Peter Seal Scottish, b. 1959
Peter Seal is a Scottish artist based in Manchester, who produces work in a variety of mediums - collage, painting & sculpture.
His paintings result from a process of deconstruction and reconfiguration. Each begins with the idea of an image and the nature of its constituent marks, visualised in a preparatory drawing. Then, on a canvas of pristine whiteness, or one stained in subtle tonal variation, the artist puts down an enlarged version of the image in acrylic paint. Subsequently, this canvas is cut into sections and stitched back together to form an entirely new compositional arrangement, that of the finished work. There are stages in between, involving photography and small collage studies, the resultant paintings dependent on highly developed pictorial design combined with rigorous craftsmanship. There is great variety in these paintings, of surface texture, line, edge, and of inter-relationships of positive and negative shape. Integral to all of this is the physicality of paint and colour, its optical weight and vibrancy.
~ Dr Ian Massey, August 2020
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BLUEPRINT BLUE, 2019
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Danse Macabre, 2020
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Glide, 2018
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Knox, 2019
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NATAL , 2019
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Secret Lake, 2019
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Untitled Collage, 2018
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Untitled Collage, 2016
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Untitled Collage, 2015
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Untitled Collage, 2015
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Untitled Larger Collage, 2018
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Untitled Larger Collage, 2018
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Untitled Larger Collage, 2018
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Albayzin, 2019
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Alton E, 2018
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Anna, 2018
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ART AND BARBARA , 2019
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Barry John
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Catch Naomi, 2018
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Cole and McNulty, 2018
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Collage with Colour - B, 2019
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Collage with Colour Series - C, 2019
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Collage with Colour - E, 2019
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DICKON, 2019
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Galivant, 2018
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HAND JIVE, 2019
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Here's Me, 2020
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Inverna Gardens, 2020
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Mirador, 2019
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Storm Warning, 2020
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Astronauts, 2019
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Beach House, 2019
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Bunch, 2019
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Chez Georges
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Earlier..., 2018
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Eggberry, 2018
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Ekon GO!, 2019
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Ghosts, 2019
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Gwen
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Highfield, 2019
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Hope Salad, 2018
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Hull
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KORF, 2019
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LATE BACK , 2019
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Mad Pursuit
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Mr Banner, 2018
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Noustie, 2018
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On Barnabus
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Sealand
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Second Visit, 2018
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Shearsman, 2019
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Signalman, 2020
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Simon and Schuster, 2018
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Skylarking, 2018
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Sought and Hidden, 2018
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St Tielos
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Taxal
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The Bells of St Mark, 2019
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THE LOCKSMITHS , 2019
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Time Coast, 2017
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Tommie S, 2018
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TROCHRIE , 2019
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Untitled , 2018
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Untitled, 2018
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Untitled, 2018
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UNTITLED (GREY GREEN BLACK) , 2019
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UNTITLED (GREY ORANGE BLACK) , 2019
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Untitled (Grey, Black and Orange), 2018
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WEATHERMAN , 2019
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What We Said, 2019
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Whee Ha Swing, 2019
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Sampler, 2018
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After Rain, 2018
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Spanish Stroll, 2019
BIOGRAPHY
- 1959 - Born in Perthshire, Scotland
- 1977-81 - Attended Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, Dundee
- 1980 - Hospitalfield House, Arbroath
- 1981-82 - Subsequently attended Manchester Metropolitan University
- 1982-94 - Taught at Blackpool and the Fylde College
- 1984-96 - Taught at Manchester Metropolitan University
Selected Exhibitions
- 1987 - Two man exhibition, The Showroom, Bethnal Green, London - with Robert Welch
- 1992 - Two man exhibition, Castlefield Gallery, Manchester - with Craigie Aitchison
- 1994 - 'Unveiled: Possibilities in Abstract Painting' The Cornerhouse, Manchester
- 1996 - Castlefield Gallery, Manchester
- 2003 - Martin Tinney Gallery, Cardiff;
- - 'Beyond the Endgame - Abstract Painting in Manchester' Manchester Art Gallery
- 2007 - 'Void/Noir. Visions in the Absence of Sight' Musee d'Art de Joliette, Quebec, Canada
- 2013 - Awarded First Prize at the Bankley Open, Levenshulme, Manchester
- 2014 - 'Peter Seal: Paintings and Collages' Solo exhibition curated by Dr Ian Massey at Bankley Gallery, Levenshulme, Manchester
- 2017 - 'Play' - Blankley Gallery, Manchester
- - The Decorative Autumn Fair, London (Anthony Hepworth Fine Art Dealers)
- - Brownsword Hepworth, Chelsea, London SW3
- 2018 - The London Art Fair, Business Design Centre, Islington, London N1 (Brownsword Hepworth)
- - The Decorative Spring Fair, London (Anthony Hepworth Fine Art Dealers)
- - Summer exhibition, Brownsword Hepworth, Chelsea, London SW3
- Peter Seal is represented by ANTHONY HEPWORTH FINE ART
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A Cabinet of Curiosities: 19th November - 16th December 2020
Christmas at Brownsword Hepworth 19 Nov - 16 Dec 2020Our Christmas Show 'A Cabinet of Curiosities' at Brownsword Hepworth will feature an array of new works from Gallery and Exhibiting Artists, including works from Julian Brown, Nicky Carylon, Daphne...Read more -
Winter Show 2020
Winter Show featuring New Work from Gallery Artists 26 Oct - 13 Nov 2020Our Winter Show will run from 26th October 2020 - 13th November 2020 in our Gallery on Walton Street. Between No. 15 and No, 17, the show will feature new...Read more -
AN ECLECTIC EYE
19 Nov - 18 Dec 2019Modern British & Contemporary Paintings, Tribal Art, and an exhibition of Sculpture, Small Paintings & Studies by Peter Seal.Read more -
VIBRANCY: A CELEBRATION OF COLOUR IN CONTEMPORARY BRITISH ART
16 Jul - 23 Aug 2019Including work by: Stewart Geddes Daphne Gradidge Julia Atkinson Melissa Hartley Peter Lloyd-Jones Peter Seal Maria WojdatRead more -
PETER SEAL RECENT PAINTINGS
26 Feb - 22 Mar 2019An exhibiton of recent work by Peter Seal, including acrylic paintings on stitched canvas, and unique Bronze sculptures.Read more -
PAINTING AND SCULPTURE BY GALLERY ARTISTS
29 Jan - 20 Feb 2019 -
Crafting Monumentality: Three Contemporary Approaches to Abstraction
25 Jul - 24 Aug 2018Bringing together the works of three contemporary British artists, this exhibition involves a dynamic negotiation of two conventionally opposed forces across painting and sculpture: monumentality and craftsmanship. Throughout, the works...Read more