3. Early Life Born in Bangor, Wales Traveled a lot at a young age because of his parents jobs. Promising young artist in the 80’s Started with performance-based art then moved on to monumental abstract sculptures. he had seen some of Donald Judd and Frank Stella’s art and didn’t understand it at first but over time it became clearer to him, which became an inspiration
4. Education Somerset College of Art (1968-69) St. Martins School of Art (1969-72) Royal College of Art (1974-77) Chelsea School of Art (1977-78) Most of his college years were in london
6. “Not knowing is a good state of art.” -Richard Deacon Works are almost always abstract Usually constructed from everyday materials Prefers to be called a fabricator rather than a sculptor Often talks about the relationship between language and sculpture Uses poetic titles for his artwork 400 artworks so far!!!! (about 30 of them are of monumental size)
7. Kiss and Tell(1989) ~epoxy, tumber plywood & steel ~From Arts Council Collection
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9. Influenced by the priniples that established american sculpture in the 60’s and 70’s.
10. works refer to architecture and the aesthetics of the industrial world.
11. he uses materials such as galvanished steel, hardboard, plywood and vinyl.
12. “it has simousity, atmosphereic sensibility and monumentality subtly disort “-Unkown journalist
14. Random Facts At one point, he began to record his actions through writing to de-privilege the photographic movement His artwork is always evolving because he says that it changes with his thinking Is now represented in multiple galleries in western europe and the united states “ The forms he creates evoke the material world of everyday artifacts and the inner world of the body, as a site of memory and language” -Unknown Journalist
15. Art for other people # 22(1986) ~Glass, galavanished steel, and screws ~105x450x15cm
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17. made from wood that was carved in a twisting motion and steel parts holding it together
18. The parts that look painted are from the wet oak and the steal reacting together
22. At one end it seems to form an abstracted square. Also at the other end it seems to form and abstracted circle that fuse together.
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24. Dead Leg(Art Criticism) Judgment The twisting of the wood makes your eyes keep following which keeps the viewer interested. The way that the principles and elements are used, has been mastered, which goes along with its airy composition. In my opinion, this particular piece does not speak to me. I like its quality and how the natural coloring of the wood works with the tannic acid stains, but this is not one of my favorites. Great formalism but not so much emotionalism
