Event horizon hong kong is the most extensive public art. The work was originally conceived in the year when for the first time over half of the planets human population were recorded as living in cit. Day one of antony gormleys one and other project has already passed, with green balloons, grayson perry and a gatecrasher all making an appearance. Oct 18, 2016 enter an antony gormley shaped tunnel. This is how antony gormley described his experience of making plaster casts of his own body. Tracey emin, theaster gates, wang gongxin, antony gormley, damien hirst, minjung kim, zhou li, julie mehretu. Jouet, the financial times, time out hong kong, art map and art plus.
Event horizon hong kong, with a specially commissioned text by ackbar abbas is now in bookshops. Sefton council controversially sought to remove these sculptures, however, such was their popularity that funding was raised privately by the south sefton development trust to ensure that another place remained on permanent display. Broken column stavanger norway antony gormley pdf maps. Anthony gormleys sculptures to pay hong kong a visit. London needs to address its profitandloss skyline, says. Find more prominent pieces of installation at best visual art database. Website of british sculptor antony gormley, creator of the angel of the north.
Where to find antony gormley sculptures in london londonist. Antony gormleys new creations, a series entitled rooting the synapse unveiled in hong kong this week, are as always modelled on his own. The work was originally conceived in the year when for the first time over half of the planets human population were recorded as living in cities. Marking 50 years of the landmark trust, five sites prepare for awardwinning artist antony gormleys latest installation land. Antony gormley has created a maze filled with his usual array of humanshaped sculptures made of different materials. His works explore the interior space we feel within our own bodies and the exterior space we feel around us, knowing that we are just dots in space and time. Day one of antony gormley s one and other project has already passed, with green balloons, grayson perry and a gatecrasher all making an appearance. Sir antony mark david gormley, obe born 30 august 1950, is a british sculptor.
Oct 05, 2016 londons latest crop of skyscrapers dont give enough back to the city according to british sculptor antony gormley, who claims the british capital is growing at the expense of its citizens. Antony gormleys field for the british isles is a startling and arresting sight. White cube presented rooting the synapse, antony gormley s second exhibition at white cube hong kong. Gormleys exhibition at hong kongs white cube gallery. Event horizon is the name of a largescale public sculpture installation by the british artist antony gormley. The exhibition will include new work by gormley titled states and conditions, hong kong, which will turn the gallery into a psychic and physiological testing ground using sculpture. Antony gormley was born in 1950 in london, england, where he lives and works. The company has provided vital engineering services to event horizon, which will see 31 sculptures, designed by leading british sculptor antony gormley, erected both at. Antony gormley broken column orientation broken column map layers natvigs minde fish market air raid shelter jens zetlitz gate courthouse swimming pool haugesundsgata 3 kirkegardsveien stavanger cathedral arneageren valberget car park breigata 14, shop rogaland museum mosvanns park solvang school lars hertervigs place kiellandsmyra st.
A city map with a detailed graphic depicting the location of antony gormleys broken. The book cartography design annual launched this year has a selection of some of the best maps published throughout the year of 2007. Last november, british council hong kong presented event horizon by british artist antony gormley, one of the largest and prolific public art installation in hong kong. Light passes through the open spaces of the sculpture, and also reflects off the slender rods and nodes that form each unit. At art basel hong kong, my favourite artwork was probably jeff koons bluebird planter. Sir antony mark david gormley, obe, is a british sculptor. Antony gormley 9 march 8 april 2017 xavier hufkens. Antony gormleys event horizon in hong kong artnet news. The hong kong edition of antony gormleys installation event horizon, in which 31 lifesize sculptures of the artist perch perilously close to the. One of the most ambitious acquisitions in the arts council collection, field for the british isles 19892003 by antony gormley is a seminal work of twentiethcentury british art. His works include the angel of the north, a public sculpture in gateshead in the north of england, commissioned in 1994 and erected in february 1998. He is well known for his sculptures that use a cast of his own body as their starting point and for his largescale, outdoor installations such as angel of the north 1998 and another place 1997. The lifesize, anatomically correct sculptures were made by sir antony gormley from casts of his own body. May 17, 2016 last november, british council hong kong presented event horizon by british artist antony gormley, one of the largest and prolific public art installation in hong kong.
You can download a pdf plan showing the sculpture locations or collect a printout of the plan from the porters lodge. Barry flanagan, john gibbons, antony gormley, albert irvin, richard long. Antony gormley became a household name thanks to his angel of the north statue near gateshead. Maps are provided in pdf format for download and printing. All works consist of a single line, which draws a trajectory in three dimensions through an individual body void. Unit outline antony gormley a unit of work for grade 5. Antony gormley living room 9 march 8 april 2017 thirty years since his first solo exhibition with xavier hufkens, antony gormley asks. Website of british sculptor antony gormley, creator of the angel of the north, field for the british isles, and quantum cloud. Atkins brings antony gormleys event horizon to life in hong kong. He has lived in singapore, malaysia, hong kong, germany, russia moscow, cyprus. Antony gormleys chord 2015 comprises thirtythree polyhedrons welded together and reaching vertically from the floor of building 2 to the skylight, four stories above. Anthony gormley s sculptures to pay hong kong a visit. Nov 02, 2015 the hong kong edition of antony gormleys installation event horizon, in which 31 lifesize sculptures of the artist perch perilously close to the edge of urban rooftops, may be back on, but the.
With an appeal and popularity as broad as the projects scope the work continues to captivate and inspire. Gormleys works to be exhibited in shanghai1 chinadaily. Sir antony gormley is a british sculptor whose works are concerned with space we occupy within and without our bodies. Foregrounding a new development in the artists practice, which moves beyond notions of verisimilitude, the exhibition presents the rooter series of iron sculptures, all made in the past two years, which apply plantlike branching systems to map a human body in space. Lesson three is an art appreciation lesson focussing on gormley s sculpture angel of the north. Lesson two is an art appreciation lesson and introduces antong gormley to the students through biographical information, and introduces students to art appreciation in relation to their own casts and gormles artwork critical mass. Permanent collection jesus college in the university of cambridge. Atkins brings antony gormleys event horizon to life in.
Nov 26, 2015 invasion of the antony gormleys in hong kong in pictures. A series of figures have appeared on the rooftops of some of hong kongs tallest buildings in the latest leg of antony gormleys event horizon. Like critical mass, which gormley has reconfigured and assembled in many different architectural environments, lost horizon is a temporary infection of a given site, with the potential to activate other spaces in the future. Atkins brings antony gormleys event horizon to life in hong. Gormleys another place 1997 was intended as a temporary installation at crosby beach in lancashire.
Find the perfect antony gormley statue stock photo. Website of british sculptor antony gormley, creator of. Can also be used for information texts in literacy. Invasion of the antony gormleys in hong kong in pictures. Ebook on quality education fund project jockey club create kids. Form and content was created in 1979 by antony gormley in postminimalism style. The line refers to energy systems that link us to our environment, and by passing along and through surrounding walls, floors and ceilings, suggests that human space is always connected to a wider matrix. In his sculptures, installations, and public artworks, antony gormley explores the relation of the human body to space and moments in time. Atkins has played a key role in launching a visionary project that will transform part of hong kongs skyline and cityscape. Basel miami beach hong kong stories galleries the art market 2020. Londonborn artist and turner prizewinner antony gormley, 67, is acclaimed for creating sculptures and installations that explore the relationship between the human body and space. His works include the angel of the north, a public sculpture in gateshead in the north of england, commissioned in 1994 and erected in february 1998, another place on crosby beach near liverpool, and event horizon, a multipart site installation which premiered in london in 2007, around madison square in new york city, in 2010, in sao.
Invasion of the antony gormleys in hong kong in pictures travel. Information about british sculptor antony gormley and his key sculptures. A city map with a detailed graphic depicting the location of antony gormleys broken column statues in stavanger norway has recently received acclaim in a new book of maps from around the world. Antony gormley is a sculptor who evangelises about the provocative power of his chosen art form.
Oct 01, 2017 for more than thirtyfive years, since his first solo exhibition at the whitechapel gallery, antony gormley has sought to explore the relationship of the human body to space and to reinvigorate and test the potential of sculpture. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Who are the top 100 most collectible living artists. He read archaeology, anthropology and art history at trinity college, cambridge, 1968 1971, studied at the central school of art, london 1974 1975, goldsmiths school of art, university of london, 1975 1977 and slade school of fine art, university of london, 1977 1979. Event horizon is the most extensive public art project ever installed in hong kong with support from. The company has provided vital engineering services to event horizon, which will see 31 sculptures, designed by leading british sculptor antony gormley, erected both at street and building top.
Review any initial mindmaps and see how the artist considered those elements. Antony gormley, stay 2015 computer render image courtesy of the artist. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Both in new york, london and hong kong, the figures were mistaken as. Sir antony mark david gormley, born 30 august 1950, is a british sculptor. There are more figures than can be counted, disappearing out of sight and their number seems to be endless. Stay antony gormley education resource scape public art.
Atkins brings antony gormleys event horizon to life in hong kong 19 november 2015 atkins has played a key role in launching a visionary project that will transform part of hong kongs skyline and cityscape. Legendary sculptor antony gormley riffs on space and the human form. South africa 2018 malta 2017 italy 2016 switzerland 2016 hong kong. Living statues take their place on antony gormleys fourth.
Mould, hole and passage, antony gormley, 19812 you are aware that there is a transition, that something that is happening within you is gradually registering externally. Executed in 1996, this work is number five from an edition of five. Yet, the seemingly delicate and airy form is, in fact, fashioned from 1700 pounds of polished. Gormley has placed his sculptures around the world in sitespecific locations, as the location of a piece is as important as the piece itself. White cube will be hosting artist antony gormley at their gallery next month. In this series, the iron sculptures apply a plantlike branching system to map the human body.
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