Piers Secunda

Artwork Albums

The artist with Title Pending I
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The artist with Title Pending I

Piers Secunda

Biography

Piers Secunda (b. 1976) studied painting at the Chelsea College Of Art, London and the Surrey Institute Of Art, Farnham UK. He has exhibited widely and is represented in various international and private collections, including the collection of Rachel Whiteread. Also see Artfacts.net

Articles, Reviews and Publications
2008
Houston Press "Paydirt: Thames Mudlarks", Troy Schulze, Feb 14
Art Monthly "Superscope", Cherry Smyth, March
Time Out "Rainbow Straightener" Martin Coomer
The Guardian Guide "Rainbow Straightener"
2007
Celeste Art Prize. Catalogue
Fash’ N Riot May 2007 Edition (work Illustrated)
David Ryan. Noel Forster and Piers Secunda, Paintings and constructions. Catalogue Essay
2005
Andy Collard: The Gentle Art of Making Enemies. (work Illustrated)
2003
Dr. Tom Learner, Head Conservator, Tate. Modern Paint Catalogue essay.
2002
“Exagua” Arts Online. (exhibition review).
James Bainbridge, Mobile Art, Guardian
2000
Selma Young, Young Painters, Poughkeepsie Journal
1996
Mobile Art, South London Press

Saatchi Online review: Laura K Jones on Dorian Grey at Vegas Gallery

Vertical Collage, Series 3, No.10
The first in a series of shows to be curated by Infinity Bunce and Katherine Lubar, its title 'Dorian Gray' obviously comes from Oscar Wilde's novel in which the cruel and youthful protagonist watches his own portrait grow old and wizened - Dorian retains his youthful innocent visage but gains a hefty dose of paranoia. In visual art terms, the novel highlights the process of painting and the stories that lie beneath it - all the artists for this show are particularly involved with the process of painting. more»

Large Works - click image to view album

Untitled, 2007
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Untitled, 2007

Exhibitions and Work

2008
Mash Ups at The Kowalski Gallery, London
Counterpoint: British Sculpture Now and Then, Robin Katz Fine Art, London
Rainbow Straightener, Rod Barton Invites, London
Superscope Lounge, now Monika Bobinska Gallery , London
2007
Piers Secunda: Paint Assemblages, Nettie Horn, London Solo Show
The Lucifer Effect, Curated by Gordon Cheung, Gallery Primo Alonso, London
Noel Forster and Piers Secunda, Paintings and Constructions Chelsea Future Space, London
Dorian Gray, Vegas Gallery, London (see review below)
2006
Secret, Royal College of Art, London
2003
Selected Works, Vogue House, Conde Nast, London
2002
Mobile Exhibition No.4, London
2001
Ryder Truck Exhibition, New York (Solo Show)
2000
Paint, Tivoli Arts Co-Op, New York
1998
Painting in New York, Tivoli Arts Co-Op, New York
The Temporary Museum, with Chris Ofili, Gavin Turk, Peter Blake, Richard Long, Bob and Roberta Smith and Cornelia Parker, London (curated)
1995
Sotheby’s, London
1994
Nicholas Thorp Gallery, London more»
Piers Secunda and Ben Moore, Nettie Horn, London 2007
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Piers Secunda and Ben Moore, Nettie Horn, London 2007

Vertical Collage Series - click image to view album

Vertical Collage Series 5 No 12
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Vertical Collage Series 5 No 12

Interview with Piers Secunda - Space Studios

I remove paint from the traditionally applied 2D Surface, force the use of paint into the 3D, and then develop my own language within that space. more»

Collections

Aquest International, New York
Borsetti Architecture, New York
Findlay Asset Management, New York
John Jones, London
McWilliams Collection, Santa Barbara, California
Moore and Moore art
Nettie Horn Gallery
Rachel Whiteread
The London Institute (Chelsea College Of Art)
The Theodore Collection
The Weston Collection

Private collections in the UK and the US
Vertical Collage Series 5 No 12
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Vertical Collage Series 5 No 12
Vertical Collage Series 3, No.10
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Vertical Collage Series 3, No.10