Brian Rice (B1936) Superb Original Abstract c1970

Brian Rice (B1936) superb original condition abstract with squares c1970

Artist – Brian Rice (B1936)

Title – Abstract (c1970)

Medium - Oil on Canvas (signed on reverse)

Size - 51 x 38cm

The oil is in very good condition although it could do with a light clean.

Brian Rice (born 1936) is a British abstract artist associated with the pop art movement who has had 35 solo exhibitions and around 200 group exhibitions.

 Brian Rice was at the heart of the London art scene during the 1960s. He moved in the same circles as Peter Blake, David Hockney and Joe Tilson, and worked at the forefront of British Modernism.

Rice studied at Yeovil School of Art where he learned about printmaking and for a year Goldsmiths College. He was very active in London during the 1960s where he produced non-representational prints and paintings including his Japanese Series. He worked mostly in screen printing at this time.

During the 1970s Rice lived in the West of England and taught at Brighton Polytechnic. He developed an interest in the remains of ancient cultures which has influenced his work to the present.

Rice was chairman of the Printmakers Council of Great Britain 1974 - 1977. He has works in the collection of Tate Modern.