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词条 Rick Kirby
释义

  1. Early life and education

  2. Work

  3. Notable commissions

  4. References

  5. Bibliography

  6. External links

{{other people|Richard Kirby}}

Rick Kirby (born 1952) is an English sculptor born in Gillingham, Kent.{{sfn|Hong Kong Art Tutoring|2013}} He started his career as an art teacher, before quitting after sixteen years to focus on his work. Much of his work is figural, reflecting an interest in the human face and form, and is primarily in steel, which he describes as giving a scale and "whoom-factor" not possible with other mediums.

Early life and education

Kirby was born in 1952 into a naval family.{{sfn|Bath Contemporary}} He was interested in art as a child, and went on to study it after high school.{{sfn|ArtParkS}} From 1969 to 1970 he studied at the Somerset College of Art, and from 1970 to 1973 at the Newport College Of Art, from which he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts.{{sfn|ArtParkS}}{{sfn|Rick Kirby cv}} This education was both liberating and confusing, he said, and left him without an idea for the direction of his work.{{sfn|ArtParkS}} From 1973 to 1974 he therefore studied towards an Art Teacher's Diploma at the University of Birmingham,{{sfn|ArtParkS}}{{sfn|Rick Kirby cv}} and spent the next sixteen years teaching art.{{sfn|ArtParkS}}

During his time as a teacher Kirby's own artistic sense bent towards sculpture, and after sixteen years he quit teaching to focus on his work.{{sfn|ArtParkS}} For the next three years he sculpted in stone, before a steel-working co-tenant asked him to try out his welder.{{sfn|ArtParkS}} "Steel released me," as Kirby put it. "It gave me the ability to go huge, a scale that just is not possible with stone": a "whoom-factor!".{{sfn|ArtParkS}} As he described it, "it is the juxtaposition of steel in its raw form, cold-industrial, and the warm-human that my art breathes into it – that is my fascination."{{sfn|Marcelle Joseph|2012}}

Work

Kirby's oeuvre is largely figural,{{sfn|Bath Contemporary}} reflecting a fascination with the human face and form that has persisted since his time working in stone.{{sfn|ArtParkS}} Though he uses an industrial medium in steel, Kirby's pieces are intended to express elegance and grace, and guardianship; a reviewer of one of his exhibitions noted that "they do not dominate their settings, but instead calmly watch over their environment with an air of gentle theatricality."{{sfn|Hope|2017|p=44}}

Most of Kirby's pieces are public commissions, and are therefore monumental in size.{{sfn|Hope|2017|p=44}} His pieces range in height from one to ten metres; his 2002 sculpture Sutton Hoo Helmet, modeled after the Anglo-Saxon Sutton Hoo helmet from the Sutton Hoo ship-burial and unveiled by Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney, is {{convert|1.8|m}} tall and {{convert|1.6|m}} deep,{{sfn|Cocke|2009}} and weighs {{convert|900|kg|lb}}.{{sfn|Ipswich Star|2002}}

Several of Kirby's pieces are displayed in the Palace of Westminster in London, and in Putney along the banks of the River Thames.{{sfn|Bath Contemporary}} His works have been unveiled by Queen Elizabeth II,{{sfn|Bath Contemporary}}{{sfn|Wiltshire Gazette & Herald|2002}} Princess Margaret, and Prince Edward.{{sfn|Axle Arts|2015}} When unveiling When the Sky's the Limit the Spirits Soar in 2005, Prince Edward remarked that "I don't know quite what the word is. It seems to represent something going upwards."{{sfn|Morton|2005}}

