In a previous post NOCM had highlighted the work of Procktor, having chanced upon his 'Long Live the Great Leap Forward' of 1965-67 which featured in an old copy of Studio International (the work is difficult to trace, or perhaps had been destroyed in the catastrophic studio fire Procktor suffered). Procktor's work, always interesting in any time, appears in recent years to have renewed relevance within the revival of certain figurative approaches in contemporary painting. His fairly divergent styles can be seen to connect now to painters such as Alex Katz, Peter Doig and Elizabeth Peyton. In fact, a photograph of Procktor and David Hockney throws up an interesting comparison with the Peyton work below. The Katz comparison can be seen to the right, as another of Procktor's works enters NOCM's Top 10 Paintings.
There is now the chance to look at Procktor's work at first-hand again, with a major exhibition organised and curated by Ian Massey opening at Huddersfield Art Gallery from August 25th to November 10th.
Elizabeth Peyton/ David Hockney, Powis Terrace Bedroom/ 1998
There is now the chance to look at Procktor's work at first-hand again, with a major exhibition organised and curated by Ian Massey opening at Huddersfield Art Gallery from August 25th to November 10th.
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