Date: 5 June 2015
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PRESS RELEASE
Beatles artist to exhibit at Cathedral
Bradford-born artist Doug Binder, who studied at Bradford College before moving to the Royal College of
Art, is exhibiting at the Cathedral from 3 July to 14 August. This exciting new exhibition entitled LIFE
includes recent portraits, together with prints from his ‘Horse’ and abstract ‘Roman’ series. His work
always displays inspiring composition and gorgeous use of sumptuous colour and tone. Maggie Peel,
Chairman of Artspace says “We are looking forward hugely to this exciting exhibition that will enable
visitors to appreciate the range and depth of Doug's artistic talents, whether they know and love them of
old or are new to his work”.
Binder was heavily involved in the arts scene of London in the ‘Swinging Sixties’ and was a regular guest at
parties thrown by the glitterazzi of the day. He is often seen as the father of pop-psychedelic decor, with
the rock group The Beatles being his most famous first customers. Paul McCartney commissioned him to
paint his Knight piano. He was also involved with The Roundhouse, a famous London venue that was host
to the biggest musical acts of the 1960s and 1970s.
With the changes within the field of fine art in the early-1970s, Binder found his work changing, influenced
by the pop-culture of the time. His return to the North of England in the 1980s prompted a renewed
interest in oil painting and for the last ten or fifteen years he has been solely focused upon this particular
area.
Binder is currently the painter in residence at the Dean Clough galleries in Halifax, West Riding, and is one
of the site's in-situ artists. He is still an active contributor to the galleries but has so far been reluctant to
sell any more than just a few of his works.
There will be an opportunity to meet the artist and discuss his work at 6.30pm on Friday 10th July.
For more details please contact the Cathedral on 01274 777720 or go to www.bradfordcathedral.org.
The Cathedral is open Monday to Saturday from 9.00am until 4.30pm and Sundays from 11.45am until
4.00pm. If making a special journey, please call first to ensure services or other events don’t prevent access
to the exhibition.
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