Richard Hambleton

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Richard Hambleton (* 1952 or 1954 in Vancouver , Canada ; † 29. October 2017 ) was a painter and graffiti - artist . He himself counts this part of his art as art in public space . Most recently he lived and worked in the Lower East Side in New York .

Working in public space

"Depictions of mass murder"

Hambleton's early works in public space are an imitation of crime scenes. He used white chalk to paint the typical outlines of murder victims around volunteers lying on the floor and then splashed red paint over the drawing to create a "murder scene" that seemed as authentic as possible. From 1976 to 1979 he distributed over 600 of these works in San Francisco , Vancouver , Los Angeles , Toronto , Chicago , New York , Seattle , Montreal , Winnipeg , Regina , Calgary , Portland , Ottawa and Banff . Like his later shadow men, these passers-by were intended to shock and cause a stir.

Shadow men

A shadow man

His most famous works are the so-called shadowmen from the early 1980s. He sometimes painted these life-size human silhouettes very roughly with black paint on various walls in public spaces. He placed these figures so that they had the greatest possible effect on the recipient. So he put his figures z. B. deliberately into dark alleys and corners, where they are supposed to "lurk" in front of pedestrians and scare them. In addition to New York, he worked with these works in Paris and Berlin, among others .

Exhibitions

Works by Richard Hambleton can not only be found in public spaces, but have also been exhibited in galleries and museums around the world since 1977. These include canvas and paper works by his shadow men. His art was u. a. also shown at the Venice Biennale in 1984 and 1988.

Later style

His later works are referred to as "Beautiful Paintings". Hambleton used transparent colors on a metallic surface to reflect light and colors from and to the viewer, who is to become part of his work. In this way he tried again to integrate the recipient into his art.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Obituary
  2. ↑ Christopher Dewdney: Richard Hambleton
  3. ↑ Art Crimes: Berlin 3
  4. ↑ Richard Hambleton on Artnet
personal data
SURNAME Hambleton, Richard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian painter and graffiti artist
DATE OF BIRTH 1952 or 1954
PLACE OF BIRTH Vancouver , Canada
DATE OF DEATH October 29, 2017