46 | ARTIST PROFILES | PETER CLARKE
Fresco D, 2013, oil on canvas, 61 x 53 cm
Fresco Les Abo, 2013, oil on canvas, 38 x 46 cm
PETER CLARKE
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eter Clarke has been creating work across several decades, having studied at Camberwell School of Arts during the fifties, obtaining a solid grounding in life drawing, painting, architecture, lettering and sculpture.
The time since has seen him change styles and medium many times, from abstract collage and photography to more figurative paintings. He has exhibited widely across London and the UK in both group and solo shows. Clarke’s ongoing series of paintings, Frescos de France started while living in the South of France where he ran a gallery in Argeles sur Mer, based on the old advertisements that were painted directly
onto the walls and buildings across the country. Many of the original messages have been painted over or have decayed, creating layers and texture that that form a new abstract image when recreated on canvas. Clarke sees these works as a small tribute to the many nameless artisans who created the original images many years ago. frescosdefrance.com peter@frescosdefrance.com