Art of the United Kingdom
The Young British Artists movement, which includes Damien Hirst, Sarah Lucas, Gary Hume, Michael Landy, Gavin Turk, Georgina Starr and Tracey Emin, is perhaps the most prominent group of visual artists to come from Britain since the Pre-Raphaelites. Their work is largely conceptual art, and is frequently controversial, many say sensationalist - though often reflective of the way in which modern art is forced to gain public attention. Several British art groups have been formed in opposition to the YBA, such as the Stuckists. Since 1984, the annual Turner Prize has been awarded to a leading (and usually controversial) contemporary British artist under 50.
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Notable artists
See also: List of British artists
Notable visual artists from the United Kingdom include John Constable, Sir Joshua Reynolds, Thomas Gainsborough, William Blake and J.M.W. Turner. In the 20th century, Francis Bacon, David Hockney, Bridget Riley, and the pop artists Richard Hamilton, Patrick Caulfield and Peter Blake are amongst those of note.
More recently, the so-called Young British Artists have gained some notoriety, particularly Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin. A new group, Stuckism, has recently become popular as well. There are also notable artists exploring new materials and forms, such as the land artist Andy Goldsworthy.
Notable illustrators include Aubrey Beardsley, Roger Hargreaves, Arthur Rackham, and Beatrix Potter. See: Pen and ink.
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Institutions
Notable arts institutions include the Royal College of Art, Artists' Rifles, Royal Society of Arts, New English Art Club, Slade School of Art, Royal Academy, and the Tate Gallery.
See also Museums in England, Museums in Northern Ireland, Museums in Scotland, Museums in Wales
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See also
- British architecture
- British photography
- List of British painters
- English art
- English school of painting
- London art scene
- Turner Prize
- Young British Artists
- British Surrealist Group
- Scottish art
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