008, Everall is working on a series of paintings portraying artists associated with Stuckism. Completed so far are portraits of

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 ...

and

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 ...

(co-founders of Stuckism),

Ella Guru Ella Guru (born May 24, 1966) is an American painter and musician living in Hastings, East Sussex, England. She was a member of Mambo Taxi and the Voodoo Queens. In 1999, she became one of the founding members of the Stuckist art movement. E ...

and

Mark D Mark D, born Mark Randall,Deedes, Henry ''The Independent'', 13 February 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2008. is a British punk musician (guitarist and songwriter). He is also associated with the Stuckist group of artists. Mark D was born and spen ...

, plus one of himself. All the portraits are either wholly from life or using drawings made from life, backed up with his own photos. The intention is to create more than 20 such works in the coming year. As well as producing paintings and related 2D art work, Everall also creates 3D works which range from small palm sized ceramic pieces to large outdoor stone sculpture. He won a commission for a Millennium sculpture in East London.

Gallery

Image:Eamon Everall. Olympia.jpg, ''A Newer Olympia'' Image:Eamon Everall. Windmill Baader.jpg, ''Windmill Baader'' Image:Eamon Everall. Breakfast with Andrea.jpg, ''Breakfast with Andrea'' Image:Eamon Everall. Mother and Child.jpg, ''Mother and Child'' Image:Eamon Everall. Folkestone 1.jpg, ''Folkestone 1'' Image:Eamon Everall. Candy Stripes.jpg, ''Candy Stripes'' Image:Eamon Everall. Axonometric Still Life.jpg, ''Axonometric Still Life'' Image:Eamon Everall. Desire.jpg, ''Desire''

Notes and references

External links

* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20060224120715/http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/walker/exhibitions/stuckists/index.asp ''The Stuckists Punk Victorian'' on the Walker Gallery website
Eamon Everall's paintings on Saatchi Your Gallery
{{DEFAULTSORT:Everall, Eamon 1948 births Living people 20th-century English painters English male painters 21st-century English painters Stuckism Artists from Aldershot English contemporary artists 20th-century English male artists 21st-century English male artists

Life and career

Art

Gallery

Notes and references

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