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Introduction by Billy Childish
A landscape can be a pleasant thing. To stop and see the world, rather
than merely look is good for the heart and mind. With this in mind I
make some landscapes in a common language for all to enjoy. Blood, guts
and nights of the soul are part of my experience of life - this is
another, though sometimes they are the same thing.
I paint still lives, or what I call
'kitchen paintings', so that people who don't aspire to high art, or
complicated notions of taste and fashion, can have a painting in their
home which enhances their kitchen sink, and can be enjoyed without
struggle whilst having a nice cup of tea. No international artists of
repute (who wish to be taken seriously) offer this humble service which
is one reason why I do, along with the fact that one of art's important
purposes is to bring a little light into every corner.
A successful portrait, indeed successful
painting, must to some degree reveal something of the invisible. The
more you glimpse the hidden through the work - due to the artist ability
to get out of the way of the stupid painting - the better. Painting is
poetry; my poetry is of a broad confessional nature, attempting to
drag heaven and hell together. It seems that the better the painting
is, the worse it might seem, and the less it will be casually admired by
brittle and rational minds. But the poetic self can get it.
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New Woodcut
Exclusive to Lilford Gallery
Billy and Tracey
Medium is: Woodcut
Originally cut in 1984
Printed Black to Red Edition of 31
Image
Size: 335mm x 390mm
Paper
Size: 560mm x 760mm
Price: POA
Self Portrait with Spotted
Handkerchief
Medium is: Woodcut
Originally cut in 2006
Printed Black to Red Edition of 50
Image
Size: 210mm x 320mm
Paper
Size: 370mm x 500mm
Price: POA
Knock John Fort
Medium is: Oil on Canvas
Original Painting from 2006
Size Framed: 680mm x 530mm
Price: POA
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More works by Billy Childish are on display in the Gallery
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Works available include
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Woodcuts
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