Bruce McLean
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Biography
Bruce McLean is a Scottish sculptor, filmmaker, and painter. He studied at the Glasgow School of Art from 1961 to 1963 and at Saint Martin's School of Art from 1963 to 1966, where he and others rebelled against what appeared to be the formalist academicism of his teachers, including Anthony Caro and Phillip King. In 1965, he abandoned conventional studio production in favour of impermanent sculptures using materials such as water, along with performances of a generally satirical nature directed against the art world. When, in 1972, he was offered an exhibition at the Tate Gallery, he opted for a 'retrospective' he titled King for a Day, which lasted only one day. From the mid-1970s, while continuing to mount occasional performances, McLean has turned increasingly to painting, sculpture, and film work. In 1985, McLean won the John Moores Painting Prize. Since retiring from his professorship of painting at the Slade School of Fine Art, he has taken on a large studio in the west of London, where he has been making increasingly large paintings and sculptural film works.
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Works
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Bruce McLeanBlack Jug, White Vase, Black Striped Vase, 2023Acrylic on canvas
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Bruce McLeanJust Passed the Tangerine Test, 2023Acrylic on canvas
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Bruce McLeanModern Bowl Plus Tangerine, 2023Acrylic on canvas
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Bruce McLeanSmall Blue Jug in Autumnal Setting, 2023Acrylic on canvas
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Bruce McLeanThe Settled Lemon Test 1, 2023Acrylic on canvas
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Bruce McLeanThe Settled Lemon Test 2, 2023
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Bruce McLeanUntitled , 2023Acrylic on canvas
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Bruce McLeanUntitled, 2023Acrylic on canvas
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Bruce McLeanUntitled, 2023Acrylic on canvas
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Bruce McLeanUntitled, 2023Acrylic on canvas
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Bruce McLeanUntitled, 2023Acrylic on canvas
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Bruce McLeanUntitled, 2023Acrylic on canvas
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Bruce McLeanUntitled, 2023Acrylic and collage on canvas
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Bruce McLeanUntitled, 2023Ceramic
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Bruce McLeanUntitled, 2023Acrylic and collage on canvas
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Bruce McLeanBlue Vase and Ochre Vase against Blue Background , 2022Oil and acrylic on canvas
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Bruce McLeanBlue Vase and Ochre Vase against Blue Background, 2022Oil and acrylic on canvas
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Bruce McLeanFour Vases on Grey Plinth, 2022Oil and acrylic on canvas
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Bruce McLeanMinimal Blue Vase Sculpture Against a Blue Background, 2022
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Bruce McLeanReclining Black Vase Plus Orange Spot, 2022Oil and acrylic on canvas
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Bruce McLeanStanding Jug Sculpture and Reclining Jug Sculpture, 2022Oil and acrylic on canvas
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Bruce McLeanThree Ceramics in Grey Interior, 2022Acrylic on canvas
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Bruce McLeanTwo Black Jugs Against Black Background, 2022Oil and acrylic on canvas
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Bruce McLeanTwo Black Sculptural Jugs on Black Background, Plus Orange Stripe, 2022Oil and acrylic on canvas
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Bruce McLeanTwo Black Sculptural Vases, 2022Oil and acrylic on canvas
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Bruce McLeanTwo Vases and a Vertical Plate Passing the Tangerine Test, 2022Oil and acrylic on canvas
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Bruce McLeanTwo Vases Plus One Black Jug Against Grey Background, 2022Oil and acrylic on canvas
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Bruce McLeanTwo Vases, Plus One Blue Jug and Black Vase on Black Ground, 2022Acrylic on canvas
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Bruce McLeanUntitled, 2022Ceramic
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Bruce McLeanThin Jug, 2008Ceramic
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Bruce McLeanTangerine TestCeramic
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Bruce McLeanUntitledCeramic
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Bruce McLeanUntitledCeramic
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Bruce McLeanUntitledCeramic
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Bruce McLeanUntitledCeramic
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Bruce McLeanUntitledCeramic
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Bruce McLeanUntitledCeramic
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Bruce McLeanUntitledCeramic
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Bruce McLeanA Carefully Peeled Golden Wonder Against a Dark Background, 2021Giclee print and 23.5 ct gold leaf on Somerset Satin enhanced 330 gsm paper
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Bruce McLeanUntitled, 2013Ink, card, and painted collage on paper
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