I am an english painter and do not want to be anything else. We both had an installation at last years freedom festival in hull but never met so was great to. View mick stephenson s profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Debut album fall, produced by legendary midnight oil aria hall of fame inductee rob hirst, available now. London looks amazing thanks to uks biggest light festival. David ward uk light on their feet footfalls for rambert. At westminster cathedral, people cycle to power the installation the rose by mick stephenson. Fine art photography united states mark stephenson art. Ian stephenson 11 january 1934 25 august 2000 was an english abstract artist. Join facebook to connect with mick stephenson and others you may know. The lumiere light festival, britains largest lights fest, will.
Due to the evolving nature of covid19 and after following closely the state and federal governments advice, we have extended the ngvs temporary closure until 30 june. David stephenson describes his photography practice as bringing a minimalist approach to maximalist subjects, crafting images of intricate geometries and resplendent scenes. The rose by mick stephenson, westminster cathedral piazza. Therefore, and this may sound strange to some, i have archived my older works of art, and im restarting with a refreshed excitement. On entering ovo, visitors are surrounded by light and soundscapes. His litre of light installation for lumiere durham 2015 attracted thousands of visitors to durham cathedral cloisters. They are therefore highly priced by many discerning collectors.
Where to find the best lumiere london light displays this week. Full programme announced for lumiere 2019 durham county. About the artist after more than forty years as an artist, my art is now focused on a new path. Stephenson trained at kings college, durham along with noel forster and had his first show in london at the new vision centre in 1958, with a solo show at the new art centre in 1962. In line with decisions made by the national cabinet as communicated by the nsw premier gladys berejiklian, the art gallery of new south wales has closed to the public until further notice to help protect the health of all visitors and staff and minimise the spread of covid19 coronavirus in the state. Mark stephenson is a classically trained photographic artist. This large light installation comes to the uk for the first time for winter lights at canary wharf. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license.
He received his first commission to produce a large scale light installation as winner of artichokes brilliant programme for. Official site for sydneybased songwriter and artist james stephenson. Nick stephens, nick stephens art, nick w stephens, utah art, utah artists, abstact art, abstract, contemporary, contemporary fine art, modern art, modern painting. Ian stephenson ra 11 january 1934 25 august 2000 was an english abstract artist.
Paintings on paper 196177 the first show by a living artist at birmingham city museum and art gallery, touring to national museum of wales in cardiff. Instead of a combined architectural and decorative lighting awards we have split the. Shop for canvas prints, framed prints, posters, greeting cards, and more. The software driven artwork creates subtle moving interplay between two triangle graphs in response. Built by a group of academics and artists, this twisted cosmic ball of stress is.
Origin of the world bubble by miguel chevalier, software by cyrille henry, above oxford street. Learn about the artist and find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks, the latest news, and sold auction prices. Mike stephenson was born in dewsbury, west riding of yorkshire, england. Kinetic light sculptures by artist physicist paul friedlander i worked with paul on a project for a british satellite internet firm. Its dynamic form is a combination of 24 crossed spiral pairs based on the golden proportion that. In his ongoing project light cities, stephenson photographs night scenes of various cities from above, using. Incredible kinetic light sculptures from scientific artist paul friedlander are dazzling examples of what happens when science and art collide.
Mick stephenson has a track record of turning rubbish into beautiful illuminated art. Larry stephenson biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. A different view by mike donaghy, provides a playful twist on the humble traffic light. Work on show will include stuart langleys hand crafted neon planet, made using sea glass from seaham, and a dramatic sculpture by mick stephenson, made using plastic bottles and coloured light. They are easily recognizable among the works of other artists. I slowly feel my way into the image, drawing into it with conte and enjoying a wandering line until it feels comfortable and balanced, with the right proportion of busy and calm. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected.
Jan 19, 2018 at westminster cathedral, people cycle to power the installation the rose by mick stephenson. Held third major retrospective exhibition iconic variation. Neon artists help young people light up community centre. We were also lucky to be joined by artist stu langley. Signed by the artist in the bronze with the edition details, mounted on a square. Since then mick has gone on to create artworks for light festivals in the. When i grab my camera and head out, i get totally lost. Mick stephenson light artist self employed linkedin. Liter of light mick stephenson crossrail place roof garden this installation, cocreated by children from. Durham place of light very proud to now call myself an ambassador of light and even did a commission to promote it.
The lumiere light festival, britains largest lights fest, will see the participation of over 50 artworks. Mick stephensons project litre of light at central saint martins is a simple proposal for recycling plastic bottles as light. After playing with cliff waldron for a short time, bill harrell read full biography. Mick stephenson light artist and stuart langley light artist will be back this year with guests to once again light up our village over the festival weekend. I love the tradition of an albion art and really my paintings have more to do with constables snow than tobeys white writing. His passion for light, natural form and devotion to following the artistic process wherever it leads, is spectacularly evident in his astonishingly luminous, deeply dimensional photographic mixed media artworks. Local artist mick stephenson built an installation for durham cathedrals cloisters. I see the way the sun is highlighting the ivy on that dead tree. He also created installations for lumiere durham in 2011 and 20. Jan, 2016 the lumiere festival gets set to light up the london night. Stones by artist collective tigrelab art spain is a shapeshifting videomapped. From our team here at ngv, wed like to express our very best wishes to our community at this time. Light artist installations around the world facebook mick stephenson light artist. Framed allan stephenson art have unique qualities that make them stand out.
Mick stephenson is a durhambased building firm boss turned artist. The management of the lighting program is based on an astronomical time. Mick stephenson photography lyttelton harbour business. Its been a pleasure working with the people of dawdon to create what will be an exciting collaborative exhibition. It was wonderful to have hull light artist debi keable with me last week at the workshop.
The lumiere festival gets set to light up the london night. Stephenson is much sought after, his art continues to cause a lot of excitement among art lovers, art students and art teachers. Children to create symbol of international friendship durham. His photographs aim to provoke a powerful sense of place, often using strong graphic elements, largely in subtle duotone with occasional forays into. Stevo, the nickname that he is known by in rugby league and on tv, played at club level for dewsbury, and australian side penrith, and also played for yorkshire and great britain, with whom he won the 1972 rugby league world cup. In 2011, his idea of illuminating the architecture of durhams walkergate complex with recycled materials lit up with led lights was selected as one of our first ever brilliant artworks.
Find the latest shows, biography, and artworks for sale by ian stephenson. Mick stephenson photography following a long career in commercial and editorial photography, mick lived in spain for 10 years, later moving to new zealand to concentrate on raising his kids. John has used several clays over the years but works primarily with porcelain. Larry stephenson learned the guitar and mandolin from his father and formed his first bluegrass band by the time he was in high school. Uk county celebrates lumiere festival with breathtaking. I am a fabric artist and photographer living in red rock country of western new mexico and the canadian maritimes on campobello island, new brunswick, canada. For more information about the series, click about the artist. Since then mick has gone on to create artworks for light festivals in the uk and beyond.