Brian Catling
Brian Catling | |
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Born | 1948 |
Occupation | Novelist, writer |
Nationality | British |
Genre | Science fiction |
Notable works | The Vorrh |
Brian Catling RA (born 1948 in London) is an English sculptor, poet, novelist, film maker and performance artist.[1] He was educated at North East London Polytechnic and the Royal College of Art.[2] He now holds the post of Professor of Fine Art at The Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art, Oxford and is a fellow of Linacre College.[3] He has been exhibiting his work internationally since the 1970s.[4] Some of his most notable works and performances include: Quill Two at Matt's Gallery, Dilston Grove in 2011,[5] Antix at Matt's Gallery in 2006,[6] a commissioned memorial to the Site of Execution, Tower of London in 2007,[7] Vanished! A Video Seance made with screenwriter Tony Grisoni in 1999[8] and Cyclops at South London Gallery 1996.[9]
In 2001 he co founded the international performance collective WitW.[10]
As a writer he has published poetic works, including one compendium, A Court of Miracles, in 2009. His first prose book Bobby Awl was published in 2007. Currently he is writing novels and has completed The Vorrh trilogy.
The Vorrh[]
The first title of The Vorrh trilogy was published in 2012 and features a foreword by acclaimed writer Alan Moore.[11] Taking inspiration from the imaginary forest of the same name in Raymond Roussel's Impressions of Africa, the Vorrh is the backdrop to an epic fantasy/surrealist narrative led by hunter Tsungali and the Cyclops, Ishmael. Also appearing in The Vorrh are real-life figures Eadweard Muybridge and Raymond Roussel.[12]
- The Vorrh (2012)
- The Erstwhile (2017)
- The Cloven (2018)
Solo exhibitions[]
- 2011 Quill Two Matt's Gallery at Dilston Grove
- 2010 Bluecoat Gallery Liverpool bienalle
- 2008 Ingleby Gallery, Edinburgh. Scotland
- 2006 Antix. Matt's Gallery. London. 16 night Performance installation
- 2002 Antic (Norwegian version) Video installation. Trans-Art Gallery Trondheim. Norway
- 2002 Buhl Cyclops. Video installation. AKW. Stadt Buhl. Germany
- 2000 Man in the Moon. Galleri e.s. Bergen
- 1999 Were : The Chamber works, ICA, London
- 1998 Were, durational performance, Matt's Gallery, London
- 1997 Cyclops (video installation in German language), Project Gallery, Leipzig
- 1997 Country of the Blind, text, drawings & video, The Economist, London
- 1997 Nordic Cyclops (video installation), Museet for Samtidskunst, Oslo
- 1996 Cyclops (video installation), South London Gallery
- 1995 Cyclops, Galerie Satellite, Paris
- 1994 The Blindings, Serpentine Gallery, London
- 1993 Ten Gallery, Fukuoka, Japan
- 1993 La Bas, Galerie Satellite, Paris
- 1991 At The Lighthouse, Matt's Gallery, London
- 1989 Museum of Modern Art, Oxford
- 1988 Atrium, Neuw Gallery, Sammalung Ludwig, Aachen, Germany
- 1987 White Breath / Red Heart, Hordaland Kunstnercentrum, Bergen, Norway
- 1987 Lair, Matt's Gallery, London
- 1986 On Touching And Haunting A Noble Silent Room, Leifsgade 22, Copenhagen
Publications[]
Poetry[]
- A Court of Miracles (2009)
- Thyhand (2001)
- Large Ghost (2001)
- Late Harping (2001)
- The Blindings (1995)
- The Stumbling Block, Its Index (1990)
Fiction[]
- Bobby Awl (2007)
- The Vorrh (first on The Vorrh trilogy) (2012)
- The Erstwhile (second book on The Vorrh trilogy) (2017)
- (third book on The Vorrh trilogy) (2018)
- Earwig (2019)
- Munky (2020)
- Hollow (2021)
Anthologies[]
- Twentieth- Century British and Irish Poetry(2001)
- Vanishing Points (2004)
- Pittancer (2002)
- Conductors of Chaos (1996)
- The New British Poetry (1992)
- Future Exiles (1992)
References[]
- ^ "Brian Catling". Archived from the original on 13 November 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
- ^ Perril, Simon (2001). Tending the Vortex. CCCP Books. p. 6. ISBN 978-0953998623.
- ^ "The Ruskin School University of Oxford". Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
- ^ Fox, Dan. "Brian Catling Review". Frieze Magazine. Archived from the original on 27 December 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
- ^ Milnes, Laura. "The "Art" formerly known as "Performance"". Arts Admin. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
- ^ "Matt's Gallery". Retrieved 6 November 2012.
- ^ Moss, Richard. "Tower of London Unveils Memorial to the Executed". Culture 24. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
- ^ Romney, Jonathan (27 October 1999). "Scarier than Blair Witch". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
- ^ Hunt, Ian. "Brian Catling Review". Frieze Magazine. Archived from the original on 16 January 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
- ^ "Brian Catling". European Live Art Archive. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
- ^ "The Vorrh - B. Catling". Retrieved 6 November 2012.
- ^ "B. Catling on 'The Vorrh', Alan Moore, J.R.R Tolkien and More". Retrieved 6 November 2012.
External links[]
- English sculptors
- English male sculptors
- English performance artists
- Living people
- 1948 births
- English male poets
- Royal Academicians