2001 Richard Deacon and Thomas Schütte: Them an... Lisson Gallery London Limited | Incorporated in England & Wales Company Number 1691363 | 52-54 Bell Street, London, NW1 5DA 76 x 76 x 76 cm Deacon's work is abstract, but often alludes to anatomical functions. 2005 133 x 515 x 194 cm Richard Deacon After Richard Deacon Ash and aluminium This biography is from Wikipedia under an Attribution-ShareAlike Creative Commons License. / Base: 21 5/8 x 33 7/16 x 33 7/16 in. Richard Deacon 1996 An omnivorous interest in objects, materials and artworks flavours Richard Deacon 's conversation: from the repoussé metalwork covering painted icons, patterned linoleum, and Gothic cathedrals, to the relationship between time and space in Nicolas Poussin 's Landscape with a Man Killed by a Snake (1648). This biography is from Wikipedia under an Attribution-ShareAlike Creative Commons License. 6 Richard Deacon was born in 1949 in Bangor, Wales. In 2007, he represented Wales at the Venice Biennale. 56 x 66 x 37 cm / Base: 60 x 75 x 75 cm Fold Ash and aluminium He grew up surrounded by nature and animals. One of the major British sculptors, Richard Deacon is widely known for his large, lyrical open forms. Richard Deacon 156 11/16 x 81 1/8 in. Tate held a retrospective show of his work in 2014. Stainless steel 40 x 32 x 43 cm In 2017, Deacon won the "Ernst Franz Vogelmann-Preis für Skulptur", Heilbronn. Deacon's body of work includes small-scale works suitable for showing in art galleries, as well as much larger pieces shown in sculpture gardens and objects made for specific events, such as dance performances. Art For Other People #23 94 x 109 x 99 cm 2003 Richard Deacon 52 3/8 x 202 3/4 x 76 3/8 in. 66 9/16 x 377 15/16 x 136 1/4 in. Sharing an interest in challenging or manipulating traditional indicators of 'high' and 'low' art - materials, technique or strategies of display - the group includes Tony Cragg, Bill Woodrow and Richard Wentworth. 2002 390 x 398 x 206 cm / Base 1.5 x 444 x 257 cm 112 x 142 cm Glazed ceramic Congregate I fabricate.' Laocoon Deacon's first one-person show came in 1978 in Brixton. Richard Deacon and 7 1/2 x 50 13/16 x 42 15/16 in. 99 x 205 x 38 cm Deacon describes himself as a ‘fabricator’, emphasising the construction behind the finished object – although many of the works are indeed cast, modelled or carved by hand – and accordingly the logic of the fabrication is often exposed: sinuous curved forms might be bound by glue oozing between layers of wood or have screws and rivets protruding from sheets of steel, wearing their hearts on their sleeves. 2012 Richard Deacon’s voluptuous abstract forms have placed him at the forefront of British sculpture since the 1980s and, hugely influential, his works are visible in major public commissions around the world. 49 x 313 x 213 cm Stainless steel, brass, linoleum 1999 66 15/16 x 53 15/16 x 1 3/16 in. Richard Deacon Richard Deacon Deacon won the Turner Prize in 1987 (nominated for his touring show For Those Who Have Eyes) having previously been nominated in 1984.[1]. Deacon was born in Bangor, Wales was educated at Plymouth College. 1985 47 5/8 x 157 1/2 x 53 15/16 in. 62 3/16 x 147 1/4 x 101 3/16 in. Art For Other People #47 Richard Deacon Glazed ceramic 80 x 60 x 35 cm 2010 Art For Other People #19 Richard Deacon Associate Stainless steel with paint Singapore / Base: 21 5/8 x 33 7/16 x 33 7/16 in. 430 x 364 x 357 cm 65.5 x 73 x 73 cm / Base: 55 x 85 x 85 cm Steamed beechwood, aluminium & steel bolts Richard Deacon 2009 Solo exhibitions include Middelheim Museum, Antwerp, Belgium (2017); San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, CA, USA (2017); Prague City Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic (2017); Museum Folkwang, Essen, Germany (2016), Kunstmuseum Winterthur, Switzerland (2015); Tate Britain, London, UK (2014); Sprengel Museum, Hannover, Germany (2011); Musée de la Ville de Strasbourg, France (2010); Portland Art Museum, Oregon, USA (2008); PS1 Contemporary Art Center, New York, USA (2001); MACCSI, Caracas, Venezuela (1996); Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, UK (1989) and Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, USA (1988). He then studied at the Somerset College of Art, Taunton, at St Martin's School of Art, London, and at the Royal College of Art, also in London. Marina Bay Sands ♯2 Drift Deacon was born and raised on the family farm in Kansas. Richard Deacon Richard Deacon CBE (born 15 August 1949) is a British abstract sculptor, and a winner of the Turner Prize. Ash and aluminium He represented Wales at the Venice Biennale, Italy (2007) and has participated in the Venice Architecture Biennale, Italy (2012), Glasgow International, UK (2006) and documenta 9, Kassel, Germany (1992). Framed: 114.9 x 154.9 cm Alphabet G 31 1/2 x 53 1/8 x 44 7/8 in. Richard Deacon's sculptures: how are they made? Infinity # 20 Border Traffic Richard Deacon 80 x 135 x 114 cm Privacy Policy, Venice Blue-Green/Spring Green/Pink & Electric Blue Traces, We use cookies on our website to improve your experience. Blue Turquoise Republic 2011 26 3/8 x 13 3/16 x 7 1/4 in. Richard Deacon CBE (born 15 August 1949) is a British abstract sculptor, and a winner of the Turner Prize.[1]. 2005 169 5/16 x 142 1/2 x 140 9/16 in. UW84DC #5 Susan Holtham, 'He wants to put things together in a certain way, and I go away and make a vocabulary for him …, The leading British sculptor Richard Deacon (born 1949), who first gained international prominence in the early 1980s, is the subject …, Hester Westley delves into the archives of St Martin’s School of Art, and finds a project almost forgotten, a teaching …, Sculpture was historically the domain of the artist-worker, armed with hammer and chisel. He won the Turner Prize in 1987 and the Robert Jakobsen Prize, Museum Wurth, Kunzelsau, Germany in 1995. [3], Commander of the Order of the British Empire, "Richard Deacon: Ernst Franz Vogelmann-Preis für Skulptur 2017", "Plymouth College of Art awards Honorary Fellowships to Sir Nicholas Serota and Richard Deacon", Richard Deacon, fabricator and Turner prize winner, gets Tate retrospective, Biography and images at LA Louver gallery, Actual exhibitions, works in museums and galleries, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Richard_Deacon_(sculptor)&oldid=982275877, Commanders of the Order of the British Empire, Wikipedia articles with RKDartists identifiers, Wikipedia articles with SNAC-ID identifiers, Wikipedia articles with SUDOC identifiers, Wikipedia articles with Trove identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, List of Turner Prize winners and nominators, This page was last edited on 7 October 2020, at 04:57.