Artist: Jack
Vettriano
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| Profile: Born
in Fife in 1951, Jack Vettriano has emerged from the unlikely
background of an early working life in the Scottish coal-fields
to become one of Britain’s best known contemporary artists;
he is entirely self taught. His work first came to public prominence
at the Royal Scottish Academy open exhibition in 1988. Since
then there have been sell-out exhibitions in Edinburgh, London,
Hong Kong, Johannesburg and New York. Vettriano’s images are
a gateway to an alluring yet sinister world; a timeless place
where past and present intertwine. It is a world heavy on atmosphere
evoking the great noir movies and novels of our time; the drama
of men and women is played out in each canvas against a backdrop
of bars and clubs, seaside and racetracks, ballrooms and bedrooms.
Vettriano sets the scene and invites the viewer to develop the
narrative. |
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