Brian Wall, known for his constructivist and minimal abstract steel sculptures ranging in size from large scale to small, was born on September 5, 1931 in London, England. Wall studied at Luton... Read full biography
Brian Wall, known for his constructivist and minimal abstract steel sculptures ranging in size from large scale to small, was born on September 5, 1931 in London, England. Wall studied at Luton College of Art and embarked on his artistic career after serving in the Royal Air Force. In 1954, he... Read full biography
Brian Wall, known for his constructivist and minimal abstract steel sculptures ranging in size from large scale to small, was born on September 5, 1931 in London, England. Wall studied at Luton College of Art and embarked on his artistic career after serving in the Royal Air Force. In 1954, he moved to St. Ives, Cornwall where he was an assistant to sculptor, Barbara Hepworth. She and the circle of artists living in St. Ives, had a major influence on the direction of Wall's work as did Cesar... Read full biography
Brian Wall, known for his constructivist and minimal abstract steel sculptures ranging in size from large scale to small, was born on September 5, 1931 in London, England. Wall studied at Luton College of Art and embarked on his artistic career after serving in the Royal Air Force. In 1954, he moved to St. Ives, Cornwall where he was an assistant to sculptor, Barbara Hepworth. She and the circle of artists living in St. Ives, had a major influence on the direction of Wall's work as did Cesar and Brancusi, whom he met on trips to Paris. In 1959 Wall returned to London and began to teach at Ealing College of Art, Middlesex, and then at Central School of Art & Design, from 1962 - 1972, where served as chairman of the Sculpture Department.... Read full biography
Brian Wall, known for his constructivist and minimal abstract steel sculptures ranging in size from large scale to small, was born on September 5, 1931 in London, England. Wall studied at Luton College of Art and embarked on his artistic career after serving in the Royal Air Force. In 1954, he moved to St. Ives, Cornwall where he was an assistant to sculptor, Barbara Hepworth. She and the circle of artists living in St. Ives, had a major influence on the direction of Wall's work as did Cesar and Brancusi, whom he met on trips to Paris. In 1959 Wall returned to London and began to teach at Ealing College of Art, Middlesex, and then at Central School of Art & Design, from 1962 - 1972, where served as chairman of the Sculpture Department. Wall's first solo exhibition in 1957 was at School of Architecture, London, followed by numerous shows at London galleries. In 1969 Wall lef... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (18)
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The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Who's Who in American Art, 2004 2003 - 2004 (25th Edition)
2004
McGowan, Alison C (Editor)
1,512 pages
After Trewyn
2001
Davies, Peter
0 pages
Brian Wall: Lyrical Steel (Exhibition catalog)
1995
Neubert, George; Jon Carroll
30 pages (color)
St. Ives Revisited: Innovators and Followers
1994
Davies, Peter
0 pages
The Constructed Space: Commemorating the Poet W.S. Graham
1994
Stephens, Chris
0 pages
The Sixties Art Scene in London
1993
Mellor, David
0 pages
The Sixties Art Scene in London
1993
Mellor, David
0 pages
The St. Ives Years
1988
Davies, Peter
0 pages
Post-War British Abstract Art
1988
Garlake, Margaret
0 pages
Art in the San Francisco Bay Area 1945-1980/An Illustrated History
1985
Albright, Thomas
349 pages (color)
St. Ives 1939-1964
1985
Bowness, Alan
0 pages
Forgotten Dimension: A Survey of Small Sculpture in California (Exhibition catalog)
1984
Editor: Fresno Art Center
0 pages
British Sculpture in the Twentieth Century, Symbol and Imagination 1951-80