Richard Scott – Contemporary Artist
Richard Scott (born 14 December 1968, Middlesborough, England) is a South African artist, residing in Cape Town and well known for the phrase ‘Naive meets Pop Art’ to describe his unique take on art. He is very well known for his art both in South Africa and internationally.
Richard attended Birch Acres Primary and Norkem Park High in Kempton Park, Gauteng, South Africa. Although he attended art classes throughout his high school term, he did not pursue what would become his profession until 13 years had passed. Only in 2001 did Richard make the decision to become a full time artist. In 2004 he got involved with Mark Atwood at the Lithography Artist Press in Mpumalanga, South Africa. In 2008 Richard studied silk screening with Keip Silk Screening in Johannesburg.
The art of Richard Scott is very distinctive, using a thick black line in all of his work. His subject matter consists of “ladies having fun” and naively drawn objects like cats, cars, planes and so forth. Richard Scott has had numerous ‘group exhibitions’ under the label ‘Naive meets Pop’.
The media used in Richard’s art consists of pencil, pastel, watercolour, acrylic, oil, lithography, etching, sculpture, new media and photography
