Peter Hugo McClure
Born(1947-08-19)August 19, 1947
Venice
NationalityStateless, British
Known forAbstract Painting, Architect
Notable workPuzzle 1986
MovementGeometric abstraction

Peter Hugo McClure (August 19, 1947) is a British artist, poet and architect who is classified as a Geometric abstractionist.[1]

History

Peter was born in an RAF hospital in Venice, Italy to a Scottish Father and Serbian Mother.

He studied Art and Architecture at Waltham Forest Technical College, and Art at Ealing. He is best known for geometric art[2] which has influenced furniture design,[3] and featured on book covers[4][5] and in magazines.[6]

McClure’s fascination for magic squares, prime numbers, the golden ratio and geometry has driven much of his artwork.[7]

McClure is currently living and working on the Kintyre peninsula.[8]

In 1989, McClure took over the running of the Millhouse restaurant in Penzance and converted it into a mini arts centre as a gallery venue for chess and the arts.[9]

As the first and only vegan restaurant in Penzance at the time, it became a magnet for local and international celebrities including Jonathan Guinness, 3rd Baron Moyne and Susan (Shoe) Taylor who were regular visitors.[10]

Jonathan Guinness, Shoe Taylor and Tom at the Millhouse, Penzance

Galleries and locations exhibiting his work

  • Roberts & Margari Trust, North Virginia
  • Arnold Ashkenazy Foundation, Los Angeles, USA
  • Shoe Taylor / Jonathan Guinness Trust, Cornwall / Ireland
  • Unity Church, Irvine, Orange County, USA
  • Far North Regional Museum, Kataia, New Zealand
  • Serbian Church, Ladbrooke Grove, London
  • Bridgeman Art Library, Westbourne Grove, London
  • Taipa Area School, Far North, New Zealand
  • Sara Rudman Collection, Penzance, Cornwall
  • "District & Urban" Enterprises, Westbourne Grove, London
  • Keeping It Local, Campbeltown, Scotland
  • Tyler Gallery, Mousehole, Cornwall, UK
  • Wetherspoons Restaurant / Gallery, St. Ives, Cornwall

Exhibitions

  • Google Plus[11]
  • Castle Gallery, West Kensington, London - exhibition of photographs - November 1980
  • St, Ives Public Library, Cornwall - April 1985
  • Penzance Art Centre - April/May 1985
  • H.S. Galerie, Heidelberg, F.R.D. - May 1985,
  • Galerija Zel, Belgrade, Yugoslavia June 1985
  • Koetshuis Kunst Galerie, Amsterdam, Holland Late June 1985
  • International Photo Exposition, Belgrade, Oct.1985,
  • Kunsthaus, W. Welker, Heidelberg, F.R.D. - April 1986
  • Catania Opera House, Scicily - Sept. 1991
  • Studio Gallery, Sky Park Circle, Irvine, California, USA March 1993
  • Bakehouse Gallery, Penzance - Oct. 1996
  • Penzer Gallery, Bread St. Penzannce, Cornwall - March 1997
  • Far North Gallery, Kaitaia, N.Z. - Dec. 1999
  • Taipa Beach Hotel, Far North, New Zealand - 2000
  • Far North Regional Museum Summer 2001
  • Local Council Gallery, Oneroa, Waiheke Island, New Zealand - Jan. 2001
  • The Garage Studio, Lamorna, Cornwall - Aug/Sep 2002
  • Chy Gwella, House of Healing, Penzance - Oct. 2005
  • Lamorna Village Hall, Nr. Penzance - Aug. 2006
  • St.Ives Arts Club, Cornwall - Oct. 2010 [12]
  • Mounts Bay Contemporary, Western Promenade, Penzance, Cornwall - 2012
  • Central Library, Hartlepool - April 2013
  • Chelsea Art Fair, Summer 2017
  • The Tyler Gallery, Mousehole, Cornwall - 2017

References

  1. ↑ "Fine Art America | Peter Hugo McClure (Artist)". Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  2. ↑ Marion Whybrow, St Ives, 1883 - 1983-1993: Portrait of an Art Colony, pages 207 and 226
  3. ↑ "Furniture News | Fraction trend for 2013". Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  4. ↑ Bouras & Holt, Psychiatric and Behavioural Disorders in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Cambridge
  5. ↑ Rémi Bertrand, La Mandarine Blanch, ISBN 2268056082
  6. ↑ Boston Magazine Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1993, p. 7–8
  7. ↑ The Cornishman Now showing, 13 October 2005
  8. ↑ Campbeltown Courier Geometric Painter's perfectly patterned pictures, 13 October 2017, page 18
  9. ↑ David Kemp, The Pleasures and Treasures of Britain, A Discerning Traveller's Companion, page 40
  10. ↑ The Cornishman Now showing, 15 August 2002
  11. ↑ "Google Plus | Peter Hugo McClure (Artist)". Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  12. ↑ "St Ives Arts Club, Cornwall | What's on archives". Retrieved 14 November 2017.
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