{"product_id":"nicholas-wyatt-prarie-2","title":"168. Nicholas Wyatt - Prarie #2","description":"\u003cp\u003e2026\u003cbr\u003eOil on panel\u003cbr\u003e13 cm x 18 cm x 0.5 cm\u003cbr\u003eSigned on Verso\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNicholas Wyatt is a contemporary British artist, writer, researcher, and co-founder of the artist-run cooperative Cubitt, London. His work belongs to a longstanding tradition within British art that explores the relationship between the contemporary and the historical, the sacred and the secular — a lineage stretching from William Blake and the Pre-Raphaelites through to contemporary figures such as Tracey Emin and Chris Ofili.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUsing painting as an experimental and philosophical tool, Wyatt investigates how visual art can communicate narratives of presence across time, cultures, and belief systems through both abstract and figurative forms. Influenced by German Romanticism and the reception aesthetics of Baroque religious iconography, his expressionist practice — encompassing painting, drawing, and printmaking — examines the emotional and spiritual charge of images. His work forges connections between contemporary aesthetic concerns and the devotional traditions of artists such as Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Caravaggio, and El Greco.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeries including \u003cem\u003eAnnunciation\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eWalking in Memphis\u003c\/em\u003e reflect Wyatt’s sustained exploration of faith, symbolism, transcendence, and visual intensity. Through layered painterly surfaces and emotionally charged compositions, his works examine how images carry meaning, memory, and spiritual resonance across historical distance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWyatt completed a PhD in Fine Art at the School of the Arts, Loughborough University (2009–2015). His doctoral thesis, \u003cem\u003eThe Christian Image and Contemporary British Painting: The Communication of Meaning and Experience in Religious Paintings\u003c\/em\u003e, examined the continued relevance and communicative potential of religious imagery within contemporary painting. He previously completed a BA (Hons) in Fine Art at Central Saint Martins School of Art, London (1981–1984).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSolo exhibitions include \u003cem\u003eAngels \u0026amp; The City\u003c\/em\u003e at Cubitt, London (2017); \u003cem\u003eNicholas Wyatt\u003c\/em\u003e at Loughborough University School of Arts (2014); \u003cem\u003eTrue Romance\u003c\/em\u003e at Galerie Anton, The Hague (2008); \u003cem\u003eNicholas Wyatt: Showcase nl\u003c\/em\u003e in Amsterdam (2005); exhibitions at Galerie de Rijk, The Hague (2003); \u003cem\u003eThe Sublime\u003c\/em\u003e at Azul Galerie, The Hague (2000); \u003cem\u003eNicholas Wyatt\u003c\/em\u003e at Ateliers Hoherweg, Düsseldorf (1996); and \u003cem\u003eHeart’s Desire\u003c\/em\u003e at Regent’s University, London (1991).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSelected group exhibitions include \u003cem\u003eCubitt Invites\u003c\/em\u003e at Cubitt, London (2024 \u0026amp; 2025); \u003cem\u003eCubitt 30\u003c\/em\u003e at Victoria Miro Gallery, London (2022); \u003cem\u003eRe-Rooting: Mapping 30 Years of Cubitt\u003c\/em\u003e at Cubitt Gallery, London (2022); \u003cem\u003eThe Divine Feminine\u003c\/em\u003e with Art from Heart (2022); \u003cem\u003eThe Art of Painting\u003c\/em\u003e at Copeland Gallery, London (2021); \u003cem\u003eCCR Golden Jubilee\u003c\/em\u003e at Basilica Santa Anastasia al Palatino, Rome (2017); \u003cem\u003eIt’s Your Birthday: Cubitt 25th Anniversary\u003c\/em\u003e at Darbyshire, London (2016); \u003cem\u003eResearch as Practice\u003c\/em\u003e at Beaconsfield Gallery, London (2013); \u003cem\u003eAfter the Endgame – New Abstraction\u003c\/em\u003e at RC de Ruimte, Amsterdam (2007); \u003cem\u003eReturning Night\u003c\/em\u003e at Gasworks, London (2003); \u003cem\u003eLonely This Christmas\u003c\/em\u003e at James Windsor Art @ i-Level, London (2002); and \u003cem\u003eThe Wreck of Hope\u003c\/em\u003e at The Nunnery, London (2000).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAwards include being shortlisted for the Prix de Rome (2000), receiving a London Arts Board Award for Exhibition Research (1996), and a British Council Overseas Exhibition Award (1993).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis work is held in public and private collections including the CCR Collection at Palazzo San Callisto, Vatican City; Stadt Sparkasse Bank, Düsseldorf; the Karsten Schubert Collection, London; and the Cubitt Collection, London, alongside private collections in the UK, the Netherlands, and Germany.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AOAP Projects","offers":[{"title":"No insurance (+£0)","offer_id":57733103288694,"sku":null,"price":600.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"UK insurance (+£15)","offer_id":58013672309110,"sku":null,"price":615.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Europe insurance (+£25)","offer_id":57987676897654,"sku":null,"price":625.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Rest of World insurance (+£35)","offer_id":57987676930422,"sku":null,"price":635.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2714\/0060\/files\/Artwork168.jpg?v=1779805237","url":"https:\/\/aoapprojects.com\/products\/nicholas-wyatt-prarie-2","provider":"AOAP Projects ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}