“His Images Suggest Stories, Dark and Hot Happenings, Complicated Pasts and Futures. They Resonate Beyond Their Burning Moment
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“his images suggest stories, dark and hot happenings, complicated pasts and futures. they resonate beyond their burning moment.” a.l.Kennedy introdUction to JacK vettriano’s 2013/2014 retrospective at the UK’s most iconic living artist the Kelvingrove art gallery and mUseUm in glasgow romance and rivalry...intrigUe and intimacy... lUst and lyricism... in 2003, Jack vettriano was awarded an honorary doctorate from st biography andrew’s University and an obe for services to the visual arts. in april 2004 ‘the singing butler’ was sold at sotheby’s for in excess of £750,000, a record breaking price for a painting by a scottish artist. in 2009, vettriano was commissioned by the yacht club of monaco to create a series of paintings to mark the centenary of their world famous JacK vettriano obe yacht, tuiga. the subsequent exhibition, ‘homage a tuiga‘, premiered born 1951, fife in monaco as part of classic yacht week in september 2009, before touring to the UK in 2010. in march 2010, days of wine and roses was opened by scotland’s then first minister the rt hon alex salmond SNP at the Kirkcaldy museum, then transferred to london. later that year, sir Jackie stewart presented vettriano with the great scot of the year award which led to a motion in parliament calling for his contribution to scottish culture to be recognised. in february 2011 it was announced that vettriano’s self-portrait the weight would be displayed at the scottish national portrait gallery. JacK vettriano occUpies a UniqUe position on then in January 2012, menswear brand stefano ricci launched its spring the contemporary art scene. considered by some summer 2012 collection entitled ‘s tefano ricci - a tribute to vettriano’, to be coUrageoUs and by others oUtrageoU s, using images by the artist and photographic re-interpretations shot by he is something of a mavericK fig Ure who fredi marcarini featuring clothes and accessories from the ricci 2012 operates oUtside the establishment, yet his worK is collection. this same year ‘ the singing butler’ went on display at the collected by movie stars and priced at six fig Ures. aberdeen art gallery as part of an exhibition entitled, ‘f rom van gogh he first came to p Ublic prominence at the royal to vettriano’. scottish academy open exhibition in 1989. oUt of nowhere, he erUpted onto the scottish art scene vettriano’s 2013/2014 retrospective at the Kelvingrove art gallery and with a series of paintings, all of which were museum in glasgow attracted huge attention and cemented his status later sold. since then there have been sell oUt as one of the world’s most popular artists. with studios in scotland, exhibitions in edinbUrgh, london, hong Kong, london and the south of france, he counts Jack nicholson, sir alex JohannesbUrg and new yorK. ferguson, sir tim rice and robbie coltrane amongst his collectors. vettriano’s phenomenal sUccess may be attrib Uted to many things, bUt perhaps his greatest gift is the way he seems to be able to looK into the lives and motives of others withoUt maKing a moral JUdgement, only maKing an aesthetic one. the playwright and art critic w.gordon smith described him as preaching “witty, ironic sermons aboUt sed Uction and betrayal… a spinner of webs, the whisperer of mysteries, a voyeUr with his own Keyhole on life, who sees all and JUdges nothing.” an alternative reason why we continUe to find vettriano so compelling is s Ummed Up by novelist a.l.Kennedy when she says: “be carefUl when yoU looK at a vettriano – yoU will see what yoU want to see. the pictUres will tell yoU as mUch aboUt yoUrself as they do aboUt the artist and his fig Ures…” JUST the WAY IT IS 17” x 20”, paper edition of 250, f ramed £795 in thoUghts of yoU 12” x 10”, paper edition of 350, f ramed £495 ALSO AVAILABLE 25” x 20”, paper edition of 250, f ramed £795 waltzers 10” x 12”, paper edition of 350, f ramed £495 ELEGY FOR a DEAD ADMIRAL 15” x 12”, paper edition of 350, f ramed £495 ALSO AVAILABLE 25” x 20”, paper edition of 250, f ramed £795 blUe bl Ue 16” x 20”, paper edition of 250, f ramed £795 the looK of love 17” x 20”, paper edition of 250, f ramed £795 SCORCHED 13” x 14”, paper edition of 250, f ramed £495 the picnic party 15” x 12”, paper edition of 350, f ramed £495 ALSO AVAILABLE 25” x 19”, paper edition of 250, f ramed £795 man of mystery 16” x 20”, paper edition of 250, f ramed £795 tension timing triumph paper edition of 250 overall image size 28” X 11” Framed £795 AFTERNOON REVERIE 13” x 14”, paper edition of 250, f ramed £495 mad dogs 15” x 12”, paper edition of 350, f ramed £495 ALSO AVAILABLE 25” x 19”, paper edition of 250, f ramed £795 the weight 12” x 14”, paper edition of 250, f ramed £495 PENDINE BEACH 30” x 15”, paper edition of 250, f ramed £895 the singing b Utler 15” x 12”, paper edition of 350, f ramed £495 ALSO AVAILABLE 25” x 19”, paper edition of 250, f ramed £895 the sparrow and hawk 25” X 20” paper edition of 250 Framed £995 prices are correct as of 1st febr Uary 2016 and sUbJect to availability Jack vettriano editions are published by Jack v ettriano publishing limited.