
Born in Hertfordshire, England in 1967, Fletcher Sibthorp has had a successful career as a painter since graduating with Honours from Kingston University in 1989. Although predominantly known for his dance paintings, Fletcher has produced a number of artworks as part of an ongoing series called Quiet Space.
The Quiet Space series is for me my most personal work. I have found reward over the years in producing artworks that just ‘are’. I attach no great meaning to them and I shy away from explaining them in any way.”
“After embarking on this series back in 1999, I felt that I hadn’t fully explored the theme and found myself drawn to it time and again. Quiet Space represents for me, captured moments of human introspection and frailty, instants which exist and then are gone, whether an expression, the way light falls and catches the face, or a simple portrait. The simplicity of the paintings allows the viewer to naturally attach their own experiences and thoughts to the work. There is an underlying narrative in most of the pieces, but this is subtle.”
“Technically I’ve found that over the years my work has become more considered – following classical practices and ideals. Inspired by the work I admire at The National Gallery and Tate Britain and the recent? American resurgence in representational art, I embarked on the journey of honing my skills to create the work I wanted to create and to find my individual voice.”
I came to the conclusion that each piece produced had to be gem-like, created with care and skill. I wanted people to appreciate the work for what it was and be able to recognise the effort involved in producing each artwork – my own personal creation, painted solely by me and not one of many on a production line, painted by assistants. I had to be completely satisfied it was the best that I could do and anything less rejected.”
“I am not out to rock the world with my insights, but in some way I hope these paintings will touch the soul of someone, for a moment. If this is the case I have achieved what I have set out to do.”
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SOLO EXHIBITIONS
1992 | In Motion – London, UK |
2000 | Quiet Space – The China Club, Hong Kong |
Flamenco I – Tokyo, Japan | |
2002 | Flamenco II – Tokyo, Japan |
2004 | Flamenco III – Kyoto, Japan |
2005 | Passion Studies in Dance – Cork Street Gallery, Cork Street, London |
2006 | Selected Works – Medici Gallery, Cork Street, London |
Selected Works – Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan | |
2007 | Selected Works – Medici Gallery, Cork Street, London |
Selected Works – Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan | |
2008 | Selected Works – Medici Gallery, Cork Street, London |
2009 | Selected Works – Shibuya Ku, Tokyo, Japan |
2010 | Selected Works – Medici Gallery, Cork Street, London |
Selected Works – Shibuya Ku, Tokyo, Japan | |
2012/13 | Transition – Heartbreak Gallery, London |
Selected Works – Shibuya Ku, Tokyo, Japan | |
2016 | Elemental – Belgravia Gallery, London |
2018 | Catto Gallery, London |
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2013 | Spring Exhibition – Blackheath Gallery London |
2014 | Winter Collective – The Albemarle Gallery London |
2015 | Summer Exhibition – Blackheath Gallery London |
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Communication Arts Illustration Annual. 35. 1994. pp. p87 and 108?109. CA published awards in 3 Annuals ISBN 0010-351
Step-by-Step Graphics magazine: pp. 77-82Davies, Susan (January/February 1996). ‘Motion Pictures / The Need to Develop’ (in English) (USA magazine)
Communication Arts Illustration Annual. 37. 1996. pp. p27
Communication Arts Illustration Annual. 38. California 94306I: Coyne & Blanchard. 1997. pp. p96
Art Business Today (UK: Fine Art Trade Guild): pp. p54-59Ruston, Annabelle (October 2005). ‘The cream of the crop’ (in English) (magazine)
Ballet.co Magazine. Carole Edrich (June/July2005). ‘Fletcher Sibthorp – Painting Passion’
Passion – Fletcher Sibthorp – Paintings, Drawings and Studies 1998-2005. UK: Buckingham Fine Art Publishers. ISBN 0954938208
Art Business Today (UK: Fine Art Trade Guild): pp. p38-45 and p9 Ruston, Annabelle (October 2006). ‘A cut above’ (inEnglish) (magazine)
The Elmbridge Lifestyle Magazine (plus 6 other titles across Surrey) (Sheengate Publishing Limited UK): pp. p17 Cordrey, Carol (February 2008). ‘Art Movement’ (in English) (magazine)
The Artists and Illustrator Magazine (January 2009) Self Portrait p98 (in English) (magazine)
AWARDS
2014 Winner of the ARC ( Art Renewal Centre ) Salon in three categories; Best Nude , Chairmans Choice Award and Honorable Mention in the Figurative Category Award | |
2015 Finalist of the ARC ( Art Renewal Centre ) Salon in two categories and Chairmans Choice Award | |