Kenneth Armitage
Kenneth Armitage Leeds College of Art Slade School of Fine Art | |
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William Kenneth Armitage sculptor known for his semi-abstract bronzes.
Life
Armitage was born in Leeds on July 18, 1916, the youngest of three childrenLeeds College of Art and the Slade School of Fine Art in London[1][2] before joining the British Army (Royal Artillery) in 1939.[2]
In 1940 he married Joan Moore, another sculptor. They separated in the 1950s but never divorced. They had no children.[2]
After leaving the army, Armitage became head of the sculpture department at the
Royal Academy in 1994.[1][2] In 2001, his sculpture "Both Arms" was erected along with a blue plaque in Millennium Square, Leeds, being unveiled by Nelson Mandela.[1] His 2001 sculpture "Legs walking" was erected in City Square, Leeds outside Mill Hill Chapel in 2018.[3]
He died 22 January 2002.[1]
Work
Armitage's striking mature style was evident as early as 1952. Most of his works are recognizably human, but are sometimes joined with the forms of animals or furniture. Many displayed quirky humor. Armitage was also interested in ancient
Egyptian and Cycladic art and his works have an archaic flavour. He was featured in the 1964 documentary film "5 British Sculptors (Work and Talk)" by American filmmaker Warren Forma. During the 1960s and beyond, Armitage adapted to the styles of the times, sometimes incorporating plastic or spray paint.[1]
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People in the Wind (1950) Exhibited at Venice Biennale in 1952 -
Sitting People (1952), Marl, Germany -
The Prophet (1961), Duisburg, Germany -
Monitor (1961), Otterlo The Netherlands -
Both Arms (2001) Leeds, UK -
Legs Walking 2001 (2001) Leeds, UK
Exhibition
- 1960: Kenneth Armitage - Hannover, Germany
- 1963: Kenneth Armitage - Galerie Charles Lienhard, Zurich, Switzerland
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Kenneth Armitage". The Telegraph. 24 January 2001. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f Treves, Toby (2004). "Kenneth Armitage's Pandarus (version 8". Tate Papers (2). Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ "Here's why this new statue has appeared in Leeds city centre". Yorkshire Evening Post. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- "Armitage, Kenneth",Encyclopædia Britannica, 2008, Encyclopædia Britannica Online. November 26, 2008.
- Ratcliff, Carter. "Armitage, Kenneth", Academic American Encyclopedia, 1991 edition, volume 2, pp. 173–174.
- Schmalenbach, Werner: Catalogue covering the exhibition of 1960 at Kestner-Gesellschaft, Hannover (in German).
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kenneth Armitage.
- 1 artwork by or after Kenneth Armitage at the Art UK site
- Kenneth Armitage collection at the Israel Museum. Retrieved September 2016.
- Works at the Tate
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