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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
Peter Shelton - Artist Info
About Peter Shelton: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (7)
All MuseumsLos Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90036Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, MCASD
1001 Kettner Boulevard
San Diego, CA 92101Museum of Modern Art, New York
11 West 53rd Street
New York City, NY 10019Stuart Collection, UC San Diego
U of California, San Diego
406 University Center
La Jolla, CA 92093-0010Walker Art Center
1750 Hennepin Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55403Wright Museum of Art, Beloit College
Beloit College
700 College Street
Beloit, WI 53511-5595