British sculptor antony gormley is wellknown for his lifesize sculptures that creatively mimic the human body, but the figurative clay mounds from his series titled field, though not as accurate in depicting mankinds form, holds deeper value for the artist. My work is to make bodies into vessels that both contain and occupy space. Best known for his largescale artworks angel of the north, field for the british isles as well as quantum cloud, gormley works with various materials, such as steel and iron, to form the figures abstract shapes. For several years gormley worked exclusively with casts of his own body in materials like concrete, lead and iron. This revised and expanded second edition includes over 50 additional pages documenting gormleys work from 1995 to 2000. Antony gormley, turner prizewinning british sculptor and draftsman best known for his work with human forms, which he created chiefly from casts of his own naked body. When gormley first made his mark as an artist in the early 1980s, it was his interest in representations of the human body that was seen as something new.
Antony gormleys writings, whichinclude interviews and artists statements, evince the influence of eastern thought in his arts reflections upon being and consciousness. Often cast from his own body, his lead and iron figures are sites for the exploration of states of being. Other public works include another place on crosby beach near liverpool and event horizon, which has been shown at many sites across the world. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. The project began at 9 am on monday 6 july 2009, and ran until 14 october. Antony gormley human forte di belvedere, firenze 26 april 2015 27 september 2015 exhibition promoted by the comune di firenze organised by mus. One of gormleys reoccurring motifs is his use of multiple human figures within a single work, situating them in unexpected natural or urban locations. Looking back at the paths you have taken is a really important exercise the artist talks about collaborating on a major new book about his career, the evolution of his work, and the impact of childhood on his practice.
From the angel of the north 1998 to the hundred castiron lifesize human figures that populate crosby beach in liverpool another place, 2007, gormley makes works. For more than thirtyfive years, since his first solo exhibition at the whitechapel gallery, antony gormley has sought to explore the relationship of the human body to space and to reinvigorate and test the potential of sculpture. Projects like these demonstrate gormleys ongoing interest in exploring the human form and its relationships with the rest of the material world, and in antony gormley on sculpture, he shares valuable insight into his work and the history of sculpture itself. Antony gormley speakers bureau and booking agent info. Antony gormley is widely acclaimed for his sculptures, installations and public artworks that investigate the relationship of the human body to space. Dec 03, 2012 because of their human scale, the halfdozen sculptures waiting to be shipped out of antony gormleys cavernous studio in north london seem as mortal as the halfdozen technicians welding. Antony gormley was born on 30th august 1950 in london, england.
The article covers some aspects in the art of antony gormley, a contemporary british sculptor. Gormley is an exceptionally thoughtful sculptor and this book of essays shows the he is an equally capable and perceptive writer. Drawings, salvatore ala gallery, milan, italy new york, usa. Antony gormley firmament, 2008 etching on arches velin paper, signed, titled, dated, and numbered in pencil, verso, from the edition of 60 sheet. An exploration of what it means to be human in remote places across the british isles. N2 for more than thirtyfive years, since his first solo exhibition at the whitechapel gallery, antony gormley has sought to explore the relationship of the human body to space and to reinvigorate and test the potential of sculpture. Behind the scenes of our antony gormley exhibition six tonnes of steel mesh, eight kilometres of coiled tubing, a gallery flooded with sea water and a body that can be walked through. Lavishly illustrated, this book will be of interest to not only art lovers, curators, and critics, but also artists and art students.
British artist antony gormley creates lifesized sculptures in the shape of human bodies since the early 1980s. Antony gormley on sculpture by antony gormley, hardcover. Oct 01, 2017 for more than thirtyfive years, since his first solo exhibition at the whitechapel gallery, antony gormley has sought to explore the relationship of the human body to space and to reinvigorate and test the potential of sculpture. A new, authoritative survey, antony gormley focuses on recent work by one of the bestknown and most respected sculptors working today. Gormley considers these to form the hidden syntax of the human body, which he explored in the early threepart works like senses, 1982, or places, 1983, and in the book on critical mass he quotes from elias canettis language of the body where the associations or meanings of the basic postures are explored. Mar 06, 2015 a work by the artist antony gormley has been shown for the first time in the guardian as the newspaper published an extract on friday from naomi kleins book on climate change the piece. Antony gormley museum exhibition catalogues, monographs, artists projects, curatorial writings and essays the unity of gormley s work is such tat one cannot separate sculptures devised for a gallery, museum or art centre from those that are temporarily or permanently installed in a public space or a landscape. Nov 06, 2017 for more than thirtyfive years, since his first solo exhibition at the whitechapel gallery, antony gormley has sought to explore the relationship of the human body to space and to reinvigorate and test the potential of sculpture. Martin caigersmith for more than thirtyfive years, since his first solo exhibition at the whitechapel gallery, antony gormley has sought to explore the relationship of the human body to space and to reinvigorate and. Antony gormley went to ampleforth college, a boarding school, and then he went to trinity college in cambridge to study archaeology, anthropology and history of art.
A massive field of 200,000 clay figures my modern met. Antony gormley has 30 books on goodreads with 674 ratings. His mother was german, his father was irish and he had six siblings. Whitechapel gallery, antony gormley has sought to explore the relationship of the human body to space and to reinvigorate and test the potential of sculpture. Recipient of the 1994 turner prize antony gormley b. Influenced early on by philosophy books ranging from levistrausss the savage mind. An exploration of what it means to be human in remote places across the british isles 01 by antony gormley, jeanette winterson isbn. Anyone interested in sculpture in general not specifically gormleys will get something from this book and will contemplate 3d art through a fresh lens afterwards.
