Education
Born in Surrey and studied at the Royal Academy Schools and later at Goldsmiths College.
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Roy Holt
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Career
His work has been exhibited widely in museums and galleries in the United Kingdom, Europe, the United States and China. Has been shown twice at the John Moores and three times at the Young Contemporaries (now called New Contemporaries). As well as working in his London Studio he was also a Principal Lecturer and Reader in Contemporary Fine Art Practice at Liverpool College of Art where he taught for four decades.
He was a visiting lecturer at the Royal Academy Schools, the Royal College and on the Fine Art Master of Arts at Goldsmiths School of Artist
Holt’s formal specialism was colour and he was a passionate disciple of Josef Albers. His broader interest which informed his artwork and teaching, was based on the notion of ‘Art as Folly’.
His art works are mainly wall–based installations often reflecting DIY culture which he saw as a rich source reflecting some of the latent desires and hopes in society. In addition to his art practice he also wrote many critical texts, including ‘Verbs Posing as Nouns’ in ‘Sigmar Polke: Back to Postmodernity" published by Tate Liverpool and Liverpool University Press.
Views
He considered art objects as ‘Objects of Speculation’ in which he saw the role of the viewer as pivotal, challenging our rationalism (and insecurities) thus allowing us to speculate on a more wonderful universe.
Membership
He was also an original member of the Liverpool Art School band, Deaf School in the mid 1970s, playing his much loved instrument the banjo.
