Dave Pearson
  • About
    • Dave Pearson: an overview
    • Obituary: The Guardian
    • The Dave Pearson Studio
    • Exhibition notes
    • Dave Pearson and the Creative Daimon
  • Work
    • Early work
    • Van Gogh work
    • Revelations
    • English Customs
    • Calendar Customs
    • In the 7 Woods
    • Self-portraits
    • Autobiographical paintings
    • Byzantium
    • The Bestiary series
    • Late works 1
    • Late works 2
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DAVE PEARSON

Dave Pearson (1937-2008) was a London born artist who spent most of his working life in Rossendale, Lancashire.

The writer and critic Edward Lucie-Smith wrote:“It’s not often nowadays that a really major artist slips through the net. In Dave Pearson’s case the fact is the more surprising since his major enterprises… were invariably both extremely ambitious and not at all difficult for ordinary spectators to construe and empathize with.”

THE DAVE PEARSON STUDIO

54 Manchester Rd Haslingden Rossendale Lancashire BB4 5TE UK

Hospital photo collage Stitched self-portrait collage close up Dave's Studio - Globe Arts 2008 Dave's Studio - Globe Arts 2008 Stitched collage 2 Stitched collage 3 Close up multimedia constructions Stitched collage

Late works 1

Constructions, Photography

In 2003 Dave was diagnosed with bladder cancer. Treatment began, with periods of hospitalisation, but the cancer slowly spread. Dave responded initially with a wild and energetic series of constructions, using wood, nails, woollen thread, and found objects, often associated with his operations. These accumulated at the studio he had at Globe Arts (his Haslingden studio was full to the brim), and the studio took on the appearance of an installation.

Other Projects

Early work

Late works 2

Van Gogh work

In the 7 Woods

Calendar Customs