Gormleys ongoing interest in exploring the human form and its relationships with. Lela b njatin recipient of the 1994 turner prize antony gormley b. He is well known for his sculptures that use a cast of his own body as their starting point and for his largescale, outdoor installations such as angel of the north 1998 and another place 1997. Antony gormley sculptures for sale antony gormley art value. In these artworks he examined aspects of the human presence in the world, often employing more than one figure placed within a landscape or cityscape. What i try to show is the space where the body was, not to represent the body itself. Antony gormley decided to pursue art after studying anthropology and nearly becoming a buddhist monk while travelling in india. This uncredited and faintly condescending introduction to gormleys project is the first thing one reads in this 700page commemorative book, a mixture of five writers analytical essays and. His works include the angel of the north, a public sculpture in gateshead in the north of england, commissioned in 1994 and erected in february 1998. Apr 30, 2012 british sculptor antony gormley is wellknown for his lifesize sculptures that creatively mimic the human body, but the figurative clay mounds from his series titled field, though not as accurate in depicting mankinds form, holds deeper value for the artist.
Antony gormley art monographs and museum exhibition catalogs. Gormley is widely acclaimed for his sculptures, installations and public artworks that explore the relationship of the human body to space. His interest in humans is both intimate and symbolic. The author focuses on the stance that gormley takes toward the classical tradition of sculpture, on. An appreciation of the british artist who revitalized the human figure in sculpture.
His work has developed the potential opened up by sculpture since the 1960s through a critical engagement with both his own body and those of others in a way that confronts. Abstract human body sculptures by antony gormley ignant. Awarded the turner prize in 1994, he was knighted in 2014. Antony gormley s work places human forms into eyeopening new contexts, asking us to reconsider our own place in the world. Antony gormleys most popular book is naoto fukasawa. An exploration of what it means to be human in remote. Gormley is fascinated by the human form and he references it in most of his work, with sculptures that range from the semirealistic to the semiabstract. Sir antony mark david gormley, obe born 30 august 1950, is a british sculptor.
Gormley has placed his sculptures around the world in sitespecific locations, as the location of a piece is as important as the piece itself. The human body, his own in particular, has been his subject in. Antony gormley written by martin caigersmith for more than thirtyfive years, since his first solo exhibition at the whitechapel gallery, antony gormley has sought to explore the relationship of the human body to space and to reinvigorate and test the potential of sculpture. Generating controversy and passion, gormleys public sculptures raise key issues about the. In his sculptures, installations, and public artworks, antony gormley explores the relation of the human body to space and moments in time. Artist antony gormleys newest exhibition represents a significant milestone in his career, as he takes over the prestigious royal academy in london with a series of experimental installations.
To what degree are we sheltered and contained by our structures and to what extent are we c. The first sculpture was installed in the avon river in september 2015. Sir antony gormley is a british sculptor whose works are concerned with space we occupy within and without our bodies. Biography and booking information for antony gormley, antony gormley is widely acclaimed for his sculptures, installations and public artworks that investigate the relationship of the human body to space contact all american speakers bureau to inquire about speaking fees and availability, and book the best keynote speaker for your next event. Thirty years since his first solo exhibition with xavier hufkens, antony gormley asks. London, madison square in new york, sao paulo in brazil and hong kong. Stay are identical cast iron human form sculptures made by antony gormley and installed in two locations in the central city of christchurch, new zealand.
British modern sculptor antony gormleys new creations, a series entitled rooting the synapse are unveiled in hong kong this week. In an artists statement, the sculptor says about his work. Because of their human scale, the halfdozen sculptures waiting to be shipped out of antony gormleys cavernous studio in north london seem as. Sep 05, 2016 antony gormley human forte di belvedere, firenze 26 april 2015 27 september 2015 exhibition promoted by the comune di firenze organised by mus. Antony gormley, drawings from the minds eye, riverside studios, hammersmith chapter, cardiff, wales.
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Recipient of the 1994 turner prize, antony gormley is an internationally acclaimed artist who has revitalized the human figure in sculpture. Oct 16, 2015 lavishly illustrated, this book will be of interest to not only art lovers, curators, and critics, but also artists and art students. Gormley climate change artwork shown for first time in the. Jun 24, 2005 antony gormley decided to pursue art after studying anthropology and nearly becoming a buddhist monk while travelling in india. Website of british sculptor antony gormley, creator of the angel of the north, field for the british isles, and quantum cloud. In celebration of its 50th anniversary, the landmark trust commissioned an installation from antony gormley. Oct 05, 2015 gormley is an exceptionally thoughtful sculptor and this book of essays shows the he is an equally capable and perceptive writer. This revised and expanded second edition includes over 50 additional pages documenting gormley s work from 1995 to 2000.
In his 20072010 piece event horizon, he placed several dozen lifesize casts of his own body on urban rooftops, where they looked out over streets and squares. Nov 11, 2019 artist antony gormleys newest exhibition represents a significant milestone in his career, as he takes over the prestigious royal academy in london with a series of experimental installations. Sculptor antony gormley born 1950 has become a household name, particularly in his native britain, thanks to his prominent public installations and major solo shows. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the us or from the uk, depending on stock availability. Gormleys 33 memes are miniature human forms evoking dolls or chess. A work by the artist antony gormley has been shown for the first time in the guardian as the newspaper published an extract on friday from naomi kleins book on climate change the piece. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. With a new summer exhibition, the british sculptor antony gormley has repopulated the ancient ruins of the uninhabited greek island of delos with 29 of his bodyforms and become probably the first artist in almost two millennia to make a work of art for the site. Dynamic and thoughtprovoking, antony gormley on sculpture is essential reading for anyone fascinated by sculpture and its long and complex history as a medium. Antony gormley showcases his exhibition at the royal academy. Antony gormleys writings, which include interviews and artists statements, evince the influence of eastern thought in his arts reflections upon being and consciousness. But i have been interested in asking what is the nature of the space a human being inhabits.
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