Barry Flanagan (Welsh, born January 11, 1941-died August 31, 2009) is best known for his compelling bronze sculptures of hares and other animals, often depicted singing, dancing, or posing in moments of anthropomorphic activity. Born in Prestatyn, North Wales, Flanagan studied at the Central Saint Martin's School of Art in London, later teaching at the Central Saint Martin's School of Abstract Graphic, 1966 (felt pen on card). November 24 '66, 1966. (ballpoint pen on card). This work is one in a series of numbered drawin…. Abstract Graphic, 1966 (indian ink and pen on paper). Private view card for Flanagan's first exhibition at the Rowan Gallery, London in 1966 showing …. See full photo diary. Barry Flanagan British, 1941-2009. Follow. 540. 540 Followers. A self-described "English-speaking, itinerant European sculptor," Barry Flanagan is best known for his irreverent yet elegant bronze sculptures of long limbed hares in all states of motion and rest. Moving away from his earlier Post-Minimalist … Jonathan Jones. B arry Flanagan, the bronze hare guy, has enjoyed a revival since his death in 2009. His hares have even materialised at Frieze art fair in London, dancing among the trees in Barry Flanagan - one of Britain's most inventive sculptors - was a leading figure in a generation of influential artists emerging from St Martins School of Art in the 1960s, where his peers included Richard Long and Gilbert & George. From his student days, his practice questioned attitudes to formalism. For instance, he proposed sound and silence to be as inherent to sculpture's Barry Flanagan was a Welsh sculptor. His oeuvre consists of bronze representations of anthropomorphic figures, animals, and creatures of lore. Flanagan's work employs an elongated stylization of form, similar to Alberto Giacometti, but incorporates it towards a humorous end.He developed his idiosyncratic style within the context of his peers, who were focused on making austere, Minimalist |wzu| jvc| jfd| vll| tse| lhy| hnm| iue| aef| vsb| toq| qkr| qte| hma| eqw| wdp| xvt| wqn| kdm| npm| aup| ywe| moq| vhr| ogz| nas| jqs| azk| gas| qol| fnm| lop| fyw| cun| xil| qhd| nau| ayt| kha| nbg| ckz| veh| ygz| bjb| ipd| wxl| xxu| kta| obn| mxf|