Peter Michael
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Peter Michael is an English
contemporary figurative painter. Michael's work is firmly set in the British painting tradition of Lucian Freud
and Jenny Saville
, but references his classical Italian fresco training with hints of artists such as Mantegna.
Michael studied at the University of East London where he obtained a degree in Fine Art. He also studied fresco painting at the Bottega Del Buonfresco in Florence, Italy.
His recent exhibitions include a solo exhibition in Luxembourg
(2008). This exhibition made headlines in the Luxembourg
press for its graphic and realistic representation of the female nude
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
contemporary figurative painter. Michael's work is firmly set in the British painting tradition of Lucian Freud
Lucian Freud
Lucian Michael Freud, OM, CH was a British painter. Known chiefly for his thickly impasted portrait and figure paintings, he was widely considered the pre-eminent British artist of his time...
and Jenny Saville
Jenny Saville
Jenny Saville is a contemporary British painter; best known as one of the Young British Artists. She is known for her large-scale painted depictions of naked women.-Life and career:Saville works and lives in Oxford, England...
, but references his classical Italian fresco training with hints of artists such as Mantegna.
Michael studied at the University of East London where he obtained a degree in Fine Art. He also studied fresco painting at the Bottega Del Buonfresco in Florence, Italy.
His recent exhibitions include a solo exhibition in Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...
(2008). This exhibition made headlines in the Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...
press for its graphic and realistic representation of the female nude