Bryan Pearce

(Walter ) Bryan Pearce ( born July 25, 1929 in St.Ives, Cornwall, Southwest England, † January 11, 2007 ibid ) was one of the most famous and important naive painter of England.

Pearce was suffering from phenylketonuria, a rare genetic disorder that leads to impairment of brain development and mental retardation. Handicapped by his illness, but encouraged by his mother, Mary Pearce ( † 1997), was an enthusiastic painter himself, he began to draw in 1953 and to paint with water and oil colors.

Motivation and support Pearce learned from other artists and art lovers, such as the painter Peter Lanyon, or the art critic Alan Bowness. From 1953 to 1957 he attended the St.Ives School of Painting and 1957 he entered the Penwith Society of Artists at. Due to his illness Bryan Pearce spent his entire life in St.Ives, and so were the picturesque Cornwall, St.Ives particular course, the focus of his numerous representations.

In 1957 Pearce, his works began initially in smaller private galleries in St.Ives - Sail Loft Gallery, Wills Lane Gallery, New Craftsman - issue. After a positive public response, he presented his works of art then from 1958 - again very successful - even in large public and private galleries, such as in the Arts Advancement Ltd.. , St.Martin 's Gallery, New Art Centre, Victor Waddington Gallery, Stop & Delestre, Tate Gallery, archeus Fine Art Gallery (all in London), the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool, the Arts Centre and the New Street Gallery in Plymouth, Oxford Museum of Modern Art, the Victoria Art Gallery and Beaux Arts Gallery in Bath, the Royal West of England Academy in Bristol and the Lemon Street Gallery in Truro.

Bryan Pearce ' art practices in the context of the harm caused by disease gave rise to numerous films about him.