A hand-painted box in acrylic containing the book The Idiocy of Idears. The box is worked directly by the artist, combining hand-painted text with bold, gestural brushwork characteristic of Childish’s direct and expressive style.
Painted books and boxes form part of Childish’s wider practice, in which text and image frequently merge. The deliberately misspelled title and immediate mark-making reflect the ‘joyous amateurism’ that underpins much of his work.
Billy Childish (b. 1959) is a British poet, musician and painter based in Kent. His prolific practice spans more than four decades. Initially associated with the Young British Artists in the early years, he later co-founded the Stuckism movement, advocating a return to figurative painting and direct expression.
Origin: British, Kent
Period/Style: Contemporary
Date: 2007
Material: Hand-painted box in acrylic containing the book The Idiocy of Idears
Dimensions: 21cm height × 14cm width (unframed)
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A hand-painted box in acrylic containing the book The Idiocy of Idears. The box is worked directly by the artist, combining hand-painted text with bold, gestural brushwork characteristic of Childish’s direct and expressive style.
Painted books and boxes form part of Childish’s wider practice, in which text and image frequently merge. The deliberately misspelled title and immediate mark-making reflect the ‘joyous amateurism’ that underpins much of his work.
Billy Childish (b. 1959) is a British poet, musician and painter based in Kent. His prolific practice spans more than four decades. Initially associated with the Young British Artists in the early years, he later co-founded the Stuckism movement, advocating a return to figurative painting and direct expression.
Origin: British, Kent
Period/Style: Contemporary
Date: 2007
Material: Hand-painted box in acrylic containing the book The Idiocy of Idears
Dimensions: 21cm height × 14cm width (unframed)
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