Gary Benfield, 1965 | Figurative / Wildlife painter

Gary Benfield, British painter🎨, studied art at Stourbridge College of art and at Wrexham College of Art. In 1986 Benfield became a professional freelance illustrator. After leaving the academic world he set up his own studio near London and concentrated on drawing and painting figures.

Within a few years his work was collected throughout Europe and his reputation firmly established. Benfield has a natural talent for depicting things as seen. His work is spontaneous and is reflected by his drawn lines and dashes of color.

The figures dissolve in and out of their backgrounds and move across the paper. He paints rapidly and discards most of his paintings and drawings, keeping only those he feels are perfected in their conception rather than overwork those that he feels are not correct.

His pictures represent a discrete world of objects which combine figures, mythology, nature, still life and despite the casual appearance of his compositions, all this imagery is highly organized, after long observations one finds the hidden symmetry of the graphic design.

For Benfield, the world around him is a continuous sequence of contained fortuitous events. Objects and figures intertwine in his mind, they dance, they fuse and the one adopts the color and life of the other.

We are drawn into an intimate world of his imagery, where sensuality and delight in life’s form are combined in flight of frolic and fantasy. Benfield is considered to be one of the most renowned contemporary artists in the art world today.

Gary Benfield, pittore Britannico🎨, ha studiato arte al Stourbridge College of Art ed al Wrexham College of Art.

Nel 1986 Benfield divenne illustratore freelance professionista. Dopo aver lasciato il mondo accademico, ha fondato il suo studio vicino a Londra e si è concentrato sul disegno e sulla pittura.

Nel giro di pochi anni il suo lavoro è stato conosciuto ed apprezzato in tutta Europa e la sua reputazione fu ben radicata.

Benfield ha un talento naturale nel descrivere le cose viste. Il suo lavoro è spontaneo e si riflette nelle sue linee disegnate e nei suoi tratti di colore.