Horace Panter graduated in 1975 with a degree in Fine Art from Coventry's Lanchester Polytechnic.
Although most of his career has been defined by his involvement in music, art has always been
in the frame!



Whenever he is on tour with his bass guitar, he finds time to visit local galleries whether
in the UK, Europe, the USA or Japan and Australia; he comes home with art books bulging from
his suitcase as he finds all sorts of unexpected sources of inspiration for his own work. His
distinctive style is something that has developed over many years and he is finally ready to
give his work a public airing!


Limited edition archival prints. Editions of 250, please click on an image for full details.



Inspiration

Horace’s influences are eclectic and are reflected in his work. For example, in the ‘Robot at the Beach’ paintings, the naive style of Henri Rousseau is fused with elements of pop art to create something different. He labels his style as ‘appropriation and subversion’ ... picking images and styles and merging them into one painting so they often contain some intertextuality.

He greatly admires the work of Peter Blake, but also reveres Mark Rothko, Kenneth Noland and Wayne Thiebaud, so it could be said that he follows the traditions of post-war modernist painters. However, he is also fascinated by traditional forms of orthodox iconography, seeing them as ‘art with a purpose’, the purpose being a practical application to everyday life for those who use them.

This also applies to iconic forms of political propaganda in which art reflects an ideology and is used as a tool to reinforce political rhetoric. His aim in this respect is to question the narrative of the icon by reproducing his own unique form of iconography.