The Stuckist Challenge

In 1999, a group of artists in England, alarmed at the direction modern art was taking -- especially in regard to conceptualism -- founded a movement called "Stuckism." The basic premise of Stuckism is that "Artists paint paintings with ideas." They are opposed to the word "art" being applied to such things as installation art, video art, conceptual art, performance art, minimal art and anything that "incorporates dead animals or beds."

Stuckism is not a style of art, but rather an attitude about the ends of art. Consequently, it embraces outsider art as well as that by trained artists, holding that the expertise and acquired techniques of the artist need be no more than what his particular form of expression calls for. The complete philosophy of the Stuckists is contained in their many manifestos and writings.

Here is a sampling of their work.

Charles Thompson, Khatereh After Dinner.


Joe Machine My Mother's Last Cigarette.



Paul Harvey Nicolas Serota



Ella Guru,, Lissie Von Stockhausen


Mark D Lindsey Lohan Driving School


Phillip Absolon College Canteen


Charles Williams The Couple That Communicates


Peter McArdle The Kiss