Hamilton, Richard

British painter and printmaker, widely recognized as one of the leading pioneers of Pop art.

Trained at the Royal Academy and the Slade School, his artwork, ' What Is It that Makes Today’s Homes So Different, So Appealing ', a photomontage, depicting a various advertising images, is considered by some critics to be the first Pop art work. Both his printmaking and painting have continued to focus on the popular culture and images. He is also considered to be a major influence behind the British artists, such as David Hockney and Blake.

Hamilton has also taught art at the King’s College (Newcastle University). He is married to a fellow painter, Rita Donagh.

Selected Exhibitions: Museums and Galleries

2003   ‘In Perspective', retrospective of drawings and paintings, MACBA, Barcelona, Spain (solo) 2002   Imaging Ulysses, touring to The British Museum, London; Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin, Ireland (solo) 2002   Print Retrospective, Kunstmuseum Winterthur, Switzerland (solo) 2001   Alan Cristea Gallery, London (solo) 2001   Prints 1968-1998, Charles Cowles Gallery, New York (solo) 2001   Winterthur, Switzerland, then touring 2001   Imaging Ulysses, British Council exhibition, 23 International Biennial of Graphic Arts at Ljubljana, nr. Triest, Italy (solo) 1998   Kunsthalle, Bremen (solo) 1998   ‘New technology and Printmaking', Alan Cristea Gallery, London (solo) 1992   A print retrospective, Waddington Graphics, London (solo) 1990   Studio Marconi, Milan, Italy (solo) 1989   Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York (solo) 1986   National Gallery of Canada, Toronto, Canada (solo) 1986   Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia (solo) 1986   Los Angeles County Museum, Los Angeles (solo) 1985   Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut (solo) 1984   National museum, Stockholm, Sweden (solo) 1983   Nishimura Gallery, Tokyo, Japan (solo) 1982, 1984   Waddington Graphics, London (solo) 1978   The Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver (solo) 1977   The Tate Gallery, London (solo) 1974   Scottish Arts Council, Edinburgh (touring) solo 1972   Institute of Contemporary Arts, London (solo) 1971   Studio Marconi, Milan, Italy (solo) 1971   Castelli Graphics, New York (solo) 1970   The National Gallery of Canada Ottawa ( touring ) solo 1950   Gimpel Fils, London ORIGINAL ART BY RICHARD HAMILTON AT PICASSOMIO POP ART AT PICASSOMIO MODERN MASTERS AT PICASSOMIO

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