James Moyes (b. 1937)
Oil on canvas, signed to the reverse. Unframed.
Possibly from a series of works now held in the Arts Council Collection, Southbank & Ferens Art Gallery, Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire
1965/1966
Oil on canvas, signed to the reverse. Unframed.
Possibly from a series of works now held in the Arts Council Collection, Southbank & Ferens Art Gallery, Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire
1965/1966
Oil on canvas, signed to the reverse. Unframed.
Possibly from a series of works now held in the Arts Council Collection, Southbank & Ferens Art Gallery, Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire
1965/1966
Dimensions - 61cm square
He was the founder of MOMART (1972) who provide international art services, shipping, storage and installation which became the largest company of its kind in the UK and one of the top companies in the world with high standards. He retired as its Director in 1997 and returned to being a practising artist. He was vice chairman of the Contemporary Art Society (1994-1999).
Artist, musician and teacher who, after a grammar school education on Tyneside, attended Dartmouth Royal Naval College and then studied electrical engineering at St Andrews University.
Moyes worked as a BBC recording engineer from 1959; studied at Chelsea School of Art, 1962–6; and by the early 1970s was teaching at Bath Academy of Art, Corsham.
Group exhibitions included Axiom Gallery, 1967; Critic’s Choice, Tooth, 1970; Matrix, at Arnolfini Gallery, Bristol, 1971; and Systems, Arts Council, Whitechapel Art Gallery and tour, 1972–3, for which Moyes wrote at length about his contribution, A vibration tent, involving both sound and light. Moyes’ interest in music – such as Indian ragas, “a type of system in themselves” – now took over.
Source - 'Artists in Britain Since 1945' by David Buckman