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Des Lawrence Friso Kramer, 2021

Des Lawrence
Friso Kramer, 2021
Enamel on aluminium
17 5/8 x 28 5/8 inches

Des Lawrence Nancy Roman, 2019

Des Lawrence
Nancy Roman, 2019
Enamel on aluminium
31 x 27 1/2 inches

Des Lawrence Wanda Ferragamo, 2019

Des Lawrence
Wanda Ferragamo, 2019
Enamel on aluminium
11 3/4 x 9 3/4 inches
 

Des Lawrence Christine Keeler, 2019

Des Lawrence
Christine Keeler, 2019
Enamel on aluminium
24 3/8 x 14 3/4 inches
 

Des Lawrence Barbara Bel Geddes, 2008

Des Lawrence
Barbara Bel Geddes, 2008
Silverpoint on paper
26 3/8 x 22 3/8 inches
 

Des Lawrence Diana Mosley, 2005

Des Lawrence
Diana Mosley, 2005
Silverpoint on paper
42 1/2 x 33 inches
 

Biography

Des Lawrence was born in Wiltshire, England in 1970. He studied at the Glasgow School of Art and Goldsmiths College in London. Des Lawrence’s practice includes painting, drawing, text and installation. The principal theme of his work is derived from current newspaper obituaries. The artworks are tributes and memorials to the recently deceased, which the artist refers to as a form of "history painting". Many of Lawrence's works are created in his signature, meticulous process in which he draws and cuts his own stencils, and then uses spray paints over the many individual layers of stencils to create the final work. Lawrence was awarded the Abbey Scholarship at the British School in Rome in 2005. Today, the artist lives and works in London, along with his wife, the artist Lucy Williams.