Tony Beaver
Tony Beaver began his painting career with a remarkable series of Potato Portraits. The humble potato, in Tony’s hands, looms out of the dark, like a planet in Space. Each potato is like a little portrait, each with its own personality presented in a style reminiscent of the Dutch Masters with the chiaroscuro qualities of Caravaggio. Painting potatoes is a practice Tony still returns to, a subject that still sustains and inspires after twenty years of the closest scrutiny.
Free-floating, beyond the reach of words, Tony’s paintings materialise profound sensations of ‘the real’ which touch on death, loss and longing but feel ultimately life-affirming.
A consistent theme in Tony’s work is his exploration of forgotten treasures. His subjects, be they dusty old museum exhibits, deceased family pets or national treasures are all liberated from their histories and memorials and coaxed into a new life through Tony’s tender portraits.
There is the mysterious sense that all of these subjects and objects, once tangible and touched, lost and found, are reborn, freshly tactile with hints of a magical pulse.
Tony Beaver went to Goldsmiths’ College in the mid-Eighties, just before Damien Hirst and his contemporaries where he was taught by Brit-art mentor Michael Craig Martin. He completed his MA in Barcelona and has been shortlisted for the Garrick Milne Prize, The Celeste Prize and The Discerning Eye.
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Bowie III, 2021£ 1,450.00View more details
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Bowie I, 2022£ 1,450.00View more details
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Bowie II, 2022£ 1,450.00View more details
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Bowie IV, 2022£ 1,450.00View more details
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Bowie IX, 2022£ 1,450.00View more details
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Bowie V, 2022£ 1,450.00View more details
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Bowie VI, 2022£ 1,450.00View more details
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Bowie VII, 2022£ 1,450.00View more details
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Bowie VIII, 2022£ 1,450.00View more details
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Bowie X, 2022£ 1,450.00View more details
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Bowl of Water, 2022£ 1,500.00View more details
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Cracked Bowl, 2022£ 1,980.00View more details
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Flower Bowl, 2022£ 1,980.00View more details
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Green Bowl, 2022£ 1,980.00View more details
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Red Bowl, 2022£ 1,700.00View more details
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White and Blue Bowl, 2022£ 1,700.00View more details
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Still Life III, 2021View more details
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Beetroot, 2021View more details
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Museum Study 5, 2020View more details
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Potato, 2020View more details
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Still Life II, 2020View more details
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Tommy Cooper, 2018View more details
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Hint - Cavaliero Finn at Gallery 475
475 Fulham Road, London SW6 1HL 6 - 18 Dec 2022Cavaliero Finn is pleased to announce news of its next exhibition, Hint, a group show featuring pairings of two and three dimensional art works that echo each other in some way, whether it's a hint of colour, form or pattern or even subject matter.Read more -
London Art Fair 2022
Business Design Centre Islington 20 - 24 Apr 2022Cavaliero Finn was delighted to return to the London Art Fair in April 2022 at the Business Design Centre in Islington participating in the curated 'Platform' section of the fair.Read more
Platform 2022 explored the theme of 'Music and its part in contemporary visual arts'. Cavaliero Finn presented work by painters David Edmond, Tony Beaver and Helen Ballardie and ceramicist Barry Stedman, all of whom created new pieces in response to this year's chosen theme. -
Crafting a Difference at SoShiro – London Art Fair Edition
22 Jan - 15 Feb 2021We are proud to be part of Crafting a Difference at SoShiro – a physical exhibition of innovative craftsmanship housed in a beautiful townhouse in Marylebone, London. Curated by Brian...Read more
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Bowie I, 2022£ 1,450.00
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Bowie II, 2022£ 1,450.00
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Bowie IV, 2022£ 1,450.00
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Bowie IX, 2022£ 1,450.00
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Bowie V, 2022£ 1,450.00
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Bowie VI, 2022£ 1,450.00
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Bowie VII, 2022£ 1,450.00
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Bowie VIII, 2022£ 1,450.00
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Bowie X, 2022£ 1,450.00
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Bowl of Water, 2022£ 1,500.00
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Cracked Bowl, 2022£ 1,980.00
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Flower Bowl, 2022£ 1,980.00
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Green Bowl, 2022£ 1,980.00
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Red Bowl, 2022£ 1,700.00
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White and Blue Bowl, 2022£ 1,700.00
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Bowie III, 2021£ 1,450.00
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Potato, 2020
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Tommy Cooper, 2018