John Bowstead (27 September 1940 – 12 April 2020) was an English artist and lyricist.

In 1962 Bowstead exhibited at the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA),[1] as part of the exhibition Four Young Artists alongside David Hockney, Maurice Agis and Peter Phillips.[2] In 1963 he was one of three artists to receive an "Honourable Mention" in the John Moores Prize.[3] The same year, with fellow Slade painters Terry Atkinson, Roger Jeffs, and Bernard Jennings, he formed the art group "Fine Artz".[4] From 1965 he was part of the Light/Sound Workshop at Hornsey College of Art until its demise in 1968.[5]

He co-authored, with Jeffs, The Archigram magazine (1961–1974). In the magazine he self-advertised a 'John Bowstead and Friends' multi-media event for the Gulbenkian Theatre at the University of Kent.[6][7] In 1970 he wrote the lyrics for a musical called "Oh Flux!" with Allan Clarke (lead singer of The Hollies) which also played at the Gulbenkian Theatre.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "ICA 1962". Archived from the original on 13 February 2009. Retrieved 26 February 2009.
  2. ↑ The David Hockney Foundation. Retrieved 29 April 2019
  3. ↑ John Moores Exhibition 1963 Archived 22 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ Terry Atkinson (Fine Artz Associates) York University. Retrieved 19 April 2011
  5. ↑ Kontopoulou, Anna (15 November 2011). "Young Contemporaries 1968: The Hornsey Light/Sound Workshop – Blog". LUX. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  6. ↑ "Archigram Magazine Issue No. 8 – Archigram Archival Project". University of Westminster. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  7. ↑ "Archigram Magazine Issue No. 9 – Archigram Archival Project". University of Westminster. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  8. ↑ Coxon, Adam. "Allan Clarke". PennyBlackMusic. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
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