Richard Hamilton Biography – Richard Hamilton on artnet | richard hamilton artist
RichardHamilton(British,bornFebruary24,1922–diedSeptember13,2011)wasapainterandcollageartist,andoneoftheearliestprogenitorsofPopArt.Hamilton,whowasborninLondon,England,tookeveningartclassesbeforestudyingpaintingattheRoyalAcademySchoolin1938.Heleftschooltoworkasanindustrialdesigner.Returningtotheacademyin1946,Hamiltonwaslaterexpelledfornotfollowingthedirectionsofhisinstructors.HecontinuedhiseducationatSadeSchoolofArtinLondon,from1948to1955.Startingin1948,Hamiltonfoundhimselfheavilyinfluencedb...
Richard Hamilton (British, born February 24, 1922–died September 13, 2011) was a painter and collage artist, and one of the earliest progenitors of Pop Art. Hamilton, who was born in London, England, took evening art classes before studying painting at the Royal Academy School in 1938. He left school to work as an industrial designer. Returning to the academy in 1946, Hamilton was later expelled for not following the directions of his instructors. He continued his education at Sade School of Art in London, from 1948 to 1955.Starting in 1948, Hamilton found himself heavily influenced by the works of James Joyce and Marcel Duchamp[1]. Hamilton did the illustrations for James’s book Ulysses. Hamilton began to exhibit his work at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London, where Eduardo Paolozzi[2] displayed his collage work. His first major work in collage was titled Just What Is It That Makes Today’s Homes So Different, So Appealing? (1956). The collage...