The Paris Review: Alan Fears Featured in the Summer Issue
Alan Fears has been featured on the cover of the Summer 229 issue of The Paris Review.
‘After what feels like a long winter and a complicated spring, let’s admit to an intense longing for the summer’s simple pleasures: those divine evening breezes; those long, sharp shadows; an insistence on slower-paced living. Burned shoulders and mosquito bites be damned, we still crave it all.
British artist Alan Fears craves it all too. Having given up on painting for nearly twenty years, after traditional art school programs left him bogged down by formal theory, Fears returned to his brushes in his late thirties. His reputation has been steadily growing ever since. In 2018, he was short-listed for the John Moores Painting prize, England’s premier contemporary painting award, and he contributed work to the famed Summer Exhibition at London’s Royal Academy of Arts. He now devotes himself entirely to “learning how to use paint”.
Fears approaches his work with a refreshing lack of ego and a good deal of humour. His many portraits celebrate our ever vulnerable, often awkward humanness. In bold, naive strokes and deliciously riotous colours, his canvases serve up the best of what the summer months offer.’ Charlotte Strick
Art on the Mind: Homeless Charity Auction
We are very excited that one of Alan Fears’ paintings has been donated to the #ArtontheMind’ charity auction. The auction is in support of the homeless charity @cardboardcitz and the work alongside many leading artists including Sir Antony Gormley and Sir Anish Kapoor, will be brought together in the online auction run by @Paddle8 from 5-19 June. The exhibition @proudgalleries from 11-15 June.
‘Art On The Mind brings together an incredible list of distinguished artists who have donated work to help Cardboard Citizens raise funds to support our Workshop Programme – focusing on skills development, creative expression, and information and guidance for people with experience or at risk of homelessness or housing instability.
Artists for 2019 include:
Dave Allen, Charming Baker, Epoh Beech, Paul Bellingham, Abigail Bowen, Beatrice Brown, Stephen Buckley, Andy Burgess, Charlie Calder-Potts, Toni Cogdell, Ian Davenport, Jeremy Deller, Alan Fears, Ann Gardner, Nick Gentry, Sir Antony Gormley, Carne Griffiths, Liz Harrison, Dean Hughes, Patrick Hughes, Ann-Marie James, Charlotte Keates, James Leadbitter, Chris Levine, Andy Lovell, Chris Marshall, Graeme Messer, Harland Miller, Jack Milroy, Alan Newnham, Kim Noble, Meredith Ostrom, Dan Pears, Taina Pearson, Christine Percy, George Percy, Cathie Pilkington, Pure Evil, William Pye, Carrie Reichardt, Ray Richardson, Angela Robinson, Gideon Rubin, Willy Russell, Derrick Santini, Graham Swift, Howard Tangye, Victoria Topping, Julie Verhoeven, Nick Walker, Kristjana S Williams, Lisa Wright’
Auction runs 5th June – 19th June
The Art of the Vase: Canvas Vases by Alan Fears
Alan Fears has collaborated with Unique Board to bring you a series of seven original art vases.
‘Canvas Vases (2019) by Alan Fears @fauxtableaux x @unique_board / Crafted in 3D Printed Plaster and cast Resin / 7.8″tall x 7″wide x 3.7″deep / 1.5kg.’
You can buy the canvas vases here: www.uniqueboard.com.
The Art of Food: Paintings by Alan Fears
All works are available via Fears and Kahn please contact for more info.
Sculptural Cowboy: Howdy Partner Sculpture
Alan Fears has collaborated with Unique Board to bring you this original limited edition sculpture.
‘Howdy Partner (2019) by Alan Fears @fauxtableaux x @unique_board / 50 editions / 9″tall x 6.6″wide x 5.25″deep / Handpolished with 3D printed plaster in wax matte finish.’
You can buy ‘Howdy Partner’ here: www.uniqueboard.com.
When Misery Gets the Better of You: Works on Paper by Alan Fears
‘When Misery Gets the Better of You’ is a collection of selected works on paper by the British artist Alan Fears. These vibrant paintings offer snapshots of human behaviour with their frailties and absurdities yet with a sympathetic view of the human race.
All works are available via Fears and Kahn please contact for more info.
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