David Annesley
David Annesley
Untitled, 1969
Painted aluminium
223.5 x 210.2 x 61 cm
88 x 82 ¾ x 24 in.
Edition 2 of 3
David Annesley, born 1936, London, was educated in Zimbabwe, Australia and England. Between 1956 and 1958 he served as a pilot in the RAF before studying at St Martin’s School of Art in London. Originally enrolled onto the painting course, he soon transferred to the sculpture department to study under Anthony Caro. He went on to tutor at St Martins, Croydon School of Art and the Central School of Art and Design, between 1963 and 1995.
The combination of his early experience in the RAF and his interest in painting is seen in his colourful, geometric sculptures, welded in metal. He was particularly influenced by the work of Kenneth Noland, the renowned American Colour Field painter, and endeavoured to bridge the gap between sculpture and painting by creating bold, simple, 3D forms that allowed him to explore different colour relationships.
In 1965, he exhibited in the New Generation show at the Whitechapel Gallery, curated by Bryan Robertson. Robertson ran the Whitechapel Gallery between 1952 – 1968 and was a frequent visitor to Roche Court. In 2008 New Art Centre paid tribute to his visionary work in New Generation Revisited, a show celebrating British sculpture from the 60's and 70's. The show included work by Michael Bolus, Phillip King, Roland Price, Tim Scott, William Tucker and Isaac Witkin, as well as work by Antony Donaldson, Francis Morland and Jules Olitski.
Annesley is an elected fellow of the Royal Society of Sculptors and has work held in multiple collections around the world. Most notable are the Museum of Modern Art, New York; the National Museums of Northern Ireland, Nagoya City Art Museum, Japan; and the British Council Collection.
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