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Antony Gormley, artist
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Antony Gormley
Antony Gormley studied archaeology, anthropology and art history at Trinity College, Cambridge from 1968-71. He then studied Buddhism in India (1971-4) before returning to England to study sculpture at the Slade.
He is best known for the lead figures he cast from his own body and also for his 20m high sculpture, Angel of the North, situated next to the A1 in Gateshead.
Gormley won the Turner Prize in 1994 for Field. The series of installations continue to be made in collaboration with different communities, the latest at the Sydney Biennial in 2006. Thousands of hand sized clay figures are produced for each version, the shape of each determined by its maker.
1. Jacob Epstein
Adam (1939)
Alabaster sculpture
Harewood House, Leeds
External links:
Harewood House Jacob Epstein (Wikipedia)
2. Antony Gormley
Clearing (series) (2004)
Installation
Aluminum tube, dimensions variable
Hayward Gallery (2007, to be confirmed)
External links:
Antony Gormley Hayward Gallery
3. Jacob Epstein
Jacob and the Angels (1930-41)
Alabaster sculpture
214 x 110 x 92 cm, 2500 kg
Tate Britain
External links:
Tate Britain Jacob Epstein (Wikipedia)
4. Tracey Emin
My Bed (1998)
Installation
Mattress, bed, linens, pillows, suitcase, ephemera
79 x 211 x 234 cm
Saatchi Gallery
External links:
Saatchi Gallery Tracey Emin
5. Sarah Lucas
Two Fried Eggs and a Kebab (1992)
Installation
Sadie Coles HQ, London
External links:
Sadie Coles HQ
Rothko in the UK
Portrait Bust of Monsignor Carlo Antonio dal Pozzo, Archbishop of Pisa (1547 - 1607)
Marble
82.00 x 70.00 cm
National Gallery of Scotland
External links:
National Gallery of Scotland Bernini (Wikipedia)
Saints Andrew and Thomas (before 1627)
Oil on canvas
61.5 x 78.1 cm
National Gallery
Neptune and Triton (1622-3)
Marble and copper
V&A
Pope Alexander VII (1669-70)
Terracotta
V&A
Thomas Baker (1638)
Marble on a wooden pedestal
V&A
External links:
V&A Museum Bernini (Wikipedia)