Horace Panter
Horace Panter
Artist Biography
An interview with Horace Panter before his exhibition at The White Room Gallery in 2012
Horace Panter studied Fine Art in Coventry in 1975; while there, he met fellow art student Jerry Dammers with whom he co-founded the 2-Tone music label and ska band The Specials. Although most of Panter's career has been defined by his involvement in music, art has always been in the frame and he has avidly collected art books and prints from all over the world on tour with the band.
Significant influences in Panter's work range from the naïve stylised jungles of Henri Rousseau to the Pop Art paraphernalia of Peter Blake and, most notably, the long tradition of iconography in religion, politics and advertising. In creating contemporary iconography, Panter aims to question the narrative of the icon by reproducing and questioning its status and authority in a post-modern setting.
Available Work
Latest Releases
Horace Panter, TP Specials Ramones Tour Pass. Fine art print. Signed limited edition. 22 x 31.5cm (Paper 37 x 47cm)
Horace Panter, TP Specials AAA Tour Pass. Fine art print. Signed limited edition. 22 x 31.5cm (Paper 37 x 47cm)
Horace Panter, TP Specials Oxegen Tour Pass. Fine art print. Signed limited edition. 22 x 31.5cm (Paper 37 x 47cm)
Horace Panter, TP Madness USA Tour Pass. Fine art print. Signed limited edition. 22 x 31.5cm (Paper 37 x 47cm)
Horace Panter, TP Specials MexicoTour Pass. Fine art print. Signed limited edition. 22 x 31.5cm (Paper 37 x 47cm)
Horace Panter, Dawn Texas. Fine art print. Edition sizes 25 (small) and 10 (large)
Horace Panter, Lucy's Fried Chicken. Fine art print. Edition sizes 25 (small) and 10 (large)
Horace Panter, Doc Marten Boots (Green on Pink). Fine art print. Edition size 100
Horace Panter, Doc Marten Boots (Orange on Green). Fine art print. Edition size 100
Horace Panter, Doc Marten Boots (Purple on Blue). Fine art print. Edition size 100
Horace Panter, XRay Fender Amp (Black on Green). Fine art print. Edition size 100
Horace Panter, XRay Fender Amp (Black on Blue). Fine art print. Edition size 100
Horace Panter, XRay Fender Amp (Black on Pink). Fine art print. Edition size 100
Beano Collection
Horace Panter, Dennis Blue Background. Edition of 50. 70x70cm
The Beano Collection
Horace Panter, Minnie (unprimed black and red). Edition of 50. 70x70cm
The Beano Collection
Horace Panter, Dennis (unprimed black and red). Edition of 50. 70x70cm
The Beano Collection
Horace Panter, Dennis Yellow Background. Edition of 50. 35x35cm
The Beano Collection
Horace Panter, Dennis Yellow Background. Edition of 50. 35x35cm
The Beano Collection
Cassettes
Horace Panter, Ghost Town - Purple. Edition of 25. Paper 60x41cm, image 55x35cm.
Horace Panter, Teen Spirit - Black. Edition of 25. Paper 60x41cm, image 55x35cm.
Cassette Multiples
Horace Panter, Enjoy Yourself Multiple. Silk screen with glaze. 61x61cm. Edition of 15.
Horace Panter, Good Times Multiple. Silk screen with glaze. 61x61cm. Edition of 15.
Horace Panter, In The City Multiple. Silk screen with glaze. 61x61cm. Edition of 15.
Horace Panter, She's So High Multiple. Silk screen with glaze. 61x61cm. Edition of 15.
Horace Panter, Teen Spirit Multiple. Silk screen with glaze. 61x61cm. Edition of 15.
Americana
Pop Art
Horace Panter, Fruit Girl at the Beach #1. Fine art print. Edition of 25, 60x45cm
Blues and Jazz
Horace Panter, TP Madness Mad Rabbit Tour Pass. Fine art print. Signed limited edition. 22 x 31.5cm (Paper 37 x 47cm)