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Stephen Cox (born 1946 in
Cox's works include:
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Selected CV
at the Royal Academy website
Stephen Cox
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Profile on Royal Academy of Arts Collections
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cox, Stephen 1946 births British abstract artists Alumni of the Central School of Art and Design British sculptors British male sculptors Artists from Bristol Artists from Shropshire Living people English contemporary artists Royal Academicians
Bristol
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) is a British sculptor, known for his monolithic public artworks in stone.
He trained at the Central School of Art and Design
The Central School of Art and Design was a public school of fine and applied arts in London, England. It offered foundation and degree level courses. It was established in 1896 by the London County Council as the Central School of Arts and Cr ...
, London, from 1966-1968. and attended the sixth Indian Triennale in 1986 in New Delhi
New Delhi (, , ''Naī Dillī'') is the capital of India and a part of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Parliament House ...
, to represent the United Kingdom. His style mixes Italian, Egyptian and Indian traditions. He also works in wood, and has exhibited at the Royal Academy
The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly in London. Founded in 1768, it has a unique position as an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects. Its pur ...
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He lives and works in a former farmhouse at Clee Hill
Titterstone Clee Hill, sometimes referred to as Titterstone Clee or Clee Hill, is a prominent hill in the rural English county of Shropshire, rising at the summit to above sea level.
It is one of the Clee Hills, in the Shropshire Hills Area of ...
, Shropshire, England and has a second home in Mahabalipuram
Mamallapuram, also known as Mahabalipuram, is a town in Chengalpattu district in the southeastern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, best known for the UNESCO World Heritage Site of 7th- and 8th-century Hindu Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram. It is o ...
, India, where he also works.
Works
Cox's works include:
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Diorite ( ) is an intrusive igneous rock formed by the slow cooling underground of magma (molten rock) that has a moderate content of silica and a relatively low content of alkali metals. It is intermediate in composition between low-silic ...
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References
Further reading
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*Selected CV
at the Royal Academy website
Stephen Cox
entry at
Cass Sculpture Foundation
The Cass Sculpture Foundation was a charitable commissioning body based in Goodwood, Sussex, England. The Foundation's 26-acre grounds were home to an ever-changing display of 80 monumental sculptures, all of which were available for sale with th ...
Profile on Royal Academy of Arts Collections
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cox, Stephen 1946 births British abstract artists Alumni of the Central School of Art and Design British sculptors British male sculptors Artists from Bristol Artists from Shropshire Living people English contemporary artists Royal Academicians