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'''Hew Locke''' is a multi-media artist, born 1959, who lives and works in [[London]]. Locke moved from [[Edinburgh]] to [[Guyana]] where he spent his formative years. He completed a BA at [[University College Falmouth]]<ref>[http://www.falmouth.ac.uk/1094/student-and-graduate-profiles-38/student-and-graduate-profiles-art-348/hew-locke-fine-art-bahons-graduate-1756.html University College Falmouth Graduate]</ref> in 1988, and an MA in sculpture at the [[Royal College]]. |
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'''Hew Donald Joseph Locke''' is a sculptor and contemporary British visual artist based in London with a national and international reputation. He is represented by Hales Gallery, London. His work is discussed in numerous press articles and publications, including several monographs. |
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===Background=== |
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Locke was born on 13th October 1959 in Edinburgh, the eldest son of Guyanese sculptor Donald Locke (1930-2010) and British painter Leila Chaplin (d. 1992). Hew Locke spent his formative years from 1966 to 1980 in Georgetown, [[Guyana]], before returning to the UK to study. He received a B.A. Fine Art in 1988 from Falmouth College of Art, and an M.A. Sculpture from the Royal College of Art, London in 1994. In 1995 he married curator Indra Khanna. <ref name=hewweb>Hew Locke website</ref> |
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===Career=== |
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Locke first came to national attention in 2000 when he won both a Paul Hamlyn Award and the East International Award and installed ‘’Hemmed In Two’’ as part of the contemporary arts programme at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. This was followed by the creation of ‘’Cardboard Palace’’, a major new installation for his solo show at the Chisenhale Gallery, London (2002). <ref name=hewweb/> |
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====Exhibitions==== |
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Since then, he has exhibited widely, with solo shows at venues including Luckman Gallery, California State University (2004), The Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, USA (2004), The New Art Gallery, Walsall (2005), Rivington Place, London (2008), ArtSway, Hampshire (2011) and Hales Gallery, London (2005, 2008, 2010). His works are included in major group shows, such as ‘’Holy Toy’’ Sølvberget Galleri, Stavanger, Norway (2010), ‘’The 2nd Thessaloniki Biennale of Contemporary Art’’, Greece (2009), '’South South’’ Justina M. Barnincke Gallery, University of Toronto, Canada (2009), '’Infinite Island: Contemporary Caribbean Art'’ Brooklyn Museum, USA (2007), ‘’British Art Show 6’’ BALTIC Gateshead (2005) and '’Barrocos y Neobarrocos'’ Salamanca, Spain (2005). <ref name=hewweb/> |
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Locke’s work is represented in many important public and private collections. In Britain these include The Government Art Collection, The Tate Gallery, The Arts Council of England, The Victoria & Albert Museum, The British Museum and The Henry Moore Institute. In the USA they include The Collection of Eileen and Peter Norton, Santa Monica, The Brooklyn Museum and The Arnold Lehman Collection, New York, and The Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City. <ref name=hewweb/> |
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====Public Art==== |
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Locke has been commissioned to create new installations and public artworks. ‘’King Creole’’ (2004), commissioned by the BBC for the launch of their New Media Village building and subsequently installed on the façade of Tate Britain, was produced using a 4m high steel frame and thousands of plastic flowers and tinsel. TITLE SIZE was a flag commissioned by the 2nd San Juan Triennial, Puerto Rico (2009) and flown over WHERE. ‘’Ruined’’ (2010) is a permanent installation of ten 1.75m cast-iron markers in Brunswick Square Cemetery Gardens, Bristol. ‘’For those in Peril on the Sea’’ (2011) has been commissioned for installation in the Church of St Mary & St Eanswythe as part of the Folkestone Triennale, and will consist of around a hundred customised model boats suspended above the nave. ‘’Sikandar’’ (2010) is a short-listed proposal for installation of a customised replica of the statue of Field Marshal, Sir George White for The Fourth Plinth, Trafalgar Square, London. <ref name=hewweb/> |
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===Works and Themes=== |
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It can be seen from the above that Locke has an especial interest in working in sites with historical links. His oevre has been recognised as part of the main current of British contemporary art. It has also been written about/recognised as part of the history of Black British Art, and as part of the history of Carribean art. |
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====Media==== |
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He uses a wide range of media, including painting, drawing, photography, relief work, fabric, sculpture and casting, and makes extensive use of collage. |
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====Bibliography==== |
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(2004) '’Diana Cooper Hew Locke’', London, The Drawing Room, ISBN 0-9542668-2-X |
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(2005) '’Hew Locke’', Walsall, The New Art Gallery Walsall, ISBN 0 946652 77 5 |
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(2009) ‘‘How do you want me?’’, Paris, Editions Janninck, ISBN 978-2-916067-41-4 |
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====Selected Press==== |
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* [http://donaldlocke.com/ Donald Locke website] |
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* [http://www.indrakhanna.com Indra Khanna website] |
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Locke has exhibited extensively around the UK, including [[Tate Britain]], The [[V&A Museum]], The [[New Art Gallery Walsall]], [[Rivington Place]], The [[Bluecoat Gallery]] and The [[British Museum]]. In the US he has shown at The Luckman Gallery, Los Angeles, The New York Museum of Art and Design, Atlanta Contemporary Arts and at The [[Brooklyn Museum]]. |
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Locke has recently been shortlisted for the 4th Plinth Commission, and will be exhibiting as part of the Folkestone Triennial in 2011. He is represented by [[Hales Gallery]] <ref>[http://www.halesgallery.com/artists/_HEW%20LOCKE Hales Gallery]</ref> in London. |
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Hew Locke
Hew Donald Joseph Locke is a sculptor and contemporary British visual artist based in London with a national and international reputation. He is represented by Hales Gallery, London. His work is discussed in numerous press articles and publications, including several monographs.
Background
Locke was born on 13th October 1959 in Edinburgh, the eldest son of Guyanese sculptor Donald Locke (1930-2010) and British painter Leila Chaplin (d. 1992). Hew Locke spent his formative years from 1966 to 1980 in Georgetown, Guyana, before returning to the UK to study. He received a B.A. Fine Art in 1988 from Falmouth College of Art, and an M.A. Sculpture from the Royal College of Art, London in 1994. In 1995 he married curator Indra Khanna. [1]
Career
Locke first came to national attention in 2000 when he won both a Paul Hamlyn Award and the East International Award and installed ‘’Hemmed In Two’’ as part of the contemporary arts programme at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. This was followed by the creation of ‘’Cardboard Palace’’, a major new installation for his solo show at the Chisenhale Gallery, London (2002). [1]
Exhibitions
Since then, he has exhibited widely, with solo shows at venues including Luckman Gallery, California State University (2004), The Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, USA (2004), The New Art Gallery, Walsall (2005), Rivington Place, London (2008), ArtSway, Hampshire (2011) and Hales Gallery, London (2005, 2008, 2010). His works are included in major group shows, such as ‘’Holy Toy’’ Sølvberget Galleri, Stavanger, Norway (2010), ‘’The 2nd Thessaloniki Biennale of Contemporary Art’’, Greece (2009), '’South South’’ Justina M. Barnincke Gallery, University of Toronto, Canada (2009), '’Infinite Island: Contemporary Caribbean Art'’ Brooklyn Museum, USA (2007), ‘’British Art Show 6’’ BALTIC Gateshead (2005) and '’Barrocos y Neobarrocos'’ Salamanca, Spain (2005). [1]
Collections
Locke’s work is represented in many important public and private collections. In Britain these include The Government Art Collection, The Tate Gallery, The Arts Council of England, The Victoria & Albert Museum, The British Museum and The Henry Moore Institute. In the USA they include The Collection of Eileen and Peter Norton, Santa Monica, The Brooklyn Museum and The Arnold Lehman Collection, New York, and The Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City. [1]
Public Art
Locke has been commissioned to create new installations and public artworks. ‘’King Creole’’ (2004), commissioned by the BBC for the launch of their New Media Village building and subsequently installed on the façade of Tate Britain, was produced using a 4m high steel frame and thousands of plastic flowers and tinsel. TITLE SIZE was a flag commissioned by the 2nd San Juan Triennial, Puerto Rico (2009) and flown over WHERE. ‘’Ruined’’ (2010) is a permanent installation of ten 1.75m cast-iron markers in Brunswick Square Cemetery Gardens, Bristol. ‘’For those in Peril on the Sea’’ (2011) has been commissioned for installation in the Church of St Mary & St Eanswythe as part of the Folkestone Triennale, and will consist of around a hundred customised model boats suspended above the nave. ‘’Sikandar’’ (2010) is a short-listed proposal for installation of a customised replica of the statue of Field Marshal, Sir George White for The Fourth Plinth, Trafalgar Square, London. [1]
Works and Themes
It can be seen from the above that Locke has an especial interest in working in sites with historical links. His oevre has been recognised as part of the main current of British contemporary art. It has also been written about/recognised as part of the history of Black British Art, and as part of the history of Carribean art.
Media
He uses a wide range of media, including painting, drawing, photography, relief work, fabric, sculpture and casting, and makes extensive use of collage.
Bibliography
(2004) '’Diana Cooper Hew Locke’', London, The Drawing Room, ISBN 0-9542668-2-X (2005) '’Hew Locke’', Walsall, The New Art Gallery Walsall, ISBN 0 946652 77 5 (2009) ‘‘How do you want me?’’, Paris, Editions Janninck, ISBN 978-2-916067-41-4
Selected Press
coming soon
External Links
References