Richard Deacon

Richard Deacon Cv

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

www.richarddeacon.net
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Richard Deacon Public Exhibitions

Brave New World
MUDAM - Musée d'Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean, Luxembourg
30 January - 23 May
MUDAM

Richard Deacon
The Missing Part, Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain, Strasbourg
4 June - 19 September
MAMC

Richard Deacon Images

<i>Venice Blue-Green/Spring Green/Pink & Electric Blue Traces, </i>2007
Glazed ceramic (with steel hook)
79.5 x 85 x 38 cm
Venice Blue-Green/Spring Green/Pink & Electric Blue Traces, 2007 Glazed ceramic (with steel hook) 79.5 x 85 x 38 cm
<i>Venice Twist, </i>2007
Glazed ceramic
224 x 85 x 20 cm
Venice Twist, 2007 Glazed ceramic 224 x 85 x 20 cm
<i>House Version,</i> 2005
Stainless steel
274 x 276 x 192 cm
House Version, 2005 Stainless steel 274 x 276 x 192 cm
<i>Restless, </i>2005
Steamed ash and stainless steel
158 x 374 x 257 cm
Restless, 2005 Steamed ash and stainless steel 158 x 374 x 257 cm
<i>Infinity #19, </i>2003
Stainless steel
170 x 137 x 3 cm
Infinity #19, 2003 Stainless steel 170 x 137 x 3 cm
<i>Bikini, </i>1992
Aluminium, wood, epoxy resin, steel bolts
165 x 1200 x 350 cm
Bikini, 1992 Aluminium, wood, epoxy resin, steel bolts 165 x 1200 x 350 cm
<i>When the Land Masses First Appeared, </i>1986-99
Welded polycarbonate, zinc sprayed steel, steel bolts
225 x 650 x 750 cm
When the Land Masses First Appeared, 1986-99 Welded polycarbonate, zinc sprayed steel, steel bolts 225 x 650 x 750 cm

Richard Deacon Contact

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