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Artist
Peter Doig
b. 1959, Edinburgh, Scotland · British, born Scotland · Based in Trinidad & London
- MA, Chelsea College of Art and Design, London (1990)
- Wimbledon School of Art
- St Martin's School of Art (1983)
- Painting
- Etching
Peter Doig has developed a dreamlike painting language from photographs, memories, films and places lived in Canada, London and Trinidad. Canoes, cabins, forests and solitary figures recur in images where color and surface transform familiar scenes into psychologically charged spaces.
Painting
Gallery Representation
Artist Films
Artist Peter Doig: “I like the singleness of being a painter.”
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Major Works
- 1990–91White Canoe
- 1990Swamped
- 1993Blotter
- 1991The Architect’s Home in the Ravine
- 1994Ski Jacket
- 2001100 Years Ago
- 2003Pelican (Stag)
- 2013Spearfishing
- 2017Two Trees
- 2002–07Music of the Future
Museums & Public Collections
Interviews & Writing
- Museum-quality video search →RESEARCH QUEUEvideo
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