Tony Stallard (born 26 August 1958) is an English artist, best known for his large scale public artworks in the

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and abroad, which utilise

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and light sculptures for work in the public realm.

Biography

Stallard studied at

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,"The Two Minds Project: Tony Stallard"
"Two Minds" where he was influenced by Tony Carter and tutored by John Hilliard. Having started as a

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, Stallard then moved on to 3D work where he studied at

Wimbledon College of Art Wimbledon College of Arts, formerly Wimbledon School of Art, is a constituent college of the University of the Arts London specialising in theatre, screen and performance art. It is located in Wimbledon and Merton Park, South West London. H ...

"Artist Talk"
, "Yrkeshögskolan Novia" and developed his skills of site specific sculpture. Stallard subsequently went on to

Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design (DJCAD) is part of the University of Dundee in Dundee, Scotland. It is ranked as one of the top schools of art and design in the United Kingdom. History Attempts were made to establish an art schoo ...

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, which at the time was one of the few public art courses teaching the professional use of

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in the public realm.

Career in public art

Stallard has worked for twenty-five years in public artworks within the public realm and his work has been exhibited widely from

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and the

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. This work has included research and development within architectural and engineering practices, as well as processing artworks with multiple stake holders for practical engineered concepts towards public artworks. In 2009, Stallard was selected to by the

Titanic Quarter Titanic Quarter in Belfast, Northern Ireland, is a large-scale waterfront regeneration, comprising historic maritime landmarks, film studios, education facilities, apartments, a riverside entertainment district, and the world's largest Titanic ...

and Arts And Business Northern Ireland to create a sculpture to promote the regeneration of the Titanic Quarter. A scale model of an

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kit, the piece was a reference to Belfast's industrial heritage and encourages a

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for the area's shipbuilding history.

Artworks

Selected works include: * ''Double Helix'' (1999), a commission for Paddington Arts Centre. * ''

The Frankenstein Project ''Tender Son: The Frankenstein Project'' ( hu, Szelíd teremtés: A Frankenstein-terv) is a 2010 Hungarian film written and directed by Kornél Mundruczó, developed from his own theatrical play and loosely based on Mary Shelley's ''Frankenstein''. ...

'' (2001), a piece which draws on Blackpool’s history of freak shows, which were active until World War II. * ''Seam'' (2002), a site specific light sculptural installation for Mayrau Mines, Czech Republic. * ''Ghost Train'' (2009), a project which aimed to regenerate a busy, polluted area into a gateway feature and progress Watford's ambitions to be a 'greener' more sustainable town * '' Titanic Kit'' (2009), a major, high-profile and contemporary site-specific light sculpture cast in bronze. * ''The Guardian'' (2010), an impressive 30-foot sculpture constructed of steel and neon which aimed to capture the historical significance of the landscape."Public Art. The City of Calgary"
"The City of Calgary"

References

External links

Official websiteSecondary websiteTony Stallard page
at the ArtLyst website.
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at the Axis Web website.
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at the Saatchi Online website.
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at the Art Doxa website. {{DEFAULTSORT:Stallard, Tony Living people English male sculptors 1958 births Alumni of the University of Dundee Sculptors from London