Charles Avery (artist)
Charles Avery (* 1973 in Oban ) is a Scottish artist .
Life
Avery grew up on the Isle of Mull, off the west coast of Scotland, and moved to London at the age of 20 after two unsuccessful attempts at Edinburgh Art College.
In his sculptures, installations and detailed drawings he has been creating a utopian island world with the capital Onomatopeia, mythical creatures and its own infrastructure and social structure since 2004.
Avery is married and lives in London. He represented Scotland at the 2007 Venice Biennale .
Exhibitions (selection)
- 2002: Flight of Reality , Kettle's Yard , Cambridge.
- 2008/2009: The Islanders: An Introduction , Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art , Edinburgh ; then in 2009 at the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen , Rotterdam .
- 2010: Onomatopeia: The Port , Doggerfisher Gallery, Edinburgh.
- 2010: Charles Avery , Kunstverein Hannover , Hannover.
- 2014: What's so Great about Happiness? The People and Things of Onomatopeia , Grimm Gallery, Amsterdam.
- 2015: What's the Matter with Idealism? , Museum voor actuele kunst, The Hague.
Literature (selection)
- The Islanders: An Introduction . Bookstore Walther König , Cologne 2008, ISBN 978-3-86560-523-8 .
- Onomatopoeia: The Port . Bookstore Walther König, Cologne 2010, ISBN 978-3-86560-840-6 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Charles Avery in the catalog of the German National Library
- Exhibition Edinburgh 2008
- Guided tour of the exhibition in Edinburgh 2010
Individual evidence
- ↑ Interview with Charles Avery on Global Friends of Scotland ( Memento of the original from April 15, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung: Outpost of Reality. The Scot Charles Avery fascinates at the Kunstverein Hannover on August 26, 2010
- ^ Kunstverein Hannover: Charles Avery - Onomatopoeia. August 28th-7th November 2010
- ↑ Kulturspiegel 08/2010
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Avery, Charles |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Scottish artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1973 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oban , Scotland |