Brian Pike is a British artist. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The definition of an artist is wide-ranging and covers a broad spectrum of Activities to do with creating Art, practicing the Arts and/or demonstrating
In 1988 he was awarded a PhD in Philosophy by Cambridge University. "PhD" redirects here for other uses see PhD (disambiguation. Philosophy is the study of general problems concerning matters such as existence knowledge truth beauty justice validity mind and language The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University) located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the Shortly thereafter he moved to Richmond, North Yorkshire, where he set up as a professional artist. Richmond is a Market town on the River Swale in North Yorkshire, England and is the administrative centre of the district of Richmondshire His first solo show was in 1995 at the Brewery Arts Centre in Kendal, Cumbria. Kendal is a Market town and Civil parish within the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, England. Boundaries and divisions Cumbria is neighboured by Northumberland, County Durham, North Yorkshire, Lancashire, and the Lieutenancy
He is best known for his mixed media paintings, which combine simple forms and bright colours. Mixed media, in Visual art, refers to an artwork in the making of which more than one medium has been employed
The Northern Echo, 14th June 2000, p. 6