Ian Scott (artist)

Ian Scott
Born
Ian Christopher Scott

(1945-04-20)20 April 1945
Bradford, England
Died27 June 2013(2013-06-27) (aged 68)
Auckland, New Zealand
NationalityNew Zealander
EducationElam School of Fine Arts, Auckland
Known forPainting
MovementRealism, Pop Art, Modernism, Post-Modernism
SpouseNan Corson
AwardsFowlds Memorial Prize 1967, Benson and Hedges Art Award 1968, Manawatu Art Prize 1969–70
Websiteianscott.co.nz

Ian Christopher Scott (20 April 1945 – 27 June 2013) was a New Zealand painter. His work was significant for pursuing an international scope and vision within a local context previously dominated by regionalist and national concerns.[1] Over the course of his career he consistently sought to push his work towards new possibilities for painting, in the process moving between abstraction and representation, and using controversial themes and approaches, while maintaining a highly personal and recognisable style.[2] His work spans a wide range of concerns including the New Zealand landscape (especially West Auckland), popular imagery (particularly the representation of the female figure), appropriation and art historical references. Scott's paintings are distinctive for their intensity of colour and light.[3] His approach to painting is aligned with the modernist tradition, responding to the formal standards set by the American painters Morris Louis, Kenneth Noland and Jules Olitski.[4]

  1. ^ Pound, Francis (2009). The Invention of New Zealand: Art & National Identity 1930–1970. Auckland: AUP. p. 375. ISBN 978-1-869404147.
  2. ^ Hanfling, Edward (2007). Ian Scott: A Review 1963–2007. Auckland: Ferner Galleries. n.p.
  3. ^ Hanfling, Edward (Summer 2001–2002). "All in a Quiver: Ian Scott's Sexy Sprayed Stripes". Art New Zealand. 101: 62–65.
  4. ^ Hanfling, Edward (2005). Ian Scott: Lattices. Auckland: Ferner Galleries. p. 23.