Stuart Croft (1970 – 14 March 2015) was a British artist and filmmaker. Croft studied at

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, the

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in Dublin, and

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in London, graduating with an MA in 1998. His work was shown widely in the UK, Europe and the U.S. Croft's work was usually shown in

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and contemporary art institutions, as installations or installed single-screen projections. The work uses the illusion in film narrative to investigate the fleetingness and impossibility to grasp time. Key works of the last decade include ''Drive In'', ''Century City'', ''The Stag Without a Heart'' and ''Comma 39''. His work has been shown in galleries, contemporary art museums and cinemas in over 25 countries to date. Croft's work has been reviewed by ''

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'', '' M, London''. He started working as a tutor at the

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in 2004, established the RCA's Moving Image Studio in 2009, and in 2013, the RCA Moving Image Pathway. He was to work at the RCA until his death from

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in March 2015.Profile
artreview.com; accessed 19 March 2015. The Stuart Croft Foundation (registered charity no 1163676) was established in September 2015 to build on Croft's legacy and increase public understanding and knowledge of contemporary moving image practice.

Filmography

* Remetior (2014) * Questions (2013)
Comma 39 (2011)
* Palace (2011)
The Stag Without a Heart (2010)The Death Waltz (2008)Drive In (2007)
* Several Small Fires (2005) * Df Dmb Blnd (2004)
Hit (2003)Rococo 55 (2002)The Loss Leader (2000/2005)
* Loveless (2000) * The Everlasting (1999) * Dead Happy (1998) * Point X (1998)

References

External links

Official websiteStuart Croft profile
Vimeo.com
The Guardian obituary
{{DEFAULTSORT:Croft, Stuart 1970 births 2015 deaths Date of birth missing Place of death missing 20th-century British artists Alumni of Chelsea College of Arts Alumni of Northumbria University Alumni of the National College of Art and Design Artists from Leeds English film directors