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Bleep The Eric and Jean Cass Collection
Catalogue and Texts
Ann Ell iott
Design Rupert Brown
Photography Doug Atfield
Edited by Angela Dyer
Private Publication Eric and Jean Cass
Published by Eric and Jean Cass
Surrey
2003
Copyright C 2003
Enc and Jean Cass
The Artists
Ann Elhott
Doug Atl1eld
Printed by
Paragraph Graphics
All rights reserved.
No part of this pubhcauon may be
reproduced, stored in a retrieval system
or transmmed, 1n any way or form. or
by any means. electronic. mechanical,
photocopying. recording or otherwise.
without prior permission from the
copyright holders.
Contents
7 Introduction by Eric and Jean Cass
8 Bleep
14 Gardens
s2 Hall, Downstairs Cloakroom, Kitchen Corridor, Utility Room, Kitchen
70 Eric's Study
130 Lounge
192 Corridor of Coloured Light
196 Sitting Room
220 Jean's Study
246 Dining Room
264 Stairs and Mezzanine
294 Corridor and Rooms on the First Floor
320 Niki de Saint Phalle
328 Pride and Spirit
336 List of Works in order of acquisition
338 Biographies
368 Index
6 & 7 ntroi'vrt1C"n
BLEEP - the name of the house I built in 1969. I was guided by a
young architect, Brian Sapseid, of Barber, Bundy and Greenfield .
The basic criterion was for a house with as much light and
uncluttered space as possible. I wanted large panes of glass so
that when sitting near the windows you felt you were sitt ing in
the garden too. The layout should be open plan w ithout giving a
barn-like feeling. I also wanted the roof space to be part of the
living space, and the roof void was to be just large enough to take
care of the services. Many ideas came from various houses and
hotel constructions I had seen. One such idea was the balcony
over the lounge.
After furnishing the house it became clear that there was
a requirement for some decoration. This gave me the incentive
to start looking for art. I had always enjoyed seeing modern and
contemporary art, so here was a good opportunity to acquire
interesting items .
I married Jean in December 1972 and she very quickly became
enthusiastic about art too. As a result we spend much of our
leisure time looking at and enjoying works of art . The extensions
to the house were carried out in 1985 and 1990 to al low us to
continue our passion for collecting.
The collect ion described in this book represents our collective
pleasure in acqu iring sculptures, paintings, prints. ceramics, and
other works of art. Each item is a piece we like living with, and
enjoy every day. We know when and w hy we bought it.
Whilst the col lection was conceived for our own enjoyment,
it is always a pleasure to share it w ith friends and visitors to
our home.
Over the years we have made many fr iends in the art world .
Galleries. museums and artists - too many to mention - have all
helped to brighten our lives. We say thank you to all the artists and
craftsmen whose work we have collected for allowing us to share
thei r enjoyment in the work they have created.
We are del ighted with this book and would like to express
our thanks to Ann Elliott for creating an interesting text out of
the mountain of information we provided. and for the additional
resea rch she carried out. We must also thank Doug Atfield for
some fine photography, undertaken with understanding of the
meaning of the various pieces. Last, but not least, we must say
thank you to Rupert Brown and his team at Borley Mill Studio for
the design and completion of the book .
ERIC AND JEAN CASS
December 2003
8 & 9 Bleep
Bleep
Why Bleep? It is a question asked by almost everyone v1sit1ng the home of Eric and Jean Cass for
the first time. Bleep is the word used to describe the high-pitched intermittent electronic sound
made by paging receivers. one of the products marketed by Eric's company, Cass Electronics. In
naming the house Bleep, the company and its products were acknowledged and remembered . The
sale of the company in 1985, and Eric and Jean's retirement. gave them the opportunity to increase
further their personal, highly individual, even idiosyncratic collection. Bleep 1s now home to some
three hundred works of art collected over thirty-three years and considered by Eric and Jean to
be part of their family. Repeatedly in the files that record purchases or commissions there are
references to welcoming this or that new work to their home, or to their family.
Eric had begun to plan and build Bleep before he married Jean. and on completion the
house was featured in the Daily Mail Book of House Plans (pp.72-74) and the Daily Mail Book of
Furnishing Decor and Kitchen Plans (pp.70-71). The first item to be hung in the hallway was a large
print. a black mage on rattan cane of a buxom female nude climbing a rope, taken from a drawing
by Aubrey Beards ey (see p.294). It has not been displayed 1n the house for many years. having
given way in 1988 to Emergency by Michael Craig-Martin. Carol singers were always bemused by
the Beardsley, straining to see it through the window. The Craig-Martin proved no less intriguing.
Donald Pass's The Mill at Acle Bridge was the first painting to be hung 1n the house. and
Barbara Hepworth's 'Three Forms' Opus 504 the first sculpture to be installed. 1n the rear garden.
Since Eric moved in and was joined by Jean 1n 1972 they have filled both gardens and house with
works of art that are wide ranging, colourful, amusing, sexy, loud, quiet and contemplative, historic,
modern and contemporary. The sculptures, paintings, drawings, graphics, ceramics, glass and
designed items such as furniture. lighting and carpets which now fill every available space are the
subject of this book.
Eclectic though their choices have been - and there are some very unlikely juxtapositions - the
collection works as a whole. There is enough space between items to enable the viewer to see
them individually, and close enough to observe telling comparisons. In choosing their works of art.
Eric and Jean had no rules. They would decide on some purchases immediately or intuitively, or
look for a number of years for works by artists they particularly liked. They patron·sed a number of
different galleries. and returned again and again to those with whom they had exce lent relations.
and where they knew there would be works of art they would like. Some work was bought at
auction. and a number of charities benefited from such purchases. They listened to the artists
whose works they have collected. many of whom became friends and visit Bleep regularly. Where
possible artists oversaw the installation of their work. and they are often invited back if a piece
needs special attention, or just to visit.
26 & 27 Gardens
David Begbie Venus 1995
steel mesh
h 205cm
PROVENANCE
D1fferent1ate, London
FURTHER READING
David Begbie. essay by John Russell
Taylor. Salama-Caro Gallery, London 1988
PURCHASED
5 December 1995
Enc and Jean have several sculptures by
David Begb1e Havmg been introduced to
him by Lindy Kosh of Quinton Green Fine
Art. their first purchase was Standing
Figure 'Strtpper' 1992 lsee p.234). When
invited to an exhib1t1on of Begb1e's work
at Differentiate near Tower Bridge, they
were struck by two figures. male and
female, hung outside high agamst the
sky. Enc liked the way m which the
sculptures could be seen agamst the
light and decided to purchase the pair
David Begb1e brought them to Bleep
He and Eric tried hangmg them on the
trees, but nowhere m the garden were
they able to replicate the light of the
original location, even though Begbie
changed the colours of the sculptures 1n
an attempt to create the desired effect.
Eventually Eric decided to purchase only
Venus. which has been installed at the
front door of Bleep since 1996.
220 & 221 Jean's Study
234 & 235 Jean's Study
David Begbie Standing Figure 'Stripper' 1992
steel wire spray-painted black
h 169.S<:m including integral base
PROVENANCE
Differentiate. London
EXHIBITEO
Double Vision. exh1b1t1on of sculpture
and monopnnt canvases by David
Begbie, Differentiate.
1 December 1992 ·February 1993
PURCHASED
1 December 1992
Standing Figure 'Stflpper· is the first
sculpture by David Begb1e that Enc and
Jean bought for their collect1on. The
stripper stands on a wire base that 1s an
integral part of the sculpture, raising the
figure to eye-leve
So perfectly measured are Begb1e's
figures that they seem to have been
generated photograph1cally or with the
aid of a computer Nothing could be
further from the truth They are made
entirety by the artist's hand and are not
fashioned around a pre-modelled form.
David Begb1e says of his work: 'The
medium itself has very little substance
and hardly exists at all but it has a three
dimensional presence far greater than a
solid object.· '
' www.dav1dbe9b1e.com p 1
David Begbie Mixmatch 2000
steel mesh
h 50cm
signed and dated on base Begb1e ·oo PROVENANCE
Plus One Plus Two Galleries. London
PURCHASED
13 March 2002
M11<::na1ch was Eric and Jea~l"s third
-e;-.ar.~ c:i! 5o.Jlpt.ir,e .b~ 01wid B£<i)b•a
a1r<1: s ·~· 1··-~1l1~~l:t {~-.tie- ;;i; 35. 23:
"f•e•1 cons•de~ '1rm~ ti•• a ~efl'y, e1~i .. r:i;p
artist and paroculerly like me shad<1>ws
cast by his work. Also notable is the way
in which the mesh changes direction
and at the same time creates changes in
tone. emphas1s1ng the form of the figure.
336 & 339 Order of AoQuisouon
List of Works in order of acquisition
1962 Suzuki Harunobu
John Pper °"'
Inherited
Fol~te Heads 11953
1970 I July Donald Pass TheM,na1 Agle BrKlge 1970
12 November Barbara Hepw0t1h °"" Three Forms· Opus 504 1968
Hedegaard Red, Maroon and Blue Absll<JCI 1969
Unknown Atlist, Senegal Senegalese Woman 1970s
1971 5June
17 June
30 December Andre Brasoloer
December V1ct0< Pasmore AA
Barbara Hepworth oot
1972 1 January Claude Wo1stxJch
3 June K<irel Appel
26 October Henry Moore °" 16 December L S Lowry AA
16 December Keiko M1nam1
16 December Katerina Wilczynski
Jan Pienkowsk1
1973 14 June Frans Bakker
21 November Anders linsbo
Joan Mir6
1974 19 October John Allon
1975 10June Victor Pasmore""
Barbara Hepworth 001
TMo Tob1assc
Robert Adams
HermanBaert
1976 26 October N1k1 de Saint Phalle
December Janine Wesselmann
John Allon
John All n
JoanMir6
Le Pare
1978 27 May Humberto Calzada
Robert Adams
1979
1980 9 lua<y
Patrick Caulfield AA
Robert Adams JohnAJhn 14.Ao<•
4 JU1le Victo< Vasarcfy
2 Septemtier Joiin Mor6
1 Oecetrbet Paul Jenkins
Joan M r6
Joan Mor6
1981 4 January Jerry Sawn Germain
24 Decembe• Jacques Richard Chery
1982 14 May
1 July Angel Botello
OtmarAlt
Henry Moore OM
1983 19 October N1k1 do Saint Phallo
Karel Dupon
1984 3 Febtuary John Piper°"'
19 Mareh Sam Scopas
198 5 6 September N'k1 de Sa•nt Phallo
12 October Lynn Chadw>ck AA
28 October Beryt Cock OAl
11 November N k1 de Saint Phalle
11 November N k1 de Saint Phalle
13 November Knut Steen
Oecembe• Steven Gregory
1986 4 January
10May
21 May
23May
27 May
Ken Pieper
Marton Ful er
Polly lonldos
John Piper°"'
Elinor Steele
25 June Barbara Hepworth 08'
4 July Biorn W11nblad
11 August Ronnie Copas
16 August Ludovico Do Lu1g1
13 Septombor Jennifer Whittle
1 October Lynn Chadwick""
19 November Willi Sohl
26 November Karol Appel
Artdiction x 1971
Fox Watch Sones I 1970
Ams1erdam 1971
Absuac1 1971
Delos 1970-71
Monsieur Loyal 1972
Compe/vic11on I 967
Moen Hoad 1964
Man on Wall 1957
Fleurs Rouges e1 Po1ssons 1970
So/unto 1950
Red Cnemes 1971
Clown with Bird (date unknown)
Red Sculpture 1973
Composition 1957
Second Class Wash 1973
Pom1s of Conrac1 No 22 1974
Aegean Surte 1975
The An1s1e 1975
Pierced Form No. 1. Opus Jg 1975
Ecsrasy 1974
Le Couple au Ballon 1970s
Camrval c. t 976
Curly'$ Caf6- Wh11echape/ Road 1975
Gardner's Ccrnor 19361975 L'Enfanc8 d'Ubu 1975
L()()Que March 1976
Pverto Colar181 t 978
Two Bronze Forms /Opus 380) 1978
Ccmmomoratrvo Vase 1979
OvOfd Var1Srion No 6 !Peacock! Opus 404 1980
Krllffl Thruwmg 1976
v..u !Bt..Q:, lillhlte. GOidi 141U 1910t 'Mlf6'1970.
Phe~ Jll{)U8r Winds 1980
Oda 8 J08n Mlf61973
Oda a Joan Miro 1973
Vose 1981
Children with Baske1s of Frwl on 1heir He8ds 1981
El Piano 1982 Vase 1980s
W0<kmg Model for Rec/ming Figure: Hand 1976-78
Grand T61e 1982
Kai 1983
Covehilhe Ill 1983
Ranchoda Taos Wmter1983
Dragon 1984
Winged Figures 1971
Do Cocoa and Hot Chocolate 1985
Grenou le 1984
Lady m 1he Bath 1984
Passeg<ata 198t
Famdy 'Cass' t985
Cut Vase 150 1985
The Chance Remark 1985
Fam1/y1986
L/ancycll 1984
Cotorwlleels 1981and1982
Ascendmg Form /Glor~) 1958
CetlB c 1986 Communal Kasheong 1985
Melancho/1a 1986
Encounter 1986
Srttmg Woman 1985-86
Fischer Paar Island 1967
TMC11yl982
November Karel Appel
N1kk1Cass
Rufino Tamayo
John Hoyland AA
Knut Steen
Karel Appel
John Hugg.ns
John Huggns
Woffiam Turnbull
Unmled 19813 S1ained Glass Window 1986
SandlSs con Manrano 1985
Platter No 11 1985
lns:eme 1985
T61e Solei/1966
Loungmg 1986-87
Maquette Mannequin {Partner) 1987
Me1amo<phosis 1984
1987 21 January
23 Febtuary
13March
22 Mareh
30Ma•ch 10Apnl
15April
15Apnf
t9May
8June
Kenneth Armitage COE"" July Figure 1VerS1on 2J 19JS.85
Mary Fedden or "" Mo1hs I 1987
I July
2 July
29July
Robert Harding
N1k1 de Sant Phalle
YaakovAgam
Michael Marrroa
31 July Ivon Hitchens
31 August Helaine Blumenfeld
7 September June Redfern
12 October Barbara Hepworth ooE
16 October Honry Moore OM
19 October Markey Robinson
17 November Niki de Saint Phalle
23 November Maurice Jadot
9 December Ralph Brown ""
14 December Michael Mamott
1988 5 January
19 February
24 February
3 March
19Apr1I
8May
8May
28May
27 June
9August
Brian Wollsher
John Ale><ander
Zadok Ben-Oallld
Pablo Picasso
Michael Craig-Marton
Denos Motchell
Lambert Rocour
Pierre B nart Nicola Godden
Beryt Coe\ °"' Hela"'8 Blumenfeld
20 August Peter Randa ~Page 6 Septemher Michael Stallard
6 Seplembor Micheel Stallard
5 Octobur Vl(.tO< V.11wef1
' I lovernoor fJ,11 <l'l l>U nt l't• rl'O
7 N'l'/<Jrrolit>r Ill I "'' Cra~ lhtl h
lt1 Nr>11•r111,.1r ll••"Y M•1~t lH N11111r111141 • "'1111 ~ ft 1•l•r
I? O••tQrrol~I r.,, .. w~~ ... "'""" HJ Oo<.11111t~r Gom<J O•irr>e
1989 4 April
6April
16Aprol
l6Ap11I
19Aprol
27 Aprol
2May
5May
22 June
2 July
20 July
31 August
August
30ctobel
B10rn W11nlJl&<i
August G&ul
August Gaul
John Bellany""
N1k1 do Saont Phalle
John Farnham
Paul Mount
Barbara Hepworth oet
Karel Appel
Ivon Hitchens
Michael Craig-Marton
Tom Wesselmann
Calman Shem1
Allen Jones AA
Allen Jones AA