Notable commissions

  • Crouching Lady in Bardon Mill, 1997
  • The Ring of Hope in the Gardens of Gaia, 1997{{sfn|Hoggard|2000}}
  • Figure in Middle of Lake in the Gardens of Gaia, 1997{{sfn|Hoggard|2000}}
  • Public sculpture in Castlemilk, Glasgow, as part of the district's Gateways and Landmarks project in 1999 (Kirby's first Bronze)
  • Cross the Divide at the Main Entrance of St Thomas' Hospital, London, 2000
  • Sutton Hoo Helmet (pictured at right), Sutton Hoo exhibition hall, Suffolk, 2002{{sfn|Cocke|2009}}
  • The Angels of Portishead, 2002{{sfn|Lonsdale|2002}}{{sfn|The Independent|2002}}{{sfn|Public Art Port Marine}}
  • Formation (pictured above) in Ravenswood, Ipswich, 2003
  • Spiral Formation for South Woodham Ferrers Leisure Centre swimming pool, 2005{{sfn|Essex Chronicle Series|2005}}
  • When the Sky's the Limit the Spirits Soar, 2005{{sfn|Morton|2005}}
  • The Face at Wigan, 2008[1]{{sfn|The Times|2008}}
  • Crouching Figure, Oakley Court Hotel, Windsor, 2012{{sfn|Marcelle Joseph|2012}}
  • Hands, Woodbridge Quay Church, Suffolk, 2016{{sfn|Cornwell|2017}}{{sfn|Woodbridge Quay Church}}{{sfn|Quality of Place awards|2017}}
  • 20th Century Head with others in the sculpture garden at Burghley House, Stamford

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/wigans-angel-of-the-north-975933|title=Wigan's angel of the north|first=Yakub|last=Qureshi|date=19 April 2010|publisher=|accessdate=2 February 2018}}

