Installation view
October 4 – November 1, 2009
Non-Objectif Sud presents Ian Tyson: Recent Sculpture.
For the last 10 years the British artist Ian Tyson has been living and working in the Vaucluse, France. His work centres on a variety of sculptures and drawings, which are shown in this exhibition. The sculptures are constructed from, either, wood, steel tube, bronze or stone. They range from 3 meters to 50 centimeters in height and breadth and are geometric in construction. They are, above all, reflections of the light and architectural space of the South of France. These works represent a very personal Platonic interpretation of the world the artist inhabits and range from homage and votive to the formal, altering space viewed through the openings in the sculptures.
Born in 1933, Tyson went to art schools in Birkenhead (Birkenhead School of Art), and London (Royal Academy School, Painting). He taught at Farnham, St Martins, and Wimbledon schools of art as a part time lecturer with spells as visiting professor at University of Wisconsin and University of California San Diego. His work is included in many public and private collections in Europe, the UK, and the USA.
