Richard Deacon
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Richard Deacon has been a leading figure in British sculpture since the 1980s. His consistently innovative use of form and his interest in materials and their manipulation make him one of the most inventive artists of our time. Throughout his career, Deacon has worked with a diverse range of materials including laminated wood, polycarbonate, leather cloth, stainless steel and clay. In a recent interview he explains: "changing materials from one work to the next is a way of beginning again each time (and thus of finishing what had gone before)." (Deacon, 2005) His hand-built ceramic works are inspired by the simple gestures of how the material reacts to methods of construction and manipulation, where hollowing, carving, piling and squashing become techniques in themselves. His constructions are often of unexpected scale, ranging from the domestic to the monumental.
Richard Deacon lives and works in London, UK
Artist Contact
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Artist News
Richard Deacon: Seven Works
Madison Square Park
15 May - 31 August 2008
Madison Square Park
Richard Deacon, Border Traffic
Fondation Marguerite et Aime Maeght, Saint-Paul de Vence, France
5 April - 8 June 2008
Fondation Maeght
And so it goes: Richard Deacon, Merlin James and Heather & Ivan Morison
Wales at the Venice Biennale of Art 2007
Chapter Gallery, Market Road, Cardiff
16 February - 6 April 2008
Chapter Gallery
Richard Deacon, Merlin James and Heather & Ivan Morison were selected to represent Wales at the 52nd Venice Biennale of Art in 2007. This exhibition brings the critically acclaimed show to audiences in the UK. Curated by Hannah Firth
Artist Exhibitions
Richard Deacon November 30, 2005 - January 28, 2006View Exhibition
Richard Deacon March 14 - April 27, 2002
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Richard Deacon June 4 - September 4, 1999
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Then and Now July 18 - September 12, 1998
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Richard Deacon and Thomas Schütte May 5 - July 1, 1995
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Richard Deacon January 31 - March 14, 1992
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Richard Deacon January 18 - February 13, 1988
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20th Anniversary Exhibition July 23 - September 19, 1987
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Richard Deacon March 27 - April 25, 1987
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Richard Deacon February 2 - 26, 1983
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Artist Images
Venice Blue-Green/Spring Green/Pink & Electric Blue Traces, 2007 Glazed ceramic (with steel hook) 79.5 x 85 x 38 cm
Venice Twist, 2007 Glazed ceramic 224 x 85 x 20 cm
House Version, 2005 Stainless steel 274 x 276 x 192 cm
Restless, 2005 Steamed ash and stainless steel 158 x 374 x 257 cm
Infinity #19, 2003 Stainless steel 170 x 137 x 3 cm
Bikini, 1992 Aluminium, wood, epoxy resin, steel bolts 165 x 1200 x 350 cm
When the Land Masses First Appeared, 1986-99 Welded polycarbonate, zinc sprayed steel, steel bolts 225 x 650 x 750 cm