Bruce McLean
Bruce McLean | |
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| Born | 1944 Glasgow |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Glasgow School of Art (1961–1963) Saint Martin's School of Art (1963–1966) |
| Occupation | Artist |
Bruce McLean (born 1944) is a Scottish sculptor, performance artist and painter.
McLean was born in Glasgow[1] and studied at Glasgow School of Art from 1961 to 1963, and at Saint Martin's School of Art, London, from 1963 to 1966.[2] At Saint Martin's, McLean studied with Anthony Caro[3] and Phillip King. In reaction to what he regarded as the academicism of his teachers he began making sculpture from rubbish.[4]
McLean has produced paintings, sculptures, ceramics, prints, work with film, theatre and books.[5] McLean was Head of Graduate Painting at The Slade School of Fine Art London[6] He has had one man exhibitions including Tate Gallery in London, The Modern Art Gallery in Vienna and Museum of Modern Art, Oxford.[7]
In 1985, he won the John Moores Painting Prize.[8][9]
Mclean lives and works in London. His son is the architect Will McLean.[2]
External links[]
References[]
- ^ Bruce Mclean artist and art...the-artists.org
- ^ Jump up to: a b Tate Collection | Bruce McLean
- ^ untitled Archived 10 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ British Council Archived 21 May 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Bruce McLean : Studio18, Contemporary Art Dealers". Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 31 December 2007.
- ^ Slade School of Fine Art : Graduate Studies Archived 30 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Bruce McLean, Artist". Archived from the original on 26 June 2007. Retrieved 31 December 2007.
- ^ "John Moores 14, 1985 – Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool museums". liverpoolmuseums.org.uk. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
- ^ "Artist: Bruce McLean". artdiscover.com. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
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