Peter Randall-Page
Artist Lecture
- Thu 22 Mar , 6pm
- 8W 1.1
*** EVENT from Spring 2012 ***
Peter Randall-Page studied at Bath Academy of Art during the 1970's and has since gained an international reputation through his sculpture drawings and prints.
He has undertaken numerous large scale commissions and exhibited widely. His work is held in public and private collections throughout the world including Japan, South Korea, Australia, USA, Eire, Germany and the Netherlands. A selection of his public sculptures can be found in many urban and rural locations throughout the UK including London, Edinburgh, Manchester, Bristol, Oxford and Cambridge and he is represented in the permanent collections of the Tate Gallery and the British Museum amongst others. His practice has always been informed and inspired by the study of organic form and its subjective impact on our emotions.
In recent years his work has become increasingly concerned with the underlying principles determining growth and the forms it produces. In his words “geometry is the theme on which nature plays her infinite variations, fundamental mathematical principle become a kind of pattern book from which nature constructs the most complex and sophisticated structures.”
In 1999, he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Arts from the University of Plymouth, an Honorary Doctorate of Letters from York St John University in 2009 and an Honorary Doctorate of Letters from Exeter University in 2010; from 2002 to 2005 he was an Associate Research Fellow at Dartington College of Arts. As a member of the design team for the Education Resource Centre (The Core) at the Eden Project in Cornwall, Peter influenced the overall design of the building incorporating an enormous granite sculpture (Seed) at its heart.
Recent commissions include Give and Take in Newcastle which won the 2006 Marsh Award for Public Sculpture, Mind’s Eye a large ceramic wall mounted piece for the Department of Psychology at Cardiff University (2006) and a commemorative sculpture for a Mohegan Chief at Southwark Cathedral (2006). Recent projects include Green Fuse for the Jerwood Sculpture Park, Ragley Hall and a major one person exhibition in and around the Underground Gallery at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park, June 2009 - April 2010.
Peter will give an illustrated talk about his work, featuring recent commissions and projects including Seed, Solid Air, Eginja Eriyimba and Stones for Evening Light.
The talk will be introduced by Professor Alan Cotton (Honorary Professor of Art at the University). Join us at 5.30pm for a complimentary drink and a chance to view an example of Peter’s work. Free event but spaces are limited, so please book in advance
Find out more about Peter Randall-Page at www.peterrandall-page.com
Listen to Peter Randall-Page on Start the Week on BBC Radio 4 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01c7ljy
- Free Admission, limited spaces, advance booking advisable