Suburban party.
- Beales, David, 1954-
- Date:
- 2001
- Reference:
- 3312944i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
A group of women at a party, all with long hair. In the foreground 5 figures are seated by a table, which holds coloured pills. Behind them a larger group are standing, one with her hands in a prayer position above her head, another holding a toy figure by the scruff of it's neck.
Publication/Creation
[England] : 2001.
Physical description
1 painting : acrylic on paper; 50.5 x 76 cm
Contributors
Biographical note
David Beales is an artist and writer. He was admitted to Farnborough Psychiatric Unit at the age of 21, and spent the next twenty years in and out of a number of different hospitals. In the early 1990s, he was discharged from Stone House Hospital as part of the Care in the Community initiative. His art portrays the world of psychiatric patients, drug users, musicians and artists, and has been exhibited at Bethlem Museum of the Mind. His compositions are informed by real life events, and are seen by the artist as mapping an area of social history which is underrepresented.
Terms of use
Creative Commons Attribution - Non-Commercial CC BY-NC 4.0
Reference
Wellcome Collection 3312944i
Notes
Title provided by the artist.
"Painting was called ‘Party’, ‘The party’, ‘Party painting’, and ‘Suburban party’. I prefer ‘Suburban party’...The painting ‘Suburban party’ is set in the early 1970s."--David Beales 16/03/2023
Ownership note
Donated to Wellcome Collection by David Beales in 2019.
Type/Technique
Subjects
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores