Paul Mason (sculptor)
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Paul Mason was a British sculptor and artist
working mainly in stone
and marble
.
Winner of the Royal Academy Gold Medal in 1976, his work has been widely exhibited in the UK and Europe, including the Tate Gallery, St Ives and the Bauhaus Kunst-Archiv in Berlin
.
2006 AHRC Award for Rogasland AIR.
2002 South West Arts. Major Award £10,000.
1998 Environment Award Co. Durham, Artworks at Seaham.
1991 Civic Trust Award. Artwork at Victoria Quarter Leeds.
1976 Royal Academy Gold Medal.
2004 “Object & Subject’ Drawings University of Derby.
2001 “Division as Structure" Reliefs & Drawings Bauhaus Archiv, Berlin.
2001 “Root & Cause”- Gloucester Cathedral Residency Exhibition.
1997 “From the Ocean Floor” Djanogly Arts Centre Nottingham.
1996 Tate Gallery St Ives. Installation and new work sited throughout the permanent collection.
1992 Sculpture Court, Royal Institute of British Architects, London.
1987 “The Cutting Edge” Bolton Museum & Art Gallery, Usher Gallery Lincoln, Wolverhampton Art Gallery. Retrospective Touring Exhibition. Supported by ACGB.
2004 2 Artists Fermynwoods Gallery Northampton.
2000 “Beneath the Surface” Sarah Myerscough Gallery London.
1999 “Art Futures” Contemporary Art Society London.
1997 Drawing Exhibition, Newlyn Art Gallery.
1996 “Marked Earth” Six Chapel Row Bath.
1995 “Divers Memories” Pitt Rivers Museum Oxford.
1983 “Views & Horizons” Yorkshire Sculpture Park.
1978 Redfern Gallery. London.
2002 “Tyburn”. Pimlico, London. Sculpture and 2 reliefs. Marble. Commissioned by London Town plc.
2002 East Yar River Project. Isle of Wight. Island 2000 Trust. Six sculptures sited from Niton to Brading. Portland stone.
1998 Seaham Promenade- Groundwork Trust East Co. Durham. Sculpture and Mosaic panels. Environment award 2000.
1997 “Pouring Gold” Black Granite, Ht 10 ft. Commissioned and sited for the Djanogly Arts Centre, Nottingham University.
1994 “North Star” Marble Sculpture and related artworks. Edinburgh City Council.
1993 “Above & Below” Ancaster Limestone. National Maritime Building Southampton.
1991 Tudor Square Sheffield City Council. Lead artist. A series of artworks; stone wall, mosaics and forged railings.
1990 “Fragments of Time” Nebresina Marble fountain, Ht 6 ft. Diam. Victoria Quarter Leeds. Civic Trust award 1991.
1981 “Slate Straddle and Splayed” Cumbrian Slate, Ht 8 ft. Northern Arts. Association. Grizedale Forest.
971-74 Wolverhampton Polytechnic, BA Hons. Fine Art 2:1 Degree.
1970-71 Bolton College of Art & Design. Foundation Studies.
Residency at Gloucester Cathedral:
Introduction to Catalogue: 'Stone Landscapes: A Geometry Of Fracture' by David Manley
Obituary by David Manley from the Independent
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
working mainly in stone
Rock (geology)
In geology, rock or stone is a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals and/or mineraloids.The Earth's outer solid layer, the lithosphere, is made of rock. In general rocks are of three types, namely, igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic...
and marble
Marble
Marble is a metamorphic rock composed of recrystallized carbonate minerals, most commonly calcite or dolomite.Geologists use the term "marble" to refer to metamorphosed limestone; however stonemasons use the term more broadly to encompass unmetamorphosed limestone.Marble is commonly used for...
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Winner of the Royal Academy Gold Medal in 1976, his work has been widely exhibited in the UK and Europe, including the Tate Gallery, St Ives and the Bauhaus Kunst-Archiv in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
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Awards
2004 AHRC Award for Stone Landscapes.2006 AHRC Award for Rogasland AIR.
2002 South West Arts. Major Award £10,000.
1998 Environment Award Co. Durham, Artworks at Seaham.
1991 Civic Trust Award. Artwork at Victoria Quarter Leeds.
1976 Royal Academy Gold Medal.
Solo exhibitions
2005 Stone Landscpes. Quay Arts. Newport Isle of Wight.2004 “Object & Subject’ Drawings University of Derby.
2001 “Division as Structure" Reliefs & Drawings Bauhaus Archiv, Berlin.
2001 “Root & Cause”- Gloucester Cathedral Residency Exhibition.
1997 “From the Ocean Floor” Djanogly Arts Centre Nottingham.
1996 Tate Gallery St Ives. Installation and new work sited throughout the permanent collection.
1992 Sculpture Court, Royal Institute of British Architects, London.
1987 “The Cutting Edge” Bolton Museum & Art Gallery, Usher Gallery Lincoln, Wolverhampton Art Gallery. Retrospective Touring Exhibition. Supported by ACGB.
Group exhibitions
2005 Royal West of England Academy Invited Artist.2004 2 Artists Fermynwoods Gallery Northampton.
2000 “Beneath the Surface” Sarah Myerscough Gallery London.
1999 “Art Futures” Contemporary Art Society London.
1997 Drawing Exhibition, Newlyn Art Gallery.
1996 “Marked Earth” Six Chapel Row Bath.
1995 “Divers Memories” Pitt Rivers Museum Oxford.
1983 “Views & Horizons” Yorkshire Sculpture Park.
1978 Redfern Gallery. London.
Commissions
2004 4 Sculptures Cotswold Water Park.2002 “Tyburn”. Pimlico, London. Sculpture and 2 reliefs. Marble. Commissioned by London Town plc.
2002 East Yar River Project. Isle of Wight. Island 2000 Trust. Six sculptures sited from Niton to Brading. Portland stone.
1998 Seaham Promenade- Groundwork Trust East Co. Durham. Sculpture and Mosaic panels. Environment award 2000.
1997 “Pouring Gold” Black Granite, Ht 10 ft. Commissioned and sited for the Djanogly Arts Centre, Nottingham University.
1994 “North Star” Marble Sculpture and related artworks. Edinburgh City Council.
1993 “Above & Below” Ancaster Limestone. National Maritime Building Southampton.
1991 Tudor Square Sheffield City Council. Lead artist. A series of artworks; stone wall, mosaics and forged railings.
1990 “Fragments of Time” Nebresina Marble fountain, Ht 6 ft. Diam. Victoria Quarter Leeds. Civic Trust award 1991.
1981 “Slate Straddle and Splayed” Cumbrian Slate, Ht 8 ft. Northern Arts. Association. Grizedale Forest.
Education
1974-77 Royal Academy Schools London, Post Graduate studies.971-74 Wolverhampton Polytechnic, BA Hons. Fine Art 2:1 Degree.
1970-71 Bolton College of Art & Design. Foundation Studies.
External links
For details of works & images:Residency at Gloucester Cathedral:
Introduction to Catalogue: 'Stone Landscapes: A Geometry Of Fracture' by David Manley
Obituary by David Manley from the Independent