Paul
Fryer
Paul
Fryer
Fryer
Paul Fryer's art is steeped in references to Christianity, literature, science and history. His works, which are bold in the techniques he uses as well as the political commitments he espouses, are both tragic and poetic.
In the 1980s, Fryer studied in Leeds with Damien Hirst but did not complete his training. In 2005, he resumed his artistic production with a series of Christ figures made of wax, including the 2007 Pietà (The Empire Never Ended), which is in the Pinault Collection. The artist, who says "we are living in the heart of a continuous apocalypse", also has an interest in complex techniques, including his lightning machines and star-makers, which evince his fascination with physics, cosmology, the universe and time.
Fryer's works in the Pinault collection were on display during the “Qui a peur des artistes ?” ("Who’s Afraid of Artists?”) exhibition at the Palais des Arts in Dinard in 2009 and the “So British!” show at the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Rouen in 2019.
In the 1980s, Fryer studied in Leeds with Damien Hirst but did not complete his training. In 2005, he resumed his artistic production with a series of Christ figures made of wax, including the 2007 Pietà (The Empire Never Ended), which is in the Pinault Collection. The artist, who says "we are living in the heart of a continuous apocalypse", also has an interest in complex techniques, including his lightning machines and star-makers, which evince his fascination with physics, cosmology, the universe and time.
Fryer's works in the Pinault collection were on display during the “Qui a peur des artistes ?” ("Who’s Afraid of Artists?”) exhibition at the Palais des Arts in Dinard in 2009 and the “So British!” show at the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Rouen in 2019.
