John David Yeadon (born 1948) is a British artist, and art educator. A practicing artist for over 50 years, he explored issues of politics, sexuality, food, national identity, the grotesque and carnival. In the 1980s his work was provocative with issues relating to male sexuality.[1][2] An eclectic artist essentially a painter and printmaker, his work has included text, digital images, and photography, and he has worked on banner making, theatre design and has collaborated with video artists.[3]
Yeadon's 1984 exhibition Dirty Tricks at the Herbert Art Gallery and Museum in Coventry, was at the high point of AIDS paranoia and gay ‘blame’, Yeadon’s forthright, radical, critical, ‘in your face’ paintings challenged preconceptions on sexuality and society. These paradoxes disturbed and offended some Tory councillors.
The Coventry Evening Telegraph declared that it was 'Smut Not Art' in a homophobic editorial rant. However, the exhibition increased the attendance at the Herbert by 40%. Works from this exhibition were later that year exhibited at the Pentonville Gallery in London and the British Art Show of 1985. The Arts Council of Britain also bought a version of ‘The Last Chilean Supper’ one of the ‘lavatory wall smut’ paintings so derided in the Coventry Evening Telegraph.
With over 30 one person shows he has exhibited throughout Britain and abroad, including in Portugal and Germany, and his one person shows in Britain including the Royal Festival Hall, Centre for Contemporary Art, Glasgow and Ikon, Birmingham. His group shows included the British Art Show (1985/6) and exhibitions in Germany, Holland, Portugal and Hong Kong.
He set up the Coventry-Dresden Arts Exchange in 2012.[5]
Again, Yeadon was criticised by the local media for including tiny images of obese people culled from the Internet in his exhibition on food; these pictures were removed from the exhibition.[clarification needed]Fat: The mortality of the eater and the eaten at the Bath Place Community Venture in Leamington Spa in 2010.[6]
Harwell computerEdit
Yeadon's 9x7ft painting of the Harwell Dekatron WITCH computer, Portrait of a Dead Witch made in 1983, was exhibited at the 1984 Leicestershire Schools and Colleges show, and subsequently purchased by Newbridge High School, Coalville, Leicestershire.[7] Within two years of that school becoming a private academy school, the painting was sold at auction in 2015 to an undisclosed private buyer.[5]
The National Museum of Computing helped discover the painting on the wall of the Jam Street Cafe Bar in Manchester. Kaldip Bhamber, who has a fine arts degree, was unaware of the painting's provenance when she purchased it. Yeadon has visited the painting at its new location.[8]
The painting was a witty subversive irony on 'computer art'; that is a painting of a computer posing as 'computer art'.[citation needed] After 35 years Yeadon has now painted the Live Witch a second version of this computer, for the 5th anniversary of the rebooted computer which pays homage to this national treasure now residing at The National Museum of Computing, Bletchley Park. In February 2018 the two paintings were brought together for an exhibition on Yeadon's 70th birthday at The National Museum of Computing.[citation needed]
^Cooper, Emmanuel. The Sexual Perspective: Homosexuality and Art in the Last 100 Years in the West. ISBN9780415111003.
^"Modern Art, Disco Drawing". Art UK. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
^"1001 Boys Games". LUX Collection. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
^Chamberlain, Julie (8 January 2015). "Miniature art work on show at Nuneaton Museum and Art Gallery". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
^ abcYeadon, John (15 August 2015). . Morning Star. Archived from the original on 18 August 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
^"Photo of vomiting woman removed from Leamington show". BBC Online. 20 May 2010. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
^"Painting by John Yeadon: "Portrait of a Dead WItch" - a Freedom of Information request to Leicestershire County Council". WhatDoTheyKnow. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
^Kennedy, Maev (28 March 2016). "Portrait of world's oldest computer rediscovered in Manchester cafe". Guardian. Guardian Newspapers. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
External linksEdit
Official website
2 artworks by or after John Yeadon at the Art UK site
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources John Yeadon news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message John David Yeadon born 1948 is a British artist and art educator A practicing artist for over 50 years he explored issues of politics sexuality food national identity the grotesque and carnival In the 1980s his work was provocative with issues relating to male sexuality 1 2 An eclectic artist essentially a painter and printmaker his work has included text digital images and photography and he has worked on banner making theatre design and has collaborated with video artists 3 John YeadonBornJohn David Yeadon1948 age 74 75 OccupationsPainter Art educatorWebsitejohnyeadon wbr com wbr blog wbr Yeadon s grandmother was the ventriloquist Annie Howarth who worked under the stage name Josephine Langley Recurring themes in his paintings since 2010 include his mother and grandmother s ventriloquist dummies 4 Yeadon s 1984 exhibition Dirty Tricks at the Herbert Art Gallery and Museum in Coventry was at the high point of AIDS paranoia and gay blame Yeadon s forthright radical critical in your face paintings challenged preconceptions on sexuality and society These paradoxes disturbed and offended some Tory councillors The Coventry Evening Telegraph declared that it was Smut Not Art in a homophobic editorial rant However the exhibition increased the attendance at the Herbert by 40 Works from this exhibition were later that year exhibited at the Pentonville Gallery in London and the British Art Show of 1985 The Arts Council of Britain also bought a version of The Last Chilean Supper one of the lavatory wall smut paintings so derided in the Coventry Evening Telegraph With over 30 one person shows he has exhibited throughout Britain and abroad including in Portugal and Germany and his one person shows in Britain including the Royal Festival Hall Centre for Contemporary Art Glasgow and Ikon Birmingham His group shows included the British Art Show 1985 6 and exhibitions in Germany Holland Portugal and Hong Kong He set up the Coventry Dresden Arts Exchange in 2012 5 Contents 1 Fat 2 Harwell computer 3 Teaching 4 Works 5 References 6 External linksFat EditAgain Yeadon was criticised by the local media for including tiny images of obese people culled from the Internet in his exhibition on food these pictures were removed from the exhibition clarification needed Fat The mortality of the eater and the eaten at the Bath Place Community Venture in Leamington Spa in 2010 6 Harwell computer EditYeadon s 9x7ft painting of the Harwell Dekatron WITCH computer Portrait of a Dead Witch made in 1983 was exhibited at the 1984 Leicestershire Schools and Colleges show and subsequently purchased by Newbridge High School Coalville Leicestershire 7 Within two years of that school becoming a private academy school the painting was sold at auction in 2015 to an undisclosed private buyer 5 The National Museum of Computing helped discover the painting on the wall of the Jam Street Cafe Bar in Manchester Kaldip Bhamber who has a fine arts degree was unaware of the painting s provenance when she purchased it Yeadon has visited the painting at its new location 8 The painting was a witty subversive irony on computer art that is a painting of a computer posing as computer art citation needed After 35 years Yeadon has now painted the Live Witch a second version of this computer for the 5th anniversary of the rebooted computer which pays homage to this national treasure now residing at The National Museum of Computing Bletchley Park In February 2018 the two paintings were brought together for an exhibition on Yeadon s 70th birthday at The National Museum of Computing citation needed Teaching EditYeadon has been a visiting lecturer at Slade School of Fine Art and the Royal College of Art also Goldsmiths College Chelsea College of Art Wimbledon School of Art Glasgow School of Art and whilst as a full time Lecturer from 1973 2002 at Coventry University where he eventually led the MA Fine Art course 5 Works EditThe Last Chilean Supper Arts Council Collection Southbank Centre Modern Art Disco Drawing Herbert Art Gallery amp MuseumReferences Edit Cooper Emmanuel The Sexual Perspective Homosexuality and Art in the Last 100 Years in the West ISBN 9780415111003 Modern Art Disco Drawing Art UK Retrieved 16 August 2015 1001 Boys Games LUX Collection Retrieved 16 August 2015 Chamberlain Julie 8 January 2015 Miniature art work on show at Nuneaton Museum and Art Gallery Coventry Telegraph Retrieved 16 August 2015 a b c Yeadon John 15 August 2015 Privatising public art Morning Star Archived from the original on 18 August 2015 Retrieved 16 August 2015 Photo of vomiting woman removed from Leamington show BBC Online 20 May 2010 Retrieved 16 August 2015 Painting by John Yeadon Portrait of a Dead WItch a Freedom of Information request to Leicestershire County Council WhatDoTheyKnow 1 September 2021 Retrieved 28 September 2021 Kennedy Maev 28 March 2016 Portrait of world s oldest computer rediscovered in Manchester cafe Guardian Guardian Newspapers Retrieved 28 March 2016 External links EditOfficial website 2 artworks by or after John Yeadon at the Art UK site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Yeadon amp oldid 1179466896, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
