RICHARD DEACON

Born in Bangor, Wales, in 1949, Richard Deacon has been at the forefront of sculpture for the last 35 years and was awarded the Turn er Prize in 1987. His work employs curvilinear forms made from a wide range of materials that are traditionally associated with the manufacturing of industrial and domestic products. Language and speech have played an important role in Deacons approach to his wor k: I think of making things, structuring, as being an activity not unlike the power of speech, in that it is a means of giving shap e . . . a m...[Leer más]