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Richard Deacon
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.
Deacon won the Turner Prize in 1987 (nominated for his touring show ''For Those Who Have Eyes'') having previously been nominated in 1984.
Deacon was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1999 New Year Honours List. In 2007, he represented Wales at the Venice Biennale. He was one of the five artists shortlisted for the
Retrieved 10 October 2017 (de). Also in 2017, he was made an Honorary Fellow of th
Arts University Plymouth (formerly Plymouth College of Art
richarddeacon.netRichard Deacon, fabricator and Turner prize winner, gets Tate retrospectiveBiography and images at LA Louver galleryActual exhibitions, works in museums and galleries''Between the Eyes''
Queens Quay, Toronto, Ontario {{DEFAULTSORT:Deacon, Richard 1949 births Living people 20th-century British sculptors 20th-century Welsh male artists 21st-century British sculptors 21st-century Welsh male artists Alumni of Chelsea College of Arts Alumni of the Royal College of Art Alumni of Saint Martin's School of Art Commanders of the Order of the British Empire École des Beaux-Arts faculty Members of the Academy of Arts, Berlin People educated at Plymouth College People from Bangor, Gwynedd Royal Academicians Turner Prize winners Welsh contemporary artists Welsh male sculptors
CBE
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(born 15 August 1949) is a British abstract sculptor, and a winner of the Turner Prize. "Turner Prize History: Richard Deacon"Tate
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. Retrieved 20 February 2008.
Life and work
Deacon was born inBangor, Wales
Bangor (; ) is a cathedral city and community in Gwynedd, North Wales. It is the oldest city in Wales. Historically part of Caernarfonshire, it had a population of 18,322 in 2019, according to the Office for National Statistics. Landmarks ...
and educated at Plymouth College. He then studied at the Somerset College of Art, Taunton, at St Martin's School of Art
Saint Martin's School of Art was an art college in London, England. It offered foundation and degree level courses. It was established in 1854, initially under the aegis of the church of St Martin-in-the-Fields. Saint Martin's became part of t ...
, London, and at the Royal College of Art, also in London. He left the Royal College in 1977, and went on to study part-time at the Chelsea School of Art
Chelsea College of Arts is a constituent college of the University of the Arts London based in London, United Kingdom, and is a leading British art and design institution with an international reputation.
It offers further and higher educati ...
. Deacon's first one-person show came in 1978 in Brixton
Brixton is a district in south London, part of the London Borough of Lambeth, England. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London. Brixton experienced a rapid rise in population during the 19th centu ...
.
Deacon's work is abstract, but often alludes to anatomical functions. His works are often constructed from everyday materials such as laminated plywood, and he calls himself a "fabricator" rather than a "sculptor". His early pieces are typically made up of sleek curved forms, with later works sometimes more bulky.
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.
Deacon won the Turner Prize in 1987 (nominated for his touring show ''For Those Who Have Eyes'') having previously been nominated in 1984.
Deacon was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1999 New Year Honours List. In 2007, he represented Wales at the Venice Biennale. He was one of the five artists shortlisted for the Angel of the South
The White Horse at Ebbsfleet, formerly the Ebbsfleet Landmark, colloquially the ''Angel of the South'', was a planned white horse statue to be built in the Ebbsfleet Valley in Kent, England. Designed by Mark Wallinger to faithfully resemble a t ...
project in January 2008.
Tate held a retrospective show of his work in 2014. In 2017, Deacon won the "Ernst Franz Vogelmann-Preis für Skulptur", Heilbronn."Richard Deacon: Ernst Franz Vogelmann-Preis für Skulptur 2017"Retrieved 10 October 2017 (de). Also in 2017, he was made an Honorary Fellow of th
Arts University Plymouth (formerly Plymouth College of Art
See also
* List of Turner Prize winners and nominatorsNotes and references
External links
richarddeacon.net
Queens Quay, Toronto, Ontario {{DEFAULTSORT:Deacon, Richard 1949 births Living people 20th-century British sculptors 20th-century Welsh male artists 21st-century British sculptors 21st-century Welsh male artists Alumni of Chelsea College of Arts Alumni of the Royal College of Art Alumni of Saint Martin's School of Art Commanders of the Order of the British Empire École des Beaux-Arts faculty Members of the Academy of Arts, Berlin People educated at Plymouth College People from Bangor, Gwynedd Royal Academicians Turner Prize winners Welsh contemporary artists Welsh male sculptors