"on the declining iron industry. James Lambie (b. 1965) specialises in colourful sculptural installations. Simon Starling's conceptual art includes ""Shedboatshed"", which won the Turner Prize in 2003. In 2003, Lambing, Starling and Barclay were chosen to represent the newly devolved-Scotland at the Venice Biennale, marking the place of Scotland, and particularly Glasgow, as a hub of European art culture. A group that emerged from Glasgow School of Art in the early 1990s, and later described as ""The Irascibles"", included sculptor Martin Boyce (b. 1967), who won the Turner Prize in 2011 for his installation ""Do Words Have Voices"". Although the"
"was bought privately but is intending to tour for a not-for-profit basis in 2015. These are listed in the order of their discovery. In the first ten cases, the person who deposited the sculptures was not noticed, and some of the sculptures were found several days after they had been put in place. The eleventh was a gift to author Ian Rankin. The first sculpture was found on Tuesday 2 March 2011 on a table in the Scottish Poetry Library. It comprised a tree with intricately fashioned branches and leaves, standing on a thick leather-bound old book. At the base"
"Irish stage premiere of James Joyce's Ulysses adapted by Dermot Bolger and touring to Belfast, Dublin and Cork - named best production of 2012 by The List magazine. This production will tour to four cities in China in 2015. The Tron Theatre has two notable contemporary sculpture works that were added to the exterior of the theatre as part of its lottery funded refurbishment in 1999. The sculptures are of a large golden cherub and of a skull. The works are by artist Kenny Hunter. http://www.glasgowmerchantcity.net/arttrail/trail18.html Tron Theatre The Tron Theatre is located at the corner of Trongate and Chisholm"
"dominated area. These included Kirsty McGhie (b. 1959), Sybille von Halem (b. 1963) and Claire Barclay (b. 1968), all of whom were graduates of Environmental Art at Glasgow. Particularly significant were artists involved with the Transmission Gallery and ""Variant"" magazine in Glasgow. Of these Douglas Gordon went on to win the Turner Prize in 1996 and Christine Borland (b. 1965) was short-listed the following year. Contemporary sculptors that have emerged since the 1980s include David Mach (b. 1960), working in the mediums of sculpture and installation art. He has produced work including his ""Big Heids"" (1997), which provided a commentary"
"an abandoned industrial building, Grand Rapids, MI, which received the 2011 ArtPrize International Juried Award. Most recent and upcoming projects/exhibitions are a commissioned site-specific Global Tree Project: ISTANBUL installation in the historic ruin of the abandoned Yahudi Yetimhanesi (Jewish Orphanage), Ortaköy, Istanbul, Turkey; a residency at Antioch College, Yellow Springs, OH, for an interdisciplinary collaborative project with the faculties of Ecology, Anthropology, Ecopsychology, Geology, Fine Arts; SAPAR Contemporary, New York, NY. Shinji Turner-Yamamoto Shinji Turner-Yamamoto (born in 1965) is a U.S.-based visual artist, from Osaka, Japan. Shinji Turner-Yamamoto is a Japanese born U.S.-based artist known for paintings, sculptures, and site-specific"
"sculpture in the Collydean housing estate. In 1985 Harding started teaching the new subject of Environmental Art at Glasgow School of Art (eventually becoming Head of Environmental Art and Sculpture). Many of Harding's former pupils have been nominated for or received the Turner Prize. Harding retired from teaching in the early 2000s. Harding is married with five children. David Harding (artist) David Harding, (b 1937) is a Scottish sculptural artist best known for his residency as a town artist in Glenrothes. He was born in Leith, Scotland. From 1955-1959 Harding attended Edinburgh College of Art, where he studied the architectural"
"Benn, the politician. In 2012, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. McKenzie, R. ""Public Sculpture of Glasgow"". Liverpool University Press, 2001. Alexander Stoddart Alexander ""Sandy"" Stoddart (born 1959) is a Scottish sculptor, who, since 2008, has been the Queen's Sculptor in Ordinary in Scotland. He works primarily on figurative sculpture in clay within the neoclassical tradition. Stoddart is best known for his civic monuments, including bronze statues of David Hume and Adam Smith, philosophers during the Scottish Enlightenment, on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, and others of James Clerk Maxwell, William Henry Playfair and John"
"Alexander Stoddart Alexander ""Sandy"" Stoddart (born 1959) is a Scottish sculptor, who, since 2008, has been the Queen's Sculptor in Ordinary in Scotland. He works primarily on figurative sculpture in clay within the neoclassical tradition. Stoddart is best known for his civic monuments, including bronze statues of David Hume and Adam Smith, philosophers during the Scottish Enlightenment, on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, and others of James Clerk Maxwell, William Henry Playfair and John Witherspoon. Stoddart says of his own motivation, ""My great ambition is to do sculpture for Scotland"", primarily through large civic monuments to figures from the country's"
