Brian Catling, artist and author of The Vorrh, dies at 74
Brian Catling, a renowned artist and fantasy fiction author, passed away at 74. He served as an Emeritus Professor of Fine Art at the Ruskin School. His artistic journey began in 1975 following graduation from the Royal College of Art, with a notable exhibit in Copenhagen in 1986. Catling uniquely featured a cyclops in his work, performing at the Royal Albert Hall in 1995 and exhibiting paintings in 2008. He authored the dark fantasy trilogy that includes The Vorrh and his book Earwig was turned into a movie in 2021. Catling's last exhibition, CUDDY, was held in London in 2019.
Key facts
- Brian Catling died aged 74.
- He was Emeritus Professor of Fine Art at The Ruskin School of Drawing & Fine Art.
- First solo exhibition in 1986 at Leifsgade 22, Copenhagen.
- Cyclops motif appeared in the 1990s, inspired by a specimen at the Hunterian Museum.
- Performance The Return of the Reforgotten at the Royal Albert Hall in 1995.
- Authored The Vorrh trilogy (2012-2018).
- Novel Earwig adapted into a film by Lucile Hadžihalilović in 2021.
- Final novel Hollow published in 2021.
- Last solo exhibition CUDDY at Matt's Gallery, London, in 2019.
Entities
Artists
- Brian Catling
- David Tolley
- Lucile Hadžihalilović
- Edgar Allan Poe
- William Blake
- Hieronymus Bosch
Institutions
- The Ruskin School of Drawing & Fine Art
- Royal College of Art
- Ingelby Gallery
- Hunterian Museum
- Royal Albert Hall
- Matt's Gallery
Locations
- Copenhagen
- Denmark
- Edinburgh
- Scotland
- London
- United Kingdom