My Parents, by David Hockney

This lecture presents an overview of contemporary British art. It focuses on Living Legends, Superstars and Rising Stars including Bridget Riley, David Hockney, Grayson Perry, Tracey Emin and Banksy. It probes why so much contemporary art features installations, abstraction and technology which seem to have pushed back traditional art and sculpting. What does the future hold for British art?

Lecturer Raymond Warburton has had a life-long love of art, although in his twenties, he studied social sciences at the London School of Economics and the School of Oriental and African Studies. These studies led to a career in health and social care, with art being an evening and weekend passion. But all that changed in 2011, when Ray became a guide at Tate Britain and Tate Modern. Then from 2014 to 2017, he studied art history at the Open University, and then at the University of Buckingham, from where he gained an MA in the History of Art. And to cap it all, Ray became an Arts Society lecturer in 2017. Ray also knows what it’s like to be on the receiving end of lectures as he is a member of his local Arts Society in Blackheath.