Brian Griffiths
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Brian Griffiths (born 1968, Stratford-Upon-Avon
Stratford-upon-Avon
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, UK) is an artist based in London
London
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. He produces three dimensional collages using a range of sources, including old textbooks, fifties and sixties furniture, remnants of cut linoleum and polystyrene. His most well known works are his full-size cardboard reconstructions of computer work stations.
From 1995-1996 Griffiths studied for his M.A. in Fine Art at Goldsmiths College
Goldsmiths College
Goldsmiths, University of London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom which specialises in the arts, humanities and social sciences, and a constituent college of the federal University of London. It was founded in 1891 as Goldsmiths' Technical and Recreative Institute...
, University of London
University of London
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. He received his BA from the University of Humberside
University of Lincoln
The University of Lincoln is an English university founded in 1992, with origins tracing back to the foundation and association with the Hull School of Art 1861....
in 1992.
Griffiths has shown work internationally in many exhibitions including ‘New Blood’ at the Saatchi Gallery
Saatchi Gallery
The Saatchi Gallery is a London gallery for contemporary art, opened by Charles Saatchi in 1985 in order to exhibit his collection to the public. It has occupied different premises, first in North London, then the South Bank by the River Thames and currently in Chelsea. Saatchi's collection, and...
in London, the 2001 Tirana Biennale, ‘Haemorrhaging States’ at Tent in Rotterdam
Rotterdam
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and ‘Hey, You Never Know’ at Kenny Schachter in New York
New York
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. He is represented by Vilma Gold in London and The Breeder Projects in Athens
Athens
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. He participated in the 2001 Beck's Futures
Beck's Futures
Beck's Futures was a British art prize founded by London's Institute of Contemporary Arts and sponsored by Beck's beer given to contemporary artists....
prize and was a selector for the 2006 Blomberg New Contemporaries.
Brian Grittiths is also a tutor at the Royal Academy of Arts and a part time tutor at Camberwell College of Arts
Camberwell College of Arts
Camberwell College of Arts is a constituent college of the University of the Arts London, and is widely regarded as one of the world's foremost art and design institutions. It is located in Camberwell, South London, England, with two sites situated at Peckham Road and Wilson Road...
for BA sculpture
Sculpture
Sculpture is three-dimensional artwork created by shaping or combining hard materials—typically stone such as marble—or metal, glass, or wood. Softer materials can also be used, such as clay, textiles, plastics, polymers and softer metals...