"Mike Nelson (artist) Michael ""Mike"" Nelson (born 20 August 1967) is a contemporary British installation artist. He represented Britain at the Venice Biennale in 2011. Nelson has twice been nominated for the Turner Prize: first in 2001 (that year the prize was won by Martin Creed), and again in 2007 (when the winner was Mark Wallinger). Nelson's installations always only exist for the time period of the exhibition which they were made for. They are extended labyrinths, which the viewer is free to find their own way through, and in which the locations of the exit and entrance are often"
"him his 2001 Turner Prize nomination. Mike Nelson (artist) Michael ""Mike"" Nelson (born 20 August 1967) is a contemporary British installation artist. He represented Britain at the Venice Biennale in 2011. Nelson has twice been nominated for the Turner Prize: first in 2001 (that year the prize was won by Martin Creed), and again in 2007 (when the winner was Mark Wallinger). Nelson's installations always only exist for the time period of the exhibition which they were made for. They are extended labyrinths, which the viewer is free to find their own way through, and in which the locations of"
"Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art in Gateshead. The installation is a recreation of a park in autumn. Martin Boyce Martin Boyce (born 1967) is a Scottish sculptor inspired by early 20th century modernism. He is represented by the Tanya Bonakdar Gallery in New York City and by The Modern Institute, Osborne Street in Glasgow. Boyce was born in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire and educated at Holy Cross High School in Hamilton. He studied at the Glasgow School of Art, graduating with a BA in environmental art in 1990, then a MFA in 1997. He lives in Glasgow with his wife and"
"through the making of a number of her works have been made available online through The Leeds Museums & Galleries and the Henry Moore Institute Archive. This can be sourced here. Helen Chadwick Helen Chadwick (18 May 1953 – 15 March 1996) was a British sculptor, photographer and installation artist. In 1987, she became one of the first women artists to be nominated for the Turner Prize. Chadwick was known for ""challenging stereotypical perceptions of the body in elegant yet unconventional forms. Her work draws from a range of sources, from myths to science, grappling with a plethora of unconventional,"
"Karla Black Karla Black is a Scottish sculptor whose work, ""Doesn't Care In Words"", was nominated for the Turner Prize in 2011. She was born in 1972 in Alexandria, Scotland, and went to the Glasgow School of Art, where she graduated from the sculpture department in 1999 and received her M.F.A. in 2004. She lives and works in Glasgow. She uses mostly traditional art-making materials such as plaster, paint, paper and chalk in her work, along with a small amount of substances such as cosmetics and toiletries. Her sculptures are either 'almost' or 'only just' objects and skirt amongst the"
"also the inspiration behind the character of Agnes Calder in J David Simons' novel ""The Liberation of Celia Kahn"" (Five Leaves 2011, re-printed Saraband 2014). Also featured in the novel are the Glasgow women's involvement in the Rent Strikes and the events leading up to the foundation of the first birth control clinic in Govan, Glasgow. In 2011, Glasgow Women's Library commissioned 21 artworks as part of their 21st anniversary celebrations. Glasgow-based artist Sharon Thomas chose to depict a hypothetical monument to Barbour in Govan. The work generated interest in a real statue of Barbour, which in 2013 led to"
"by Greenpeace for awareness of Global Warming ahead of the 2010 United Nations Climate Conference in Cancún. Taylor's website includes images of many of his works. The most notable include: Jason deCaires Taylor Jason deCaires Taylor (born 12 August 1974 in Dover) is a British sculptor and creator of the world's first underwater sculpture park – the Molinere Underwater Sculpture Park – and underwater museum. He is best known for installing site-specific underwater sculptures which develop into artificial coral reefs integrating his skills as a sculptor, marine conservationist, underwater photographer and scuba diving instructor. His works in Grenada have been"
"Katrina Brown (Director of The Common Guild in Glasgow), Vasif Kortun (Director of SALT (institution) in Istanbul), Nadia Schneider (Director of Kunsthaus Glarus in Glarus) and Godfrey Worsdale (Director of Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art in Gateshead). The prize ceremony was interrupted by the international streaker Mark Roberts who was hired by the artist Benedikt Dichgans. 149,770 people visited the exhibition at the Baltic making it the most visited Turner Prize exhibition ever. 2011 Turner Prize The prize exhibition was held at the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art in Gateshead from 21 October 2011 to 8 January 2012, the first"
"at Nottingham Trent. Notable Works Include: Wolfgang Buttress Wolfgang Buttress (born 1965) is an English artist. Artist Wolfgang Buttress creates multi-sensory artworks that draw inspiration from our evolving relationship with the natural world. Buttress explores and interprets scientific discoveries, collaborating with architects, landscape architects, scientists and musicians to create human-centred experiences. Wolfgang has produced artworks on four continents including Europe, Australia, Japan and the U.S. He is well known for the ""UK Pavilion"" (Milan EXPO 2015) and ""The Hive"", a collaboration with physicist Dr Martin Bencsik, BDP, Hoare Lea and Simmonds Studio, currently installed at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London,"
