Peter Cameron: Artistic Convictions – by David Wootton and Peter Cameron

Description This book traces the career of the Liverpool-based figurative artist, Peter Cameron, from teaching himself to draw and paint while serving a prison sentence, through gaining the prizes, solo shows and commissions that marked his national success, to evolving a practice in response to Parkinson’s. It considers this career in the light of an unusual and interesting life, and the environments within which it has been achieved. It is not only the first monograph dedicated to Peter’s work. It is also a rare study of an artist who, establishing himself while in prison, confronted his circumstances through his art; and then, following his release, developed stylistically, technically and in content to create a substantial and popular body of work. Peter may be considered an outsider artist who has found a way into the mainstream. It combines a serious art historical assessment with lively, anecdotal commentaries by Peter, and both are paired with a wealth of images showing a wide range of his key works. It also features portraits of Peter by his artist friends, a detailed breakdown of an artistic collaboration and a photo essay showing Peter at work in his shared studio – all of which evidence Peter’s central place within the highly sociable Liverpool art scene.