Holbein from a Contemporary Artist’s Perspective
in conversation with artist Graeme Mortimer Evelyn
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Entry to this event is free with your exhibition ticket. To book this lecture, please select your Gallery admission time before 11:30am and remember to add on the lecture during checkout.
Join artist Graeme Mortimer Evelyn in conversation with exhibition curator Dr Kate Heard as they discuss how Holbein continues to inspire and inform artists today.
Chaired by Head of Prints and Drawings Martin Clayton, our speakers will consider how Holbein chooses to convey his sitters in a selection of the portraits on display within the exhibition.
Kate and Graeme will discuss the objects and clothing Holbein depicts in his portraits, and how his choices compare to Graeme's experiences of framing the subject within his own artistic process to create his striking portraits, a selection of which are included in the carousel of images below.
Their discussion will also look to explore how Holbein was able to navigate the Tudor court as an artist and an outsider during such a pivotal historical period. They will consider how contemporary artists might learn from Holbein's incredible journey to success in order to tread what can often be a similarly challenging path even today.
Graeme Mortimer Evelyn with The Eternal Engine (2017) St Francis Church, Hale Village, Tottenham London. Copyright © 2023 Tatiana Gorilovsky
The Enlightenment of St John The Hybrid – Icons for Mavericks Series | 2022 | 59cm x 64cm | MDF, Yacht Enamel) Copyright © 2023 Graeme Mortimer Evelyn
Green Island Upsetter (Lee “Scratch” Perry) – Icons for Mavericks Series | 38CM X 78CM | MDF, ACRYLIC, INK | 2022 Copyright © 2023 Graeme Mortimer Evelyn
Reconciliation Reredos 2011 St Stephens Church Bristol Copyright © 2023 Graeme Mortimer Evelyn
Call and Responses – The Odyssey of the Moor 2013 / 2014 Queens State Apartments Kensington Palace copyright © 2013 HRP-Robin Forster
Graeme Mortimer Evelyn - Copyright © 2023 Tatiana Gorilovsky
