Michael Kidd (1937-2022) was born in London. He studied at Wimbledon School of Art where he gained a scholarship to the Royal College of Arts. Fellow art students included the film director Ridley Scott and artist David Hockney. After leaving the Royal College of Art Kidd worked as an art director in some of London's leading advertising agencies before moving the USA.

In 1966 Michael Kidd moved to New York to work as a creative director. Following his return to the UK he began directing T.V. and Cinema commercials in Europe, America and the UK and undertaking work for British Airways, Coca Cola, Lloyds and Barclays Bank, Ford Motor Company and many more.

From 1981 Michael Kidd began painting between film shoots. Slowly painting became more important to him and more people started to buy his beautiful modern art. As a result Kidd eventually gave up directing to become a full-time artist.

All of Michael Kidd's modern art work showed a strong imaginative streak, quirky at times, surreal at others. Kidd tended to produce paintings on themes - gardens, chateaux, coastal, cities, whatever subject held his interest.

Michael Kidd said he tends to 'think in terms of numbers'. He is facinated by 'patterns and mathematics, the poetry of the indecipherable'. Kidd's modern art shows his characteristic pleasure with what he called 'playing with different perspectives - giving the illusion of the reality, and keeping it simple'.

If you have a Michael Kidd painting you are looking to sell please contact us.

Red Rag Gallery also promotes limited edition prints by Michael Kidd. To view follow this link Limited Edition Prints from British artist Michael Kidd

Red Rag Art Gallery for Garden Sculpture and Garden Statues

Red Rag Gallery is one of the leading UK garden sculpture art galleries for British Art with a great selection of home and garden sculptures and statues.

The gallery aims to offer both interesting and collectible home and garden sculptures from the best of todays British sculptors. The art gallery includes home and garden British sculpture from sculptors with International reputations plus contemporary sculpture art from emerging sculptor artists.

Red Rag has a growing selection of both home and garden sculptures. This includes traditional garden statues, figurative garden sculpture and abstract out door sculptures.

All garden and landscape sculptures from Red Rag are sourced from the studio of each sculptor artist. Garden sculptures available at Red Rag are created from various materials. Bronzes and bronze resin sculptures are always available. As well as British bronze sculpture the gallery also promotes glass, stoneware and wood sculptures.

For art lovers and collectors who want a specific sculpture or statue or their garden or out door space Red Rag are also able to offer a commission service from a number of British sculptors.

To view our British sculpture art selection for each sculptor artist click on the sculpture image.