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'''Alastair MacKinven''' (born 1971, Clatterbridge, United Kingdom) is a British visual artist based in London working on figurative painting and portraiture, film, and performance.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alastair MacKinven |url=https://archive.ica.art/nought-sixty-artists-index/alastair-mackinven/index.html |access-date=2024-05-03 |website=archive.ica.art |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hunt |first=Andrew |date=2019-05-01 |title=Alastair Mackinven and Behrang Karimi |url=https://www.artforum.com/events/alastair-mackinven-and-behrang-karimi-244843/ |access-date=2024-05-03 |website=Artforum |language=en-US}}</ref> He is a lecturer in painting at University College of London's Slade School of Art.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Slade School of Fine Art - Mackinven |url=https://www.ucl.ac.uk/slade/people/academic/amack36/ |access-date=2024-05-03 |website=Slade School of Fine Art |language=en}}</ref> |
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== Work and Career == |
== Work and Career == |
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Alastair MacKinven's paintings touch on figuration, mythology, the physical and natural worlds depicting ethereal color combinations to present human and non human bodies and objects.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schwabsky |first=Barry |date=2021-05-01 |title=Alastair Mackinven |url=https://www.artforum.com/events/alastair-mackinven-248324/ |access-date=2024-05-03 |website=Artforum |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Block |first=Louis |date=2021-03-09 |title=Alastair MacKinven: Dlnrg [oeeey] |url=https://brooklynrail.org/2021/03/artseen/Alastair-MacKinven-Dlnrg-oeeey |access-date=2024-05-03 |website=The Brooklyn Rail |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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MacKinven's work touches on |
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He holds a BFA from Alberta College of Art, Calgary, in Canada (1994); and an MFA from Goldsmiths College, London (1996).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maureen Paley – Alastair Mackinven |url=https://www.maureenpaley.com/artists/alastair-mackinven/biography |access-date=2024-05-03 |website=www.maureenpaley.com |language=en}}</ref> |
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exhibitions |
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In 2008, his solo show ''Alastair MacKinven'' at [[Institute of Contemporary Arts|ICA London]] paid homage to Dutch designer and illustrator [[M. C. Escher|MC Escher]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alastair MacKinven |url=https://archive.ica.art/whats-on/alastair-mackinven/index.html |access-date=2024-05-03 |website=archive.ica.art |language=en}}</ref> |
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In the Summer of 2020, his work was featured in the cover and content of FRONTRUNNER Magazine, an arts journal edited by art critic Shana Beth Mason.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mason |first=Shana Beth |date=2020-09-08 |title=FRONTRUNNER Meets Alastair Mackinven |url=https://frontrunnermag.com/posts/frontrunner-meets-alastair-mackinven/ |access-date=2024-05-03 |website=FRONTRUNNER |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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MacKinven's work was on view in Room By Room: Concepts, Themes, And Artists In The Rachofsky Collection, presented in 2023 at Warehouse Dallas.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Warehouse Dallas {{!}} Alastair Mackinven |url=https://thewarehousedallas.org/artists/alastair-mackinven/ |access-date=2024-05-03 |website=The Warehouse Dallas |language=en-US}}</ref> His work is included in the collection of [[Pérez Art Museum Miami]], Florida. |
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== References == |
== References == |
Revision as of 17:44, 3 May 2024
Alastair MacKinven (born 1971, Clatterbridge, United Kingdom) is a British visual artist based in London working on figurative painting and portraiture, film, and performance.[1][2] He is a lecturer in painting at University College of London's Slade School of Art.[3]
Work and Career
Alastair MacKinven's paintings touch on figuration, mythology, the physical and natural worlds depicting ethereal color combinations to present human and non human bodies and objects.[4][5]
He holds a BFA from Alberta College of Art, Calgary, in Canada (1994); and an MFA from Goldsmiths College, London (1996).[6]
In 2008, his solo show Alastair MacKinven at ICA London paid homage to Dutch designer and illustrator MC Escher.[7]
In the Summer of 2020, his work was featured in the cover and content of FRONTRUNNER Magazine, an arts journal edited by art critic Shana Beth Mason.[8]
MacKinven's work was on view in Room By Room: Concepts, Themes, And Artists In The Rachofsky Collection, presented in 2023 at Warehouse Dallas.[9] His work is included in the collection of Pérez Art Museum Miami, Florida.
References
- ^ "Alastair MacKinven". archive.ica.art. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
- ^ Hunt, Andrew (2019-05-01). "Alastair Mackinven and Behrang Karimi". Artforum. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
- ^ "Slade School of Fine Art - Mackinven". Slade School of Fine Art. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
- ^ Schwabsky, Barry (2021-05-01). "Alastair Mackinven". Artforum. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
- ^ Block, Louis (2021-03-09). "Alastair MacKinven: Dlnrg [oeeey]". The Brooklyn Rail. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
- ^ "Maureen Paley – Alastair Mackinven". www.maureenpaley.com. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
- ^ "Alastair MacKinven". archive.ica.art. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
- ^ Mason, Shana Beth (2020-09-08). "FRONTRUNNER Meets Alastair Mackinven". FRONTRUNNER. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
- ^ "The Warehouse Dallas | Alastair Mackinven". The Warehouse Dallas. Retrieved 2024-05-03.