Bibliography

{{commons category|Rick Kirby}}
  • {{cite web | ref = {{harvid|Quality of Place awards|2017}} | last = | first = | title = 2017 Quality of Place Award Winners | date = 2017 | website = Suffolk Coastal and Waveney District Councils | publisher = | url = http://www.eastsuffolk.gov.uk/planning/design-and-conservation/suffolk-coastal-quality-of-place-awards/2017-quality-of-place-award-winners/ | accessdate = 25 February 2018 }} {{free access}}
  • {{cite news | ref = {{harvid|The Independent|2002}} | last = | first = | title = Aerial Art: Metal 'Angels' Look Out Over Portishead's New Development | newspaper = The Independent | location = London | department = | page = 7 | issue = | date = 1 June 2002 }}
  • {{cite web | ref = {{harvid|Wiltshire Gazette & Herald|2002}} | last = | first = | title = Amazing Art or Awful Eyesore? | date = 17 January 2002 | website = The Wiltshire Gazette & Herald | publisher = | url = http://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/7360695.Amazing_art_or_awful_eyesore_/?ref=arc | accessdate = 24 February 2018 }} {{free access}}
  • {{cite web | ref = {{harvid|Public Art Port Marine }} | last = | first = | title = Angels of Portishead | date = | website = Public Art Port Marine | publisher = | url = http://www.publicartportishead.co.uk/news.cfm?y=y&startRow=0&page_id=91 | accessdate = 25 February 2018 }} {{free access}}
  • {{cite web | ref = {{harvid|Hong Kong Art Tutoring|2013}} | last = | first = | title = Artist of the Week – Rick Kirby | date = 18 February 2013 | website = Hong Kong Art Tutoring | publisher = | url = http://hkarttutoring.com/artist-of-the-week-rick-kirby/#!prettyPhoto | accessdate = 3 January 2018 }} {{free access}}
  • {{cite web | ref = harv | last = Cocke | first = Richard | title = Sutton Hoo Helmet | date = 29 July 2009 | website = Recording Archive for Public Sculpture in Norfolk & Suffolk | publisher = | url = http://www.racns.co.uk/sculptures.asp?action=getsurvey&id=913 | accessdate = 6 December 2017 }} {{free access}}
  • {{cite web | ref = harv | last = Cornwell | first = Richard | title = Woodbridge ‘Hands’ and Felixstowe’s Bartlet scoop awards for improving area’s quality | date = 25 November 2017 | website = Ipswich Star | publisher = | url = http://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/suffolk-coastal-s-best-new-buildings-and-conversions-revealed-1-5294176 | accessdate = 24 February 2018 }} {{free access}}
  • {{cite news | ref = harv | last = Hoggard | first = Liz | title = The Enchanted Forest | newspaper = The Independent | location = London | department = | pages = 48–51 | issue = | date = 15 October 2000 | url = http://gardensofgaia.co.uk/press.htm# | access-date = 24 February 2018 }} {{free access}}
  • {{cite journal | ref = harv | last = Hope | first = Jessica | date = June 2017 | title = His Implacable Gaze: Sculptor Rick Kirby at Bath Contemporary | journal = The Bath Magazine | publisher = | volume = | issue = | pages = 44–45 | url = https://www.axlearts.com/downloads/press/The_Bath_Magazine_May_2017_Rick_Kirby.pdf }} {{free access}}
  • {{cite web | ref = {{harvid|Rick Kirby cv}} | last = Kirby | first = Rick | title = Rick Kirby – Curriculum Vitae | date = | website = Rick Kirby Sculpture | publisher = | url = http://www.rickkirby.com/cv.htm | accessdate = 3 January 2018 }} {{free access}}
  • {{cite news | ref = harv | last = Lonsdale | first = Sarah | title = A New Start for the Art in Residence | newspaper = The Daily Telegraph | location = London | department = | page = 7 | issue = | date = 27 July 2002 }}
  • {{cite news | ref = harv | last = Morton | first = Owen | title = Inspiring Attitude Captured in Art | newspaper = Sevenoaks Chronicle | location = Sevenoaks | department = | page = 9 | issue = | date = 31 March 2005 }}
  • {{cite web | ref = {{harvid|Bath Contemporary}} | last = | first = | title = Rick Kirby | date = | website = Bath Contemporary | publisher = | url = http://www.bathcontemporary.com/sculptors/details/Rick-Kirby/ | dead-url = yes | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151011105542/http://www.bathcontemporary.com/sculptors/details/Rick-Kirby/ | archive-date = 11 October 2015 }} {{free access}}
  • {{cite web | ref = {{harvid|Axle Arts|2015}} | last = | first = | title = Rick Kirby: 29 May – 20 June 2015 | date = 2015 | website = Axle Arts | publisher = | url = https://www.axlearts.com/downloads/exhibitions/Rick_Kirby_catalogue.pdf | accessdate = 6 December 2017 }} {{free access}}
  • {{cite web | ref = {{harvid|Marcelle Joseph|2012}} | last = | first = | title = Rick Kirby at the Oakley Court 2012 | date = 2012 | website = Marcelle Joseph | publisher = | url = https://marcellejoseph.com/usr/documents/exhibitions/press_release_url/28/rick-kirby-oakley-court-press-release.pdf | accessdate = 24 February 2018 }} {{free access}}
  • {{cite web | ref = {{harvid|ArtParkS}} | last = | first = | title = Rick Kirby Sculptor Profile | date = | website = ArtParkS International | publisher = | url = http://rick-kirby.artparks.co.uk/artpark_sculpture_sculptor_details.php?artistID=518&sculptor=rick_kirby | accessdate = 3 January 2018 }} {{free access}}
  • {{cite news | ref = {{harvid|The Times|2008}} | last = | first = | title = Sculpture Makes Every Passer-by the Face of Wigan | newspaper = The Times | location = London | department = | page = 28 | issue = | date = 13 December 2008 | url = https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/sculpture-makes-every-passer-by-the-face-of-wigan-trkwtnjhbbl | access-date = 25 February 2018 }} {{closed access}}
  • {{cite web | ref = {{harvid|Woodbridge Quay Church}} | last = | first = | title = The Story of The Hands | date = | website = Woodbridge Quay Church | publisher = | url = https://www.woodbridgechurch.org.uk/thehands.shtml | accessdate = 24 February 2018 }} {{free access}}
  • {{cite web | ref = {{harvid|Ipswich Star|2002}} | last = | first = | title = Sutton Hoo attraction moves closer | date = 26 February 2002 | website = Ipswich Star | publisher = | url = http://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/sutton-hoo-attraction-moves-closer-1-124709 | accessdate = 3 January 2018 }} {{free access}}
  • {{cite news | ref = {{harvid|Essex Chronicle Series|2005}} | last = | first = | title = Work Unveiled | newspaper = Essex Chronicle Series | location = Essex | department = | page = 5 | issue = | date = 10 February 2005 }}

External links

  • Glasgow, City of Sculpture
  • Julia Stubbs, an Advanced Skills Teacher in Art & Design at William de Ferrers School, Essex.
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20030220071129/http://www.montcoffer.co.uk/crafts_design.htm Montcoffer] (archived from the original)
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5 : 1952 births|Living people|English sculptors|English male sculptors|People from Gillingham, Kent
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