Antony Gormley Bücher

Der Künstler spricht Antony Gormley genießt international hohes Ansehen als Bildhauer. Er wird als einer der intellektuell anspruchsvollsten Vertreter seiner Kunstrichtung erachtet. In diesem Band vermittelt der Künstler erstmals persönliche Gedanken über die Geschichte, die Idee und den Arbeitsprozess seiner Bildwerke. Dabei geht Gormley auf den Aspekt von Zeit und Raum in seinen größeren Arbeiten wie European Field und Still Standing ein und erläutert, welche Werke anderer Künstler, darunter Alberto Giacometti und Joseph Beuys, er als besonders wichtig erachtet. Er legt den Einfluss fernöstlicher Religionen auf sein Werk offen und beschreibt Skulpturen aus seiner jüngsten Schaffensphase. Ein tiefgründiges Buch mit intimen Einblicken in die Gedanken- und Arbeitswelt eines der bedeutendsten Künstler unserer Zeit.

Practiced by every culture throughout the history of the world, sculpture is a universal art form that’s deeply rooted in the human psyche and may even predate the advent of language. In this wide-ranging book, internationally renowned sculptor Antony Gormley and distinguished art critic Martin Gayford consider sculpture as an art form related to humanity’s potential for thought and feeling, as well as to our urge to build, make pictures, practice religion, and develop philosophical thought. They take into account materials and techniques and consider overarching themes, such as space, light, and darkness.Drawing on examples from around the globe—ranging from the standing stones at Stenness, Orkney, dating from around 3100 BCE, and the Terracotta Army in China to Robert Smithson’s Spiral Jetty and Richard Serra’s steel structures—Shaping the World explores sculpture as a form of physical thought capable of altering the way people feel.

Looking at Asian and Buddhist traditions as much as to Western sculptural history, this book explores author's thoughts on the body, time and space in relation to major works including European Field (1993) and 'Still Standing' (2011), and more.

Antony Gormley, a renowned English sculptor, is celebrated for iconic works such as the Angel of the North and Another Place. His public art often invites community interaction, exemplified by the One & Other project in 2009, where individuals were selected to occupy Trafalgar Square's Fourth Plinth for an hour, emphasizing the relationship between art and public participation. Gormley's sculptures explore themes of human presence and identity, making significant contributions to contemporary art.

In celebration of its 50th anniversary, the Landmark Trust commissioned an installation from Antony Gormley. LAND was the result: this book records its places and explores their meanings. Author Jeanette Winterson and photographer Clare Richardson travelled to five Landmark sites in remote parts of the British Isles: Saddell Bay, Mull of Kintyre; South West Point, Lundy; Clavell Tower, Kimmeridge Bay; Martello Tower, Aldeburgh and Lengthsman's Cottage, Lowsonford to see Gormley's life-size cast iron sculptures. Winterson has written a meditation in response to the works and landscapes she has encountered. This celebratory text is accompanied by Richardson's photographs of the varied seascapes and waterways - and weather conditions - that the sculptures inhabit.