Despite the limitations of the period, the series carries a lighter tone, balancing structure, rhythm and a subtle humour that runs throughout Kemp’s work.
Time Of Bubbles Collection - #PopArtDoug
The Bubbles Collection is a series of acrylic paintings on canvas created by Doug Kemp during the UK lockdown periods of 2020–2021. Developed in a time of restriction and separation, the work reflects the experience of living in a ‘bubble’, where daily life became contained, repetitive and inward-looking.
The Book(s) Of Doug
The paintings featured in the book(s) of Doug are documented individually, each with its own story, context, and supporting material including video where available.
Doug Kemp Fine Art
Doug Kemp trained at Walthamstow College of Art and graduated from the Royal Academy of Arts in the 1960s.
He went on to hold a Fellowship at Gloucester College of Art and spent over two decades as a senior lecturer at Loughborough College of Art and Design.
His work pulls from personal experience, American culture — especially Chicago — comic books, film noir, gangster films of the 1930s and 40s, and a long thread of art history running back over 2,000 years.
Stone Bride centres on a lifelike sculpture of a woman carved in cold blue-green stone, poised between human presence and immovable object. As a man passes by seemingly unaware, the scene suggests emotional distance and quiet resignation.
The vivid yellow backdrop heightens the contrast, reinforcing the sense of warmth surrounding a relationship that has become frozen.
Part of a two-painting series, a small woman simply dressed dancing with her arms and legs going totally different directions while her body is effectively remaining still.
The Studio V2 - 72” x 60” (183 x 152 cm) acrylic painting on canvas, created in the early 1990s as part of Doug Kemp’s “Art Lovers Mini Series.”
Why we are creating real-world NFTs - By creating an NFT for each painting, the ownership and authenticity of the painting can be easily verified and tracked.
A striking red-haired woman in a red suit stands apart from the action, framed within her own panel and set against a reflective silver-grey background. She watches the stockinged legs of what appears to be a murder victim, while two detectives examine the chaotic scene nearby. Venetian-blind imagery, flashes of red and layered panels combine to evoke the tension and stylised drama of mid-20th century pulp detective fiction.
Doug Kemp Fine Art
Doug Kemp trained at Walthamstow College of Art
and graduated from the Royal Academy of Arts
in the 1960s.
He went on to hold a Fellowship at Gloucester College of Art and spent over two decades as a senior lecturer at Loughborough College of Art and Design.
His work pulls from personal experience, American culture — especially Chicago — comic books, film noir, gangster films of the 1930s and 40s, and a long thread of art history running back over 2,000 years.
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