Derek Boshier (born 1937, in Portsmouth) is an English artist, among the first proponents of British pop art. [1][2] He works in various media including painting, drawing, collage, and sculpture. In the 1970s he shifted from painting to photography, film, video, assemblage, and installations, but he returned to painting by the end of the decade.[1] Addressing the question of what shapes his work, Boshier once stated "Most important is life itself, my sources tend to be current events, personal events, social and political situations, and a sense of place and places".[3] His work uses popular culture and the mixing of high and low culture to confront government, revolution, sex, technology and war with subversive dark humor.[4]
He has been commissioned by David Bowie, The Clash, and The Pretty Things.[4]
- ^ a b Greene, Alison de Lima (2000). Texas: 150 Works from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers. New York, New York, 279 pp. [with contritbutions by Shannon Halwes, Kathleen Robinson, Robert Montgomery, Monica Garza, Jason Goldstein, and Alejandra Jiménez]
- ^ Livingstone, Marco (1990). Pop Art: A Continuing History. Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers. New York, New York, 272 pp
- ^ Carlozzi, Annette, Gay Block, Laurel Jones. (1986). 50 Texas Artist: A Critical Selection of Painters and Sculptors Working in Texas. Chronicle Books, San Francisco. 120 pp.
- ^ a b Bain, Katie (25 May 2017). "David Bowie and The Clash Were Fans of Derek Boshier's Art, and You Should Be Too". Vice. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
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