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Richard Deacon. Richard Deacon’s voluptuous abstract forms have placed him at the forefront of British sculpture since the 1980s and, hugely influential, his works are visible in major public commissions around the world.
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Deacon holds a BA from Saint Martin's School of Art (1972) and an MA from Royal College of Art (1977), London.
Deacon often describes himself as a 'fabricator' rather than a sculptor, using the term 'fabrication' to denote both the act of building structures and storytelling, as he said in a 2019 interview with the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
The transformation of materials is central to Deacon's practice, in which they adopt impressive shapes as results of the artist's rigorous experimentation with different techniques. The resulting artworks, however, are far from seamless structures but expose the methods of their construction. In the floor sculpture This, That And The Other(1985), f...
Richard Deacon's solo exhibitions include Fourfold Way, Galerie Thomas Schulte, Berlin (2021); Deep State, Lisson Gallery, London (2019); House and Garden, Marian Goodman Gallery, New York (2019); Richard Deacon: New Sculpture, Beijing Commune (2018); On The Other Side, Kunstmuseum Winterthur, Switzerland (2015); Richard Deacon, Tate Britain, Londo...
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View Richard Deacon’s 148 artworks on artnet. Find an in-depth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. See available sculpture, prints and multiples, and works on paper for sale and learn about the artist.
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Richard Deacon’s sculpture reveals a highly complex vocabulary. Describing himself as a “fabricator” Deacon works with a variety of materials including with metals, plastics, wood amongst others.
View all 10 artworks. Richard Deacon was born in 1949, a remarkable figure of British Post-Minimalism. Find more works of this artist at Wikiart.org – best visual art database.
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Aug 19, 2020 · Mirror Mirror. Richard Deacon (b.1949) Southampton City Art Gallery. With his works in wood, in particular, technical proficiency led Deacon in fresh directions. Looping ribbon forms at the Riverside Studios exhibition, such as Mirror Mirror (1984) were made in laminated wood.