"themes, but the predominant feature remains the beauty and seemingly impossible nature of balance. His sculptures for the garden and indoors are previously balanced compositions fixed permanently in position. The owners of the sculptures have a film of their creation to remind them of their once precarious state. Adrian Gray (sculptor) Adrian Gray (born in Bristol in 1961) is a British sculptor. Gray started creating stone balancing sculptures in 2002. His work can be seen in public and private spaces nationwide. His work is predominantly sculpture and photography based on balancing natural elements. He creates sculptures using naturally weathered stone,"
"Mark Wallinger Mark Wallinger (born 1959) is a British artist, best known for his sculpture for the empty fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square, ""Ecce Homo"" (1999), and ""State Britain"" (2007), a recreation at Tate Britain of Brian Haw's protest display outside parliament. He won the Turner Prize in 2007. He is a studio holder at The Bomb Factory Art Foundation in Archway, North London. In October 2010, he and 100 other leading artists signed an open letter to the Culture Minister Jeremy Hunt protesting against cutbacks in the arts - he created a new work, ""Reckless"", for the protest. Mark"
"creating so many edges that they all dissolve. Is the room expanding or contracting? … Covering an object somehow evaporates the hard edge off the thing, and pulls you towards more of a dreamscape."" In addition to his mesmerizing floor installations, Lambie creates found object sculptures. Jim Lambie James Lambie (born 1964 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a contemporary visual artist, and was shortlisted for the 2005 Turner Prize with an installation called ""Mental Oyster"". Jim Lambie graduated from the Glasgow School of Art (1990-1994) with a 2:1 Honours Bachelor of Arts degree. He lives and works in Glasgow, and also"
"Alien (sculpture) Alien is a 2012 sculpture by the British artist David Breuer-Weil. It depicts a giant humanoid figure five times as large as a person, embedded head-first in grass. The sculpture was first installed in Grosvenor Gardens in the City of Westminster in April 2013, as part of the City of Sculpture initiative. In September 2015 it was moved to the National Trust property of Mottisfont in Hampshire. The work is executed in glass reinforced plastic with a bronze powder coat. It was scaled up from a much smaller maquette and incorporates hugely enlarged versions of the artist's fingerprints"
"the Green Party's Caroline Lucas. Cornelia Parker Cornelia Ann Parker OBE, RA (born 1956) is an English visual artist, best known for her sculpture and installation art. Parker was born in 1956 in Cheshire, England. She studied at the Gloucestershire College of Art and Design (1974–75) and Wolverhampton Polytechnic (1975–78). She received her MFA from Reading University in 1982 and honorary doctorates from the University of Wolverhampton in 2000, the University of Birmingham (2005), the University of Gloucestershire (2008) and the University of Manchester (2017). In 1997, Parker was shortlisted for the Turner Prize along with Christine Borland, Angela Bulloch,"
"Over, Over"", Simone de Sousa, Detroit (2015); ""Mood is Made/ Temperature is Taken"", curated by Quinn Latimer for GENERATION, Glasgow Sculpture Studios, Glasgow (2014); ""Fall Scenes"", Glasgow School of Art MFA Post-Degree Project, Fleming House, Glasgow (2013); and, ""Performing Sculpture"", Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh (2012). Tessa Lynch is currently working with Collective Gallery, Edinburgh and landscape architects Harrison Stevens on elements of the redesign of the Collective landscape on Edinburgh's historic Calton Hill. Tessa Lynch Tessa Lynch (born 1984, Epsom, Surrey) is a British artist. She lives and works in Glasgow, Scotland. She mimics objects and scenarios"
"""The Guardian"" opposing Scottish independence in the run-up to September's referendum on that issue. Maggi Hambling Maggi Hambling (born 23 October 1945) is a British painter and sculptor. Perhaps her best-known public works are the sculptures ""A Conversation with Oscar Wilde"" in London and ""Scallop"", a 4-metre-high steel piece on Aldeburgh beach dedicated to Benjamin Britten. Both works have attracted a great degree of controversy. Maggi Hambling was born in Sudbury, Suffolk She had two siblings, a sister, Ann, who was 11 years older, and a brother, Roger, nine years older than Hambling. Her brother had wanted a brother but"
"Eriska Hotel, Argyll. Ronald Rae agreed to sit for sculptor Jon Edgar in 2011 as part of a new series of sculpture-related heads. This was exhibited at Yorkshire Sculpture Park in 2013 as part of the Sculpture Series Heads exhibition. Ronald Rae Ronald Rae is a Scottish sculptor born in Ayr, Scotland, in 1946. His works are entirely hand-carved in granite. He has over fifty outdoor granite sculptures in public and private collections throughout the UK. His largest work to date is the 20 tonne ""Lion of Scotland"". Solo exhibitions include Regent's Park, London (1999–2002) and Holyrood Park, Edinburgh. (2006–2007)"
"Helen Chadwick Helen Chadwick (18 May 1953 – 15 March 1996) was a British sculptor, photographer and installation artist. In 1987, she became one of the first women artists to be nominated for the Turner Prize. Chadwick was known for ""challenging stereotypical perceptions of the body in elegant yet unconventional forms. Her work draws from a range of sources, from myths to science, grappling with a plethora of unconventional, visceral materials that included chocolate, lambs tongues and rotting vegetable matter. Her skilled use of traditional fabrication methods and sophisticated technologies transform these unusual materials into complex installations. Maureen Paley noted"
"David Annand David Annand (born 1948) is a Scottish sculptor. Annand was educated at the Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art in the city of Dundee. He then taught for fourteen years. In 1988, Annand decided to devote himself full-time to his sculpture work. His work can be seen in many cities in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Many of Annands works are placed in public spaces and relate to local history or literature. In 2009, he unveiled the sculpture ""The Turf Man"" which is based on the poem ""Digging out the bundle Death of a Naturalist"" (1966). He"
"cricketing twins Alec and Eric from Horsell, erected at each end of Bedser Bridge in Woking. Allan Sly Allan Sly FRBS (born 1951) is an English sculptor and senior lecturer at Wimbledon College of Art, a constituent college of University of the Arts London. Sly was elected a Fellow of the Royal British Society of Sculptors in 1992. Sly was born in 1951 in Windsor, and studied sculpture at the City and Guilds of London Art School (1971-1974) and the Royal Academy of Arts (1974-1977). ""The Window Cleaner"" (1990), outside Edgware Road tube station in London, is a bronze statue"
"Wolfgang Buttress Wolfgang Buttress (born 1965) is an English artist. Artist Wolfgang Buttress creates multi-sensory artworks that draw inspiration from our evolving relationship with the natural world. Buttress explores and interprets scientific discoveries, collaborating with architects, landscape architects, scientists and musicians to create human-centred experiences. Wolfgang has produced artworks on four continents including Europe, Australia, Japan and the U.S. He is well known for the ""UK Pavilion"" (Milan EXPO 2015) and ""The Hive"", a collaboration with physicist Dr Martin Bencsik, BDP, Hoare Lea and Simmonds Studio, currently installed at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London, England. The project has won over"
"at Turner Contemporary in Margate in 2011. More recently, Shawcross has developed the scale of his practice, taking on architectural spaces with work that combines epic scope and poetic grace. ""Timepiece"" was a major new commission for the Roundhouse in 2013 in which Shawcross transformed the iconic main space of this historic London building into a vast timekeeping device. In 2015 a new series of permanent sculptures, ""Three Perpetual Chords"" was unveiled in Dulwich Park following a commission by Southwark Council advised by the Contemporary Art Society to replace works by Barbara Hepworth that were stolen in 2011. In the"
"commissioned by Canterbury Council // Shift, Tynemouth Station, Tyne and Wear, commissioned by Nexus 2004 – Leave, Westonbirt Festival of the Garden 2004 // Parallel, Grainger Market, Art in the Market, Newcastle upon Tyne Installations and works on paper are in numerous private collections in the UK, Europe and Australia, including MONA, Altana, Guerlain Claire Morgan Claire Morgan (born 18 May 1980) is an internationally exhibited sculptor and artist who lives and works in Gateshead, England. 2011 – Salon du Dessin, Art Cologne, Art Basel, Fiac (with Galerie Karsten Greve) 2010 – Art Cologne, FIAC (with Galerie Karsten Greve) 2009"
"Richard Long (artist) Sir Richard Julian Long, (born 2 June 1945) is an English sculptor and one of the best known British land artists. Long is the only artist to have been short-listed four times for the Turner Prize. He was nominated in 1984, 1987 and 1988, and then won the award in 1989 for ""White Water Line"". He currently lives and works in Bristol, the city in which he was born. Long studied at Saint Martin's School of Art before going on to create work using various media including sculpture, photography and text. His work is on permanent display"
"Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Tramway Glasgow, Galerie Scheffel in Germany and at Conner Contemporary Art, Washington, among others in the UK and Internationally. According to his profile at """", """"Kenny Hunter makes elegant sculptures in many materials including wood, plastic, iron and bronze. He remains fascinated by the processes involved in making sculpture in the studio and the power that they have to transform materials in order to express his complex and vivid ideas on historical time."""" Perhaps Hunter's most well-recognised piece of public art in Scotland is Citizen Firefighter in Gordon Street, Glasgow. It was commissioned in 2001 for Strathclyde"