Stephen Cox (sculptor)
Appearance
Stephen Cox | |
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Born | 1946 (age 77–78) Bristol, England |
Nationality | British |
Education | Central School of Art and Design |
Known for | Sculpture |
Website | stephencoxra |
Stephen Cox RA (born 1946) is a British sculptor, known for his monolithic public artworks in stone.[1]
Cox trained at the Central School of Art and Design, London, from 1966 to 1968.[1] and attended the sixth Indian Triennale in 1986 in New Delhi, to represent the United Kingdom.[1] His style mixes Italian, Egyptian and Indian traditions.[2] He also works in wood,[2] and has exhibited at the Royal Academy.[2]
Cox lives and works in a former farmhouse at Clee Hill, Shropshire, England[2] and has a second home in Mahabalipuram, India, where he also works.[1]
Works
[edit]Cox's works include:
- 1986Atyeo, Bristol :
- 1988Song, Cairo Opera House (imperial : porphyry and white diorite stone)[3]
- 1990Hymn, University of Kent : [4]
- 1991Osirisisis, Stockley Park business park, near Heathrow Airport (diorite stone) : [5]
- 1992Mantra, British High Commission, New Delhi :
- 1993Reredos: Christ the Saviour of the World, altar and font, St Paul's Church, Harringay, London : [6]
- 1993Mago, Fattoria di Celle – Collezione Gori, Pistoia, Italy : [7]
- 1993Echo, Broadgate Properties, Fleet Place, Ludgate, London :
- 1996Tribute Sculpture, British High Commission, Canberra (war memorial) :
- 1997Vessels: Adam and Eve, St Luke's Church, Chelsea, London :
- 1997Eucharist, Cathedral of St Nicholas, Newcastle Upon Tyne :
- 1998Rajiv Gandhi Samadhi, Vir Bhumi, Raj Ghat, New Delhi :
- 1999Faceted Column, Finsbury Pavement, London (sandstone, pictured) :
- 1999Tribute to Beato Surore, Hospital of Santa Maria della Scala, Siena, Italy :
- 2001Proslogion: to St. Anselm, Aosta Cathedral, Italy :
- 2005Altar to St. Anselm, St. Anselm's Chapel, Canterbury Cathedral :
- 2009 Tower Gateway of Lincoln College, Oxford Virgin Mary and Saint Midred:
- 2011Holy Water Stoup, Canterbury Cathedral :
- 2015Memorial to Edwin Lutyens and Figure Emerging, Mayfair, London : [8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Stephen Cox". CASS Sculpture Foundation. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ a b c d Clark, Alex (6 November 2011). "A room of my own: Stephen Cox". The Observer. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ "Song, 1989". Stephen Cox. 7 April 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "Thank and Give event 2015". University of Kent. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ Devonshire Jones, Tom. "A Geology of the Sacred: Stephen Cox Reopens the Ancient Quarries". Image Journal. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "The Parish Church of St. Paul Harringay, 1993". Stephen Cox. 17 December 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "Mago". Fattoria de Celli (in Italian). Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ^ Cox, Stephen. "Apple Tree Yard Sculpture Honours Spirit of Lutyens". The Lutyens Trust. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ Hancock, Michaila (3 June 2015). "Eric Parry completes St James's Square office". Architects' Journal. London. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
Further reading
[edit]- Bann, Stephen (1995). The Sculpture of Stephen Cox. London: Lund Humphries. ISBN 978-0853316756.
External links
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- Stephen Cox entry at Cass Sculpture Foundation
- Profile on Royal Academy of Arts Collections