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Turner Prize - Keith Tyson
Keith Tyson's work
Turner Prize nominee Keith Tyson bases much of his work on scientific theories
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  Scientific theories are the motivation behind much of Keith Tyson’s work.

Keith Tyson A Tiny Bubble of Complexity
Keith Tyson
Tyson's A Tiny Bubble of Complexity

He was born in Ulverston in Cumbria and studied fine art at Carlisle College of Art from 1989-90, after completing a course in mechanical engineering craft studies.

Another of the Turner Prize nominee's pieces

His first solo exhibition From The Artmachine was at the Anthony Reynolds Gallery in 1995.

Tyson's Venice Bienale exhibition

His art is influenced by his pursuit of wisdom and his fascination with scientific concepts and philosophical theories as a means of exploring the universe.
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Picture credits

A Tiny Bubble of Complexity 2001 Mixed media
Courtesy: Anthony Reynolds Gallery

Installation at Venice Biennale 2001 Mixed media
Courtesy Anthony Reynolds Gallery

Keith Tyson portrait: Andy Fallon
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