02.38 This be the verse

English

A landscape in oils on canvas by English artist Simon Keenleyside (1975 - ), painted in 2002.  Signed and titled on the back. Framed. 154 cm wide by 184 cm high. 

Simon Keenleyside gained a first-class honours degree in Fine Arts from Brighton University where he studied between 1997 and 2000.  He then graduated with a Master's degree from the Royal College of Art in 2002, and this picture was part of his degree show in July 2002 where we bought it from him. It went on to become part of his portfolio for his winning entry for the “Emerging artist of the year 2002’.  A full biography and examples of his recent work can be found at his website https://simonkeenleyside.com  . The following is from his notes at his degree show:- ‘I am very interested in memory and the places which we inhabit – particularly parks and gardens. These can be seen as spaces in which one can escape from everyday life. ‘This be the verse’ is composed using a number of different references. Most importantly it reminds me of a place which I knew when I was growing up. The painting does not physically represent this space, rather it captures the essence of it. This space was a park to which I would go to escape the outside world. I chose a title from that of a poem by Philip Larkin which expands upon the idea that your parents are to blame for the torments of teenage and adolescent angst’. 

Spanish

Este sea el Verso

Un paisaje al óleo sobre lienzo del artista inglés Simon Keenleyside (1975 - ), pintado en 2002. Firmado y titulado al dorso. Enmarcado. 154 cm de ancho por 184 cm de alto. 

Simon Keenleyside obtuvo una licenciatura en Bellas Artes, con honores de primera clase, por la Universidad de Brighton, en la que estudió entre 1997 y 2000. Luego se graduó con un Master en el Royal College of Art en 2002, y esta obra formó parte de su exposición de grado en julio de 2002, donde se la compramos. Llegó a formar parte de su portafolio por su entrada ganadora para el "Artista emergente del año 2002". Puede encontrar una biografía completa y ejemplos de su trabajo reciente en su sitio web https://simonkeenleyside.com.

A continuación se detallan unas notas en su programa de grado: “Estoy muy interesado en la memoria y los lugares que habitamos, particularmente parques y jardines. Estos pueden verse como espacios en los que uno puede escapar de la vida cotidiana. 'Este sea el verso' se compone utilizando una serie de referencias diferentes. Lo más importante es que me recuerda a un lugar que conocí cuando era niño. La pintura no representa físicamente este espacio, sino que capta la esencia del mismo. Este espacio era un parque al que iría para escapar del mundo exterior. Elegí un título de un poema de Philip Larkin que amplía la idea de que tus padres tienen la culpa de los tormentos y la angustia de la adolescencia.”