Martin Boyce

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Martin Boyce (* 1967 in Hamilton , United Kingdom ) is a Scottish sculptor and installation artist .

life and work

Boyce graduated from Holy Cross High School in Hamilton and studied at the Glasgow School of Art . In 1990 he obtained his bachelor's degree there and in 1997 his master's degree . In 1996 he studied at the California Institute of the Arts . Martin Boyce has been Professor of Sculpture at the Hamburg University of Fine Arts since 2018 .

“Boyce 'work is characterized by a large number of references. The focus is on classics of modern design and modern art. The artist cuts up Arne-Jacobsen chairs and puts the fragments together to form mobiles, which combine the ruinous presence of the fragments with the lightness of earlier works by Alexander Calder . He reworks the modular shelving systems by Charles and Ray Eames and combines the components into sculptures that appear paranoid and contain numerous allusions to other artists such as De Stijl . "

- Søren Grammel

“It's just as much about space and the space between the sculptures as it is about the sculptures themselves. Of course I have to make (these works of art), but I want the audience to feel they have found them. "

- Martin Boyce

Martin Boyce exhibits internationally. In 2007 he was a participant in the Skulptur.Projekte in Münster. The work We are still and reflective / We are still and reflect is a floor piece. In the joints of the cast concrete slabs there are brass strips from which the text is composed. Boyce was awarded the Turner Prize in 2011 for the installation Do Words Have Voices .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Tate Gallery Martin Boyce , accessed April 9, 2017.
  2. ↑ Eva Presenhuber Martin Boyce Biography ( Memento of the original from April 9, 2017 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. accessed on April 9, 2017 (English) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / presenhuber.com
  3. ↑ art-in Martin Boyce 04 / 25 / 2015– 08/16/2015 | Museum für Gegenwartskunst, Basel , accessed on April 9, 2017.
  4. ↑ Martin Boyce Wins Monopoly , accessed April 9, 2017.
  5. ^ Sculpture Projects Sculpture Projects Münster 2007 , accessed on April 9, 2017.
  6. ↑ Tanya Bonakdar Gallery Martin Boyce accessed on April 9, 2017 (English)
personal data
SURNAME Boyce, Martin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH 1967
PLACE OF BIRTH Hamilton (South Lanarkshire)