Barry Mason - Sculptor

BARRY MASON F.R.B.S. CURRICULUM VITAE DATE OF BIRTH 4 6 52
Qualifications etc.
1998	Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of British Sculptors.
1980-81	City and Guilds craft and advanced craft awards in masonry from Bath Technical College.
1974-76	Postgraduate Higher Diploma In Fine Art from the experimental dept. The Slade School of Fine Art, University College, London.
1970-74	B.A. Honours Degree class 2:1 in Fine Art from Reading University.
1997-9 05-06	Elected to the council of the Royal Society of British Sculptors.
1995-8	Elected to the executive of the Fountain Society.
Selected Exhibitions
2005	RBS Centenary - Leicester University Botanic Garden
2003	Block - Canterbury cathedral "Sculpture In Paradise", Chichester cathedral
2002	Thinking Big- The Guggenheim, Venice Solid State- Burghley Sculpture Park
2001	The Discerning Eye – The Mall Gallery Sculpture at Goodwood. Sculpture in the Wild , Eastnor Castle.
2000	Sculpture in Gloucester Cathedral and Malmesbury Abbey. Chelsea Flower Show with Mark Walker .
1996	One man drawing show at Loughbrough College of Art.
1994-6	“Sculpture In Paradise” In the cloisters of Chichester Cathedral .
1994-5	The Loughbrough Group touring exhibition
1994	The Axiom Centre , Cheltenham
1992-05	The Brewery Arts Centre , Cirencester. Sculpture at Quennington
1992	The Barbican Centre , London
1988	The Oxford Gallery The Hannah Peschar Gallery , Ockley , Surrey
1987	Royal Institute of British Architects . One man show. Stoke International Garden Festival. Bath International Sculpture Competition. M.O.M.A..Oxford . Oxford schools sculpture project.
1983	“Views and Horizons “ Yorkshire Sculpture Park
1980-2	South Hill Park Arts Centre , Bracknell , Berkshire
1979	“Wood” at Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Selected Commissions and Projects
2005	"ZENITH" made while artist in residence, Norwich Observatory
2004	"HURLINGHAM SPHERE" The Hurlingham Club, London
2003	"LARGE THALES" Cryoservice, Worcester
2002	“THALES and “OCTET” for a private garden in Hamburg. “THALES” For the Savill Garden, Windsor Great Park
2000	“OCULUS” made while sculptor in residence at Hailes Abbey , Glos.
1999	“HALF MOON” For Eton College. “HISCOX VESSICA” for the Hiscox building No. 1 Gt. St. Helens.
1998	“ECLIPSE” Project to design telecom. towers with Orange. “VESSICA” for the Inner Temple, London and for Lord Carrington. “TIMAEUS” for Welsh Water, Cardiff.
1996	“OAK APPLES” Brockhampton Park , Herefordshire.
1995	“ELEUSIS” For the Orchard Garden , Gloucester Royal Hospital. “PLACE OF THE SPIRITS” Brockhampton Park , Herefordshire.
1994	“SPHERE” For the London H.Q. Of Generale Des Eaux. “HELIOS XX11” for the College of Health . Gloucester.
1993	THE SENSORY GARDEN Colchester , Essex. THE EDWARD JENNER GARDEN Gloucester Royal Hospital. THE ECLIPSE GARDEN Private commission Oxford
1990	“GREENSTONES” A suite of 6 water sculptures for a private garden, Lapworth , Solihull.
1989	“HELIOS VII” A major collaboration with Peter Rice and ARUP Associates.
1987	“HELIOS XVI” Collection , Peterbrough Development Corporation.
Teaching etc.
1980-2002	Visiting lecturer at many Universities , Polytechnics and Art Colleges
ARTISTS STATEMENT The transience of shadows; light through water. The sun and moon as they define the passage of time. Mankinds search throughout his history for finite means to capture the infinite. Our cultural icons expressed through architecture as well as art. Mistrust of the age of reason, in which instinct and emotion have been usurped by the intellect. The death of magic, our loss of ritual. These concerns lie at the heart of my work.

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