Michael Kenny
Michael Kenny RA (born June 10, 1941 in Liverpool , † December 28, 1999 in London ) is a British sculptor and draftsman who also creates reliefs .
life and work
Michael Kenny studied from 1959 to 1961 at Liverpool College of Art and from 1961 to 1964 with Reginald Cotterell Butler at the Slade School of Fine Art . He had a teaching position there from 1981 to 1982. From 1966 to 1968 Kenny taught at Goldsmiths, University of London . He became a member of the Royal Academy of Arts in 1986.
Michael Kenny works with wood, metal, limestone , horn clay and Portland stone .
Exhibitions
- 1984 Michael Kenny retrospective, Lehmbruck Museum , Duisburg
- 1977 documenta 6 , Kassel
Awards
- 1975, 1977 and 1980 Art Council Art Prize
- 1964 Littlewood Sculptural Design Competition
literature
- Michael Kenny: Sculpture by Peter Davies and Michael Kenny, 1997. ISBN 978-1-85928-4-100
- Michael Kenny: Sculptures - Models - Reliefs - Drawings . Wilhelm Lehmbruck Museum, Duisburg 1984.
- Michael Kenny, sculpture & drawings . Serpentine Gallery, Kensington Gardens, 1977.
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Guardian, Michael McNay Michael Kenny Master artist exploring the space between objects in stone, wood and paint accessed on January 18, 2015 (English)
- ↑ Quest Gallery ( Memento from September 14, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Catalog for documenta 6: Volume 3: Hand drawings, utopian design, books. Kassel, p. 250, 1977. ISBN 3-920453-00-X
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kenny, Michael |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British sculptor and draftsman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 10, 1941 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Liverpool |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 28, 1999 |
| Place of death | London |