Richard Bagguley
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Richard Bagguley is an international mural
ist and artist
.
He spends much of the year traveling, dividing his time between on site commissions and his studios in London
and Los Angeles
.
His method of using real people and events in his paintings falls under the label of social realism
.
His parents lived in Brighton moving to Hampshire when Richard was 1 year old. Bagguley was educated at Reed’s school in Cobham Surrey, before studying photography at The Arts University College at Bournemouth followed by a brief spell as photographer and illustrator for Hull University magazine.
At 21, Bagguley left for Latin America. For 8 years he traveled the world, dealing in textiles whilst photographing and drawing the people of South America, Asia and Australia.
Finally settling in London, in 1985 he turned to mural and trompe l’oeil work to complete over 450 private and commercial commissions in 7 countries.
In 2000 he started to work on canvas, painting a series on Tribal art for the River Nile gallery in Spain and portrait commissions in the UK. In 2002 he started on a new series of paintings topical social commentary ‘social realism’ which formed the body of work first shown in the Chelsea arts club in March 2009. At the same time the documentary "Heaven, Hell and Bagguley" inspired by the contrast in the artists work was made by Max Thurlow, this and his latest body of work under the same title was shown at the Maverik gallery at the end of October 2009. In the same month Richard staged a modern crucifixion with performance artist Stephen Howarth
as Jesus outside Oxford Circus underground station at rush hour.
The event was photographed by Andre Camara and reported on in several newspapers including The Independent
and The Baptist Times
. From those images Bagguley painted a 5 ft × 8 ft canvas with 40 people occupying the space. This brought him to the attention of the church followed by an article in the Baptist Times, the Reverend Dr. Brian Leathard having seen his work in the Chelsea Arts Club
invited him to put on an exhibition at St.Luke’s church in Chelsea (October 29 – November 11, 2010). St.Lukes, an Anglican church in Chelsea is to be home of images of, Jade Goody
as a saint, football fans, Buddhist and Carmelite monks sharing space with racist thugs.
Richard Bagguley is a member of:
Mural
A mural is any piece of artwork painted or applied directly on a wall, ceiling or other large permanent surface. A particularly distinguishing characteristic of mural painting is that the architectural elements of the given space are harmoniously incorporated into the picture.-History:Murals of...
ist and artist
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
.
He spends much of the year traveling, dividing his time between on site commissions and his studios in London
London
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and Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
.
His method of using real people and events in his paintings falls under the label of social realism
Social realism
Social Realism, also known as Socio-Realism, is an artistic movement, expressed in the visual and other realist arts, which depicts social and racial injustice, economic hardship, through unvarnished pictures of life's struggles; often depicting working class activities as heroic...
.
His parents lived in Brighton moving to Hampshire when Richard was 1 year old. Bagguley was educated at Reed’s school in Cobham Surrey, before studying photography at The Arts University College at Bournemouth followed by a brief spell as photographer and illustrator for Hull University magazine.
At 21, Bagguley left for Latin America. For 8 years he traveled the world, dealing in textiles whilst photographing and drawing the people of South America, Asia and Australia.
Finally settling in London, in 1985 he turned to mural and trompe l’oeil work to complete over 450 private and commercial commissions in 7 countries.
In 2000 he started to work on canvas, painting a series on Tribal art for the River Nile gallery in Spain and portrait commissions in the UK. In 2002 he started on a new series of paintings topical social commentary ‘social realism’ which formed the body of work first shown in the Chelsea arts club in March 2009. At the same time the documentary "Heaven, Hell and Bagguley" inspired by the contrast in the artists work was made by Max Thurlow, this and his latest body of work under the same title was shown at the Maverik gallery at the end of October 2009. In the same month Richard staged a modern crucifixion with performance artist Stephen Howarth
Stephen Howarth
Stephen Purbeck Howarth known as S.P. is a poet, Stuckist artist and actor. He was expelled from college for his paintings. He has demonstrated against the Turner prize at the Tate gallery.-Life and work:...
as Jesus outside Oxford Circus underground station at rush hour.
The event was photographed by Andre Camara and reported on in several newspapers including The Independent
The Independent
The Independent is a British national morning newspaper published in London by Independent Print Limited, owned by Alexander Lebedev since 2010. It is nicknamed the Indy, while the Sunday edition, The Independent on Sunday, is the Sindy. Launched in 1986, it is one of the youngest UK national daily...
and The Baptist Times
The Baptist Times
The Baptist Times is a weekly newspaper produced in Didcot, Oxfordshire, reporting on the Baptist Church in Britain.It has been in production since 1885 and today has an estimated readership of 24,000....
. From those images Bagguley painted a 5 ft × 8 ft canvas with 40 people occupying the space. This brought him to the attention of the church followed by an article in the Baptist Times, the Reverend Dr. Brian Leathard having seen his work in the Chelsea Arts Club
Chelsea Arts Club
The Chelsea Arts Club is a private members club located in London with a membership of over 2,400, including artists, poets, architects, writers, dancers, actors, musicians, photographers, and filmmakers...
invited him to put on an exhibition at St.Luke’s church in Chelsea (October 29 – November 11, 2010). St.Lukes, an Anglican church in Chelsea is to be home of images of, Jade Goody
Jade Goody
Jade Cerisa Lorraine Goody was an English celebrity. She came into the public spotlight while appearing on the third series of the Channel 4 reality TV programme Big Brother in 2002, an appearance which led to her own television programmes and the launch of her own products after her eviction from...
as a saint, football fans, Buddhist and Carmelite monks sharing space with racist thugs.
Richard Bagguley is a member of:
- An Association of Professional Muralists - UK
- National Society of Mural Painters - USA
External links
- Contemporary art- http://www.richardbagguley.com
- Mural web site- http://www.art-richardjbagguley.com