▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁that ▁Break well ▁was ▁diagn osed ▁with ▁cancer . ▁Typ ically , ▁he ▁respond ed ▁with ▁renew ed ▁cre ative ▁energy , ▁creating ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁works ▁that ▁looked ▁un bl ink ingly ▁at ▁his ▁condition . ▁The ▁resulting ▁images ▁are ▁both ▁pain ful ▁and ▁beautiful ▁- ▁just ▁as ▁the ▁last ▁pages ▁of ▁his ▁di ary ▁will ▁no ▁doubt ▁reve al ▁not ▁only ▁the ▁artist ▁who ▁created ▁them , ▁but ▁unexpected ▁fac ets ▁of ▁our ▁own ▁experience . ▁ ▁Break well ▁is ▁surv ived ▁by ▁his ▁wife ▁Fel icity ▁S par row , ▁and ▁by ▁his ▁mother ▁Nancy . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁The ▁De ▁La ▁W arr ▁Pav il ion ▁opened ▁up ▁a ▁new ▁exhibition ▁of ▁Break well ' s ▁work ▁entitled ▁Keep ▁Things ▁As ▁They ▁Are . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁largest ▁ret ros pective ▁exhibition ▁to ▁date ▁and ▁all ▁aspects ▁of ▁his ▁work ▁were ▁presented , ▁including ▁works ▁rarely ▁or ▁never ▁exhib ited ▁before . ▁The ▁exhibition ▁was ▁spread ▁over ▁two ▁gall eries ▁and ▁featured ▁The ▁Other ▁Side . ▁The ▁exhibition ▁consisted ▁of ▁fifty ▁works ▁sp anning ▁his ▁career . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁ob itu ary ▁in ▁the ▁Independent ▁▁ ▁Ian ▁Break well ▁- ▁The ▁Di ary ▁Re - in vent ed ▁▁ ▁Ian ▁Break well ▁Est ate ▁representation ▁▁ ▁Ian ▁Break well ▁' Ke ep ▁Things ▁As ▁They ▁Are ' ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 4 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 0 5 ▁death s