PHIL TYLER

Phil Tyler (born 1964) studied at Loughborough College of Art and Design, BA Hons Fine Art (1983 to 1986) and Virginia Commonwealth University, U.S.A. BFA Fine Art (1985). He obtained an MA in printmaking from Brighton Polytechnic in 1990.

The shapes people make fascinate him and this is evident in his work. Whether this is a crowd of commuters bustling across a station concourse or a solitary figure engrossed in their own thoughts. These paintings capture the essence of the moment, the spirit of human presence and the space they occupy. Phil Tyler manages to achieve a balance between the opposing forces of gesture and description.

He has exhibited extensively throughout the UK including C2 Gallery Bucks; Highgate Fine Art Views of London; Affordable ArtFair; Fairfax Gallery; The Discerning Eye’ Mall Galleries, London; ArtLondon; Bruton Gallery Leeds; ”Works on paper” The Royal College of Art; Chichester Open; Concourse Gallery, Barbican Centre.

Phil Tyler's work is in various private and public collections in Britain, America, Hong Kong and Finalnd including, Brian Sewell, I. M. Birtwistle, Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery and Brighton Museum and Art Gallery.

"You remind me that paintings-and other forms of art do not have to be gigantic, do not have to dominate surrounding space, but can, as it were, whisper in the eye.  Your self portraits are not kind, but they tell a wholly honest truth and every touch of the brush counts” - Brian Sewell Jan 2011.

Browse and buy Phil Tyler works from Zimmer Stewart Online - click here.