Ryan Gander
Ryan Gander OBE (* 1976 in Chester ) is a British conceptual artist .
life and work
Ryan Gander studied at the Manchester Metropolitan University , the Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten in Amsterdam and the Jan van Eyck Academie , Maastricht. He was Professor of Fine Arts at the University of Huddersfield and holds honorary doctorates from Manchester Metropolitan University and the University of Suffolk .
Ryan Gander chooses sculpture, film, installations, found objects , photographs, painting, performance and less traditional genres such as children's books, typography and jewelry design as media for his art . Gander tries an artistic style to avoid handwriting. His works are fragments of a complex narrative.
Ryan Gander was represented at numerous exhibitions in Germany and abroad, including dOCUMENTA (13) in Kassel in 2012 .
Awards (selection)
- 2003: Prix de Rome for sculpture, France
- 2006: ABN AMRO Prize, Netherlands
- 2009: Zurich Art Prize , Switzerland
- 2017: Order of the British Empire (OBE), England
Web links
- creative boom Night in the Museum: Sculptures come to life thanks to British artist Ryan Gander (English)
- SMBA The Death of Abbe Farria (English)
- Standard Ryan Gander's exhibition will not make sense immidiate (English)
- Bonn Art Association Ryan Gander: Something Vague
Individual evidence
- ↑ Manchester school of art New Year's Honors Success for Ryan Gander accessed on March 23, 2019.
- ↑ Esther Schipper Ryan Gander accessed on March 23, 2019 (English)
- ↑ dOCUMENTA (13). The accompanying book / The Guidebook. Catalog 3/3., Page 66, 2012, ISBN 978-3-7757-2954-3
- ↑ Annet Gelink Biography Ryan Gander accessed on March 23, 2019 (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gander, Ryan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British concept artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1976 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chester |