david whittaker 'bird in the mammal house

D A V I D W H I T T A K E R

B I R D I N T H E M A M M A L H O U S E

“Industrial spaces, killer heels, human debris and English landscape, the remnants of Christ being dragged through the

room, the fires are in my head, the germination has began, the transition of life outbound.”

David Whittaker, 2012

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Requiem For Amy

(Chepstow Cast le , R iver Wye, S i sk in Finch)

o i l and acry l i c on canvas . 160 x 160 cm

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The Year L i s t

(Bassa leg V iaduct , R iver Ebbw, Redstar t )

o i l and acry l i c on canvas . 160 x 160 cm

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To Compose Eng land

(Ryda l Mount , Cumbr ia , Hume’s Warb ler )

o i l and acry l i c on canvas . 160 x 160 cm

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Such Unquest ion ing Fa i th

(Sa l i sbury Cathedra l , Rob in)

o i l and acry l i c on canvas . 160 x 160 cm

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In The Sp lendour

(Buck inghamsh i re , Lesser Redpol l )

o i l and acry l i c on canvas . 160 x 160 cm

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Over lea f :

Cruc i f i x ion One

(Mapledurham)

(Lancas ter Cana l )

(S tourhead)

o i l and acry l i c on canvas . 160 x 160 cm each ( t r ip tych)

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Phantom Daughters Arc L ight Through Read ing S ta t ion

(From Eng l i sh Heads , Berksh i re)

o i l and acry l i c on canvas . 79 x 79 cm

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S i lence From The Beret tas

(From Eng l i sh Heads , Northumber land)

o i l and acry l i c on canvas . 79 x 79 cm

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The Octav ia Damse l L ight

(From Eng l i sh Heads , Warwicksh i re)

o i l and acry l i c on canvas . 79 x 79 cm

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Over lea f :

The So ld ier

So ld ier Be fore Combat Leave (Rot ton Park Reservo i r, B i rmingham)

Sold ier A f ter Combat Back In Eng land (R iver a t Mayton Br idge)

So ld ier Ghost Danc ing Back To Loved Ones (The Bar le R iver, Exmoor)

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And I Heard Her Vo ice For The Las t Time In A Text Of Love

mirror wi th mixed media and ob jec ts , shoes and bag, g lass case and p l in th

he ight 137 cm

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Ange ls And Phantoms (Leaves And L ines , Br icks And Wal l s , Tears And R a in)

mirror wi th mixed media and ob jec ts , shoes , g lass case and p l in th

he ight 137 cm

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Not Of The Th i rd Wor ld But Of Eng land

mirror with mixed media and objects, shoes and male and female clothing, g lass case and pl inth

height 137 cm

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I To

oil, acrylic, china marker and collage on panel

41 x 41 cm

Monumenta l C losure

oil, acrylic, china marker and collage on panel

41 x 41 cm

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There Was A Sav iour

oil, acrylic, china marker and collage on panel

41 x 41 cm

On I t s Haunches

oil, acrylic, china marker and collage on panel

41 x 41 cm

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Fa l l ing From The Sky

oil, acrylic, china marker and collage on panel

41 x 41 cm

When You Rea l l y See The Ange ls

oil, acrylic, china marker and collage on panel

41 x 41 cm

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Five Seconds Of Red

oil, acrylic, china marker and collage on panel

41 x 41 cm

The Sp i r i t Wi l l Never Dimin i sh

oil, acrylic, china marker and collage on panel

41 x 41 cm

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The Meat , The Monkeys And The Glass

oil, acrylic, china marker and collage on panel

41 x 41 cm

When The Wor ld I s Out Of Your Hands

oil, acrylic, china marker and collage on panel

41 x 41 cm

DAVID WHITTAKER

Born in 1964. Living in Cornwall.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2012 Bird in the Mammal House2011 A Beautiful Kind of Certainty2009 Brief Moment In The Exposure 2008 If This Life, Goldfish, Penzance 2001 Gallery Excalibur, Stressa, Italy 2000 Falmouth Art Gallery, Cornwall 1998 Open Studio, St Ives, Cornwall 1997 Open Studio, St Ives, Cornwall 1996 Open Studio, St Ives, Cornwall 1992 Hyde Park Gallery, London

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2012 London Art Fair, Business Design Centre, Islington Mixed Winter, Millennium The Lock Up at the Ivy, London2011 The National Open ( Towry First Prize Winner): Minerva Theatre, Chichester Pallant House, Chichester The Discerning Eye (invited artist), Mall Galleries London Art Fair, Business Design Centre, Islington Mixed Winter, Millennium The Lock Up II, Red Bull Studios, London Uncharted Landscape, NSA at St Ives Society of Artists2010 The House of Fairy Tales, Millennium London Art Fair, Business Design Centre, Islington Mixed Winter, Millennium2009 The Lock Up, London Mixed Winter, Millennium London Art Fair, Business Design Centre, Islington

2009 NSA Exhibition, Royal West of England Academy 2008 Winter Exhibition, Millennium London Art Fair, Business Design Centre, Islington Mixed / No Theme, Goldfish, Penzance Mixed Exhibition, Goldfish, Penzance 2007 Winter Exhibition, Goldfish, Penzance Move, Goldfish at Vyner Street, London 2005 Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, London 2004 The Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries2003 Debut Show, Gallery One O Two, London 2002 Show for Reuters, Britart, Brick Lane, London 2000 One Foot Two Show, Mafuji Gallery, London 1999 Hidden Art London Millennium Exhibition, Mafuji Gallery, London Summer Show, Wimbledon Art Group, London Selected Artists, Raw Art Gallery, London Gallery Show, New Millennium Gallery, St. Ives1998 Summer Show, Highgate Fine Art, London 1994 Peter Blake Gallery, Laguna Beach, California1993 Gallery Show, Salthouse Gallery, St. Ives

PUBLICATIONS

2012 Bird in the Mammal House catalogue2011 The National Open catalogue A Beautiful Kind of Certainty catalogue2009 Brief Moment In The Exposure catalogue2008 If This Life catalogue2007 Move catalogue2006 Dictionary of Artists in Britain since 1945: David Buckman

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Published by Millennium to coincide with the exhibition ‘Bird in the Mammal House’ by David Whittaker

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