ARTIST INFORMATION

Michael Bucknell

Michael Bucknell, MA
Born Hampstead 1975
Visited Churches and Museums from an early age
Exposed to Russian, French, American and German Culture
Kirov, Hermitage, Louvre, V&A, Gemelde Gallery Berlin, Matisse, Arman, Petro-Vodkin
First exposed to artists in Russia aged 16
Politics, Literature -Wodehouse, Vian, Calvino, Jim Thompson
Studied History of Art at Edinburgh University - dissertation on Van Eyck's Rolin Madonna
Moved to a barge opposite the Louvre in 1998 and commenced artistic production - paintings and photographs
Difficulties resolving artistic production with that of his heroes led to breakdown
Started the Millennium in a hospital – revelation – beauty
Draws on his extensive first hand exposure to art in European public collections in expressing his aesthetic and intellectual ideas
Lived and worked London since 2000
Exhibited Russia, Malta, Germany and London
Russian Orthodox
Bipolar Trilingual
MA History of Art Edinburgh
BA Painting Camberwell
Member of AICA and IFA

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