Ian Fraser ARCA(1933 - 1986)

5 - 29 May 2017

IntroductionIan Fraser ARCA (1933 - 1986) sought tran-quillity within a world of hectic modernisation through pattern and structure.

His prolific practice was woven intellectually with ecological concern, exploring themes of urbanisation, suburbia and our relationship to the natural world. Politically charged now more than ever, we re-introduce Fraser’s work with a cross-section of work spanning 20 years of significant artistic practice.

Fraser studied print making at the Royal College of Art. He worked as a lecturer at Camberwell before being made head of print at the iconic Hornsey College of Art, which later became Middlesex University. He was also Visiting Professor at Wisconsin-Parkside, USA. An important retrospective of Fraser’s work was held at Middlesex University 7-24 November 2016.

“Ian’s work is the testimony of an unassuming and very private individual. Throughout his life he developed a working practice where the work itself became his muse. The dilemmas that he negotiated are extremely familiar; artists who remain artists do so because they have a reason, it is invariably hard and those who discover other priorities move away from art. For those who persist, the rewards are frequently the insights achieved and the work itself.”

Simon Read, Middlesex University, 2016

Chimney with Shadow (1974)oil and egg emulsion on cotton31 x 35 cm£1,150

August (1975)oil on canvas91 x 102 cm £3,000

House on Corner, Charlton Rd (1975)oil on canvas31 x 35 cm £1,150

Ian Fraser ARCA (1933 - 1986)

Charlton Rd, Shepperton (1975)oil on canvas28 x 40 cm £1,150

Watersplash Meadow (1974)oil on canvas28 x 40 cm £1,150

October Morning (1978)oil on linen102 x 127 cm £3,000

From the Roof (1974)oil on canvas31 x 35 cm £1,150

Ian Fraser ARCA (1933 - 1986)

All That Remained (1963)oil on canvas102 x 127 cm £3,000

Giant Merger (1963)oil on canvas153 x 122 cm£3,500

Nemesis (1963)oil on canvas153 x 122 cm £3,500

Ian Fraser ARCA (1933 - 1986)

The Cut (1980)oil on linen91 x 127 cm £3,000

Below the Beacon (1981)oil on linen51 x 76 cm£2,000

Tranquil Garden (1981)oil on linen122 x 152 cm £3,500

Ian Fraser ARCA (1933 - 1986)

Trestle with Pincers and Cup of Nails (1981)oil on canvas122 x 153 cm £3,500

Incinerator and Phoenix (1980)oil on linen30 x 34 cm £1,150

Some Kind of Phoenix (1980)oil on linen34 x 30 cm £1,150

Ian Fraser ARCA (1933 - 1986)

8.8.85 (1985)oil on canvas62 x 77 cm£1,800

1.4.84 (1984)oil on canvas36 x 45 cm£1,000

12.2.84 (1984)oil on linen39 x 43 cm£1,000

16.9.84 (1984)oil on canvas36 x 45 cm£1,000

Ian Fraser ARCA (1933 - 1986)

1.7.84 (1984)oil on linen35 x 36 cm£900

5.3.86 (1986)oil on canvas40 x 47 cm£1,100

16.9.84 (1984)oil on canvas31 x 31 cm£900

5.9.83 (1983)oil on canvas31 x 31 cm£900

Ian Fraser ARCA (1933 - 1986)

Geometric V (1971)screenprint, ed of 20 (7 available)49 x 53 cm £800

Geometric XIII (1969)screenprint, ed of 20 (1 avail)49 x 54 cm £800

Geometric XII (1969)screenprint, ed of 20 (2 avail)49 x 53 cm £800

Ian Fraser ARCA (1933 - 1986)

Geometric VIII (1969)screenprint, ed of 12 (5 avail)49 x 53 cm £800

Geometric I (1968)screenprint, ed of 12 (2 avail)49 x 53 cm £800

Geometric XIV (1971)screenprint, ed of 20 (7 avail)44 x 51 cm £800

Ian Fraser ARCA (1933 - 1986)

House on Corner (1975)etching (3 avail)26 x 30 cm £400

Houses on Old Charlton Rd (1975)etching (2 avail)29 x 39 cm £400

Dark Trees (1978)etching (3 avail)23 x 29 cm£400

Ian Fraser ARCA (1933 - 1986)

August (1976)etching (5 avail)34 x 40 cm£450

Bungalow Set in Trees (1978)etching (3 avail)23 x 33 cm£400

Ian Fraser ARCA (1933 - 1986)

Zac (1965)etching (2 avail)41 x 48 cm £450

Some Polish Cookies for Anna (1973)etching (1 avail)39 x 37 cm £450

Ian Fraser ARCA (1933 - 1986)