Ian Breakwell’s Diary 1964-1985

Ian Breakwell is a painter. For the last twenty years he has kept a diary. The voice of the diary is a personal one—it starts with everyday experiences.

“His skill at catching significant details and picking them over is considerable.” – Sunday Times

“His talent is essentially that of montage, the bringing together of often disparate images to create a new and significant meaning.” – The Times

“The pages…have a pungent quality of mundane surreality, sick humour, a disgust at things of the flesh (Breakwell lives opposite Smithfield Market) matched with physical love and compassion.” – Arts Review

“As fragments they are often savage, searing, and have a poignant wit.” – The Guardian