Lynn Chadwick
Lynn Russell Chadwick, CBE (* November 24, 1914 in London, United Kingdom; † 25 April 2003 in Stroud, Gloucestershire ) was a British sculptor.
Lynn Chadwick is known for his sculptures made of welded iron parts, which he also produced, as mobiles. His works show while echoes of the art of Alexander Calder.
On the elite school "Merchant Taylor 's School " in Northwood, Middlesex Lynn Chadwick receives his formal education. After finishing school, he goes on a study trip to France. In the years 1933 to 1939, he worked for various London architect offices.
His first steps as an artist begins with drawings Chadwick (he works after the Second World War as an independent artist), with watercolor and oil painting. His first sculptures he made after the war (which he witnessed as a volunteer pilot in the Royal Navy ). The first part of his sculptures in an exhibition took place in 1949 in the gallery of Charles and Peter Gimpel in London. His first solo exhibition took place in the year 1950.
In 1952 he wins the competition 'Unknown Political Prisoner ". Since then regain his sculptures international attention, he is multiple participants at the Venice Biennale and Documenta in Kassel.
Lynn Chadwick received a number of international prizes and awards, including in 1956 in Venice the " Biennale Grand Prix for sculpture " and Awards 1959 in Padua and in 1960 in Lugano. In 1964, Lynn Chadwick is appointed by the Queen Elizabeth II as a Commander of the British Empire. In 1985 he received the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Ministry of Culture.
His first hard metallic animal -like sculptures are in the course of his artistic creation softer and more similar to humans. In Lypiatt Park, Stroud, Gloucestershire, Lynn Chadwick settles, where it has set up a sculpture park. He died in his home in 2003.