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Born 1951 Troy, Ohio. Known for: Mod sculptor-body parts.
Based in Southern California, Conceptual sculptor Peter Shelton is a sculptor who, in the 1980s, became part of a rebellion against what he regarded as the confinement of non-figurative abstraction... Read full biography
Based in Southern California, Conceptual sculptor Peter Shelton is a sculptor who, in the 1980s, became part of a rebellion against what he regarded as the confinement of non-figurative abstraction in dominant art circles, and turned to depicting realistically the human body. However, his... Read full biography
Based in Southern California, Conceptual sculptor Peter Shelton is a sculptor who, in the 1980s, became part of a rebellion against what he regarded as the confinement of non-figurative abstraction in dominant art circles, and turned to depicting realistically the human body. However, his expressions have layers of meaning not immediately obvious so are non-traditional in that they do not fit the usual definitions of realism. Of his unique approach the artist says:. "I was in art school at a... Read full biography
Based in Southern California, Conceptual sculptor Peter Shelton is a sculptor who, in the 1980s, became part of a rebellion against what he regarded as the confinement of non-figurative abstraction in dominant art circles, and turned to depicting realistically the human body. However, his expressions have layers of meaning not immediately obvious so are non-traditional in that they do not fit the usual definitions of realism. Of his unique approach the artist says:. "I was in art school at a time when figurative art was really suspect. I have always balked at any authority, so when the prevailing academy told me we were not making figurative art anymore, I moved toward the body anyway. To me it is basic to experience, to our experience of... Read full biography
Based in Southern California, Conceptual sculptor Peter Shelton is a sculptor who, in the 1980s, became part of a rebellion against what he regarded as the confinement of non-figurative abstraction in dominant art circles, and turned to depicting realistically the human body. However, his expressions have layers of meaning not immediately obvious so are non-traditional in that they do not fit the usual definitions of realism. Of his unique approach the artist says:. "I was in art school at a time when figurative art was really suspect. I have always balked at any authority, so when the prevailing academy told me we were not making figurative art anymore, I moved toward the body anyway. To me it is basic to experience, to our experience of ourselves, our world and art. But that atmosphere made me just cautious enough of too literal references to the body in art.". In his sculp... Read full biography
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Keywords (17)
Art Method
- •Conceptual
- •Installation Art
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
Art Style
- •Abstraction and Realism; Semi Abstract
Art Subject
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
Art School
- •Parsons, The New School for Design, Teacher
Awards/Recognition
- •John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship
- •Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Award, Fellowship
- •National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950