John Furnival (29 May 1933 – 31 May 2020) was a British artist and teacher, active in visual and concrete poetry.[1] He was best known for his 'wordscapes'.[2]
He was best known for his 'wordscapes', "made by drawing letters, words, phrases and long passages directly on to paper, card or painted panels. Towers (the Tower of Babel especially) and mazes were his recurring themes, as were witty imagery and verbal gymnastics."[1] His preferred medium was pen and ink", using "whatever came to hand – envelopes, food labels or commercial documents".[1]
In 1960, Furnival moved to Gloucestershire and taught at Cheltenham Art School and at Stroud Art College. The same year he married Astrid Belling and the pair moved to near Nailsworth in the Cotswolds, where he spent most of his life.[1][2] He taught at Bath Academy of Art in Corsham, Wiltshire, and after its return to Bath, at Bath School of Art and Design, between 1965 and 2002.[1][2]
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March 10, 2023
john, furnival, 1933, 2020, british, artist, teacher, active, visual, concrete, poetry, best, known, wordscapes, born, 1933, 1933brockley, london, englanddied31, 2020, 2020, aged, nationalitybritisheducationhaberdashers, aske, hatcham, college, wimbledon, scho. John Furnival 29 May 1933 31 May 2020 was a British artist and teacher active in visual and concrete poetry 1 He was best known for his wordscapes 2 John FurnivalBorn 1933 05 29 29 May 1933Brockley London EnglandDied31 May 2020 2020 05 31 aged 87 NationalityBritishEducationHaberdashers Aske s Hatcham College Wimbledon School of Art Royal College of ArtKnown for Wordscapes 1 2 StyleVisual and concrete poetryMovementGLOUP the GLOUcestershire grouP SpouseAstridPartner4Websitewww wbr johnfurnival wbr comHis work is held in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York and Tate the British Museum and the V amp A in London Contents 1 Life and work 2 Collections 3 References 4 External linksLife and work EditFurnival was born in Brockley south London 1 He studied at Haberdashers Aske s Hatcham College from 1944 3 then Wimbledon School of Art 1951 1952 Between 1954 and 1957 he did national service receiving tuition in Russian in Fife Scotland then working in the War Office in Whitehall translating Russian documents 1 Afterwards he studied at the Royal College of Art 1957 1959 1 2 He was best known for his wordscapes made by drawing letters words phrases and long passages directly on to paper card or painted panels Towers the Tower of Babel especially and mazes were his recurring themes as were witty imagery and verbal gymnastics 1 His preferred medium was pen and ink using whatever came to hand envelopes food labels or commercial documents 1 In 1960 Furnival moved to Gloucestershire and taught at Cheltenham Art School and at Stroud Art College The same year he married Astrid Belling and the pair moved to near Nailsworth in the Cotswolds where he spent most of his life 1 2 He taught at Bath Academy of Art in Corsham Wiltshire and after its return to Bath at Bath School of Art and Design between 1965 and 2002 1 2 Furnival Sylvester Houedard and Edward Wright founded Openings in 1964 to publish visual and concrete poetry 1 With Houedard and Kenelm Cox he founded GLOUP the GLOUcestershire grouP in 1974 1 Furnival also collaborated on print drawing and book projects with Ian Hamilton Finlay Anselm Hollo Thomas Meyer and Jonathan Williams 1 and with his wife a textile artist 2 He died on 31 May 2020 aged 87 He is survived by his wife Astrid and their children Eve Jack Harry and Claudia 1 Collections EditFurnival s work is held in the following permanent collections British Museum London 4 works as of June 2020 4 Museum of Modern Art New York 2 works as of June 2020 5 Tate UK 1 work as of June 2020 6 Victoria and Albert Museum London 4 works as of June 2020 7 References Edit a b c d e f g h i j k l m Moxham Bernard Tooby Mike 17 June 2020 John Furnival obituary The Guardian ISSN 0261 3077 Retrieved 18 June 2020 a b c d e f John Furnival www bathspa ac uk Retrieved 18 June 2020 Furnival John John Furnival About John Furnival johnfurnival com Retrieved 19 June 2020 Collections Online British Museum Retrieved 18 June 2020 John Furnival The Museum of Modern Art Retrieved 18 June 2020 Tate John Furnival born 1933 Tate Retrieved 18 June 2020 Your Search Results Victoria and Albert Museum Retrieved 18 June 2020 External links EditArchivio Conz Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Furnival amp oldid 1105607884, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
