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Alter leauihg sumrmslu! gruh‘n i)£llt(ii‘}lt»(1(;(iitlll l‘i‘ir' he returned to [Jurrrarr ot tJordartstorre College of Art to further hrs studies ahd rrweslrgate stahrl lrp curried; Ill his (l()lllllllill‘.i:lll to arrarrth‘, arid sulwersroh Herrhr spoke hrs rrrrhd freely arid ‘.‘/|lil(rtli apology, to a routrhe (thallehgrhg ahtr alrortrorr Ia‘.‘.’s. he said: ‘It Just gets pushed further uhdergrouhd. trought a bottle of grh rh [)uhlrrr last mouth ahd I got a tree (:oat hauger.'

After graduating with a Masters he (:orrtirrued to parhl and sell large s<:ale lrgur’atrx'e works. last year Berrrir attained the post ol eoor‘drhator‘ ot drawing and painting at his old college. The studehts loved his ehthusrasrrr and dedrrtatrou to art.

We have lost a great artist and thinker who will he rrrrssed greatly hy his lr'rehds. colleagues and students. to whom he always E;il()‘.'.’(?(i love and gerrerosrh. lh Behhr's own words. I'm a strong adtortate ol the DIY ethic. When I was playing in the hand and touring. we met groups oi peeple all over the world who were rrrotnated hot ht greed. hut in (Ellloulltilli and interest Hi what they \.‘.ere doing hands. COHCCIIVCS. l'tXTOl'ti labels etc. It \Ou're rhterested in making rhohe\ make that

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