BEXHILL ON SEA, UK – Tony Bevan (born in Bradford, 1951) is
one of
the most important painters working in Britain today. For his new
painting
installation at the De La Warr Pavilion, Bevan has produced three
colossal works
specifically to utilize the dimensions of Gallery 2. Inspired by his
recent
travels to China, in particular his experience of the Giant Buddha of
Leshan, and his ongoing interest in the ‘character heads’ of
the 18th
century German-Austrian sculptor Franz Xaver Messerschmidt, the new
paintings
continue Bevan’s exploration of self-portraiture in his practice.