Frank Paul
(April 2010 London)
Frank Paul was born in London in 1984 and his
parents are the very renowned
artists Celia Paul and Lucian Freud. Frank knew he wanted to
be an artist from
an early age; he doodled in his exercise books at school like
most of us, only
Frank has never really stopped.
When I first encountered one of his drawings, it stopped me
in my tracks and
I knew that I wanted to own it. That feeling of being transported
to another
place is something you can readily experience, especially in
Franks work.
His figures are very intimate, provocative, revealing, people
at their most
reviling, depicting the fragility of the individual. They are
also, on
closer inspection, sinister and challenging, they draw you in
inviting you
to make up stories about them. Somewhere in there you feel you
shouldn't be
intruding but you cannot resist.
Franks drawings also depict enigmatic figures traversing desolate
environments. Both the people and the places seem familiar,
yet are oddly
out of place, refugees, pilgrims, and wanderers, trying to get
to somewhere
that is forever out of reach. I think they are answering a call
that is
consciously understandable, but resonates somewhere inside us
all. It draws
us to a place forgotten that we once knew about. They are compelling
and
revolting at the same time and yet they are captivating.
To meet Frank is to meet someone from an entirely different
world, time and
place to the one most of us inhabit. He is gentle, shy almost
gawkily
uncomfortable in unfamiliar company but incredibly engaging.
He has a
steely determination to conquer this and is willing to put himself
"out
there" to experience where this might lead. To discover
that he and a
fellow Cambridge University student performed their own material
at the
Edinburgh Festival last year comes as a complete shock. To discover
that he
is a non smoking, non drinking vegetarian is not. I suspect
there are many
more things to learn about this young man, for now he remains
an enigma.
There is no doubt that genetically he has been blessed with
the physical
traits of his parents and it can already be seen that both sets
of genes are
blossoming in his artistic abilities. This is just the beginning
and the
prospect for the future is intriguing. Frank is currently working
more oil paintings
and particularly his portraiture skills. He has a very special
project on the
drawing board - a book of very carefully crafted anatomical
drawings unlike
anything I have seen before
THE
DRAWINGS OF FRANK PAUL....by
Fank Paul (Son of Celia Paul and Lucien Freud)
All drawings come mounted with a certificate of authenticity
signed by the artist Frank Paul
Work is currently on show in the York
Gallery and can be seen at the following Art Shows
Newcastle/Gateshead Art Fair 29th September
to 2nd October 2011 (The Sage, Newcastle)
Book Launch/ Exhibition 11th - 17th October
2011 (London)
Lineart Art Fair November 2011 (Gent,
Belgium)
Click image to view exhibition
Major New Exhibition
to Accompany
The Publication of
The Anatomist's Handbook
A series of illustrations to aid the eager scholar
Limited Edition of 95 (Only)
Each book comes with a limited edition print mounted with a
certificate of authenticity signed by the artist Frank Paul
Reserve your copy now!
To order the 52 page The Anatomist Hand Book contact sheana@a-r-t.co.uk
Bohemia Galleries is thrilled to be launching
Frank Paul’s first book
Out 18-10-2011
“The Anatomist's Handbook”
Which presents a series of diagrams showing
the human and animal body.
The exhibition is from October 11th through
the 17th at the 3 Bedfordbury London.
The Gallery is located 300 yards from the National
Gallery London.
Bohemia will also be exhibiting his new drawings and paintings
Please click on the link below entitling you and a guest to
attend the VIP Opening Preview Party
We look forward to seeing you in London!
See you there!
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Click image to view exhibition
Frank
Paul
Presents
Exhibition to Accompany
The Publication
of
The A - Z of Omens of the Apocalypse
Signed and Numbered Limited Edition
Book of 95 (Only)
Reserve your copy
now!
To order the 26 page The A - Z of Omens of the Apocalypse
contact sheana@a-r-t.co.uk
or Tel: 07880 747454
Bohemia Galleries is thrilled to be launching
Frank Paul’s 2nd book
Out 18-10-2011
