Andrew Tift
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Andrew TiftDeryl Luijan (taos Pueblo)Charcoal, carbon graphite23 x 18.9"
58.5 x 48 cm -
Andrew TiftWillian Friedman (study of a Scientist - Los Alamos)Charcoal, carbon graphite23 x 19"
58.5 x 48.25 cm -
Andrew TiftBob Padilla (Santa Fe Cowboy)Charcoal, carbon graphite23 x 19"
58.5 x 48.25 cm -
Andrew TiftHispanic Motorcycle Gang MemberCharcoal, carbon graphite23 x 19"
58.5 x 48.25 cm -
Andrew TiftLisa Law (original New Mexico hippy and photographer)Acrylic on canvas25 x 29"
63.5 x 73.5 cm -
Andrew TiftChief Keith CurleyAcrylic on canvas13 x 11"
33 x 28 cm -
Andrew TiftAndy and MaxAcrylic on canvas37.9 x 27.9"
96.5 x 71 cm -
Andrew TiftKatyCharcoal, carbon, graphite, ink44 x 25"
112 x 63.5 cm -
Andrew TiftHarajuku PunkAcrylic on canvas41 x 54 cm
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Andrew TiftTimes SquareAcrylic and ink on board
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Andrew TiftPedro and CamillaAcrylic on canvas16.9 x 25.9"
43 x 66 cm -
Andrew TiftArizona WoodsCharcoal, carbon, graphite, acrylic15.7 x 8"
40.5 x20.5 cm -
Andrew TiftBryce CanyonAcrylic on canvas15.7 x 12"
40.5 x 30.5 cm -
Andrew TiftBandanaCharcoal, graphite, carbon, ink23 x 19"
58.5 x 48.25 cm -
Andrew TiftThe Curious Case of the Levitating, Tattooed ManAcrylic on canvas122 x 84 cm
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Andrew TiftMr. Hamilton's ChopsCharcoal, carbon, graphite, ink104 x 78.75 cm
For British artist Andrew Tift, the most profound source of inspiration is in people and the interaction between subject and viewer. He maintains that the characters depicted in his hyperreal charcoal portraits are strongly linked to mortality and the need we all have to record visual document of our family and friends.
Tift predominantly specialises in portraiture and aims for an absolutely pure and objective likeness. His work has often explored the physiognomy of various subcultures, with biker gang members, Harajuku punks and New Mexico hippies all having being portrait sitters.
Starting with the photographic process, Tift works from there to seek the interesting qualities that exist in all his sitters, their outward appearances often revealing little of their inner character. He isn't interested in exposing the soul of the sitter in his portraits, he is purely about the physical and does not wrap his subjects up in semantics.
In 1995, he was sponsored by oil and gas giants BP to create a portrait based solo exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery titled Sayonara Pet. He focused on the cradle to grave work ethic in the Japanese car manufacturing industry, initially in Sunderland and shortly afterwards Tokyo, and documented the workers and their families.
Aside from his exploration of subculture, Tift has produced portraits of well known public figures. In 2006, Tift won the BP portrait award for his interpretation of Lucian Freud's first wife "Kitty". The portrait is a triptych featuring Kitty Garman who used to live in a small village just outside of Andrew's home town of Walsall. The triptych was inspired by John Freeman's "Face To Face" television interview series from the 1960s.
Tift has produced portraiture of a number of political figures including former London mayor Ken Livingstone, the Lord Carrington and the late Labour MP Tony Benn.
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Autumn Show
20 Sep - 4 Nov 2017This September welcomes the annual Autumn Show, we invite you to take this opportunity and view the latest Hyper-realistic paintings by a selection of Plus One Gallery artists. New works...Read more -
The Beauty of Paper
Group Show 8 - 26 Sep 2015Hyperrealist works on paper by Adrian Smart, Nourine Hammad, Andrew Hemingway, Andrew Holmes, Andrew Tift, Angus McEwan, David Wheeler, Denis Ryan, James Van Pattern, John Kacere, Paul Cadden, Philip Harris, Roger Watt, Stefan Nandancee and Steven Kozar.Read more -
IN FOCUS: Philip Harris, Simon Hennessey, Andrew Tift
16 Mar - 16 Apr 2011Plus One Gallery is pleased to present the exhibition In Focus featuring new work by Philip Harris, Simon Hennessey and Andrew Tift. Both Harris and Tift have won the BP...Read more -
Winter Show
2 - 27 Feb 2010Plus One Gallery is pleased to start 2010 with a mixed show of hyperrealist paintings by gallery artists. Each artist is set apart by their unique and original approach to...Read more -
Andrew Tift
Portraits 14 Oct - 7 Nov 2009Plus One Gallery is please to present a portrait based exhibition by Andrew Tift, primarily featuring new and recent portraits from America and Japan. In 1994 British Petroleum sponsored Tift...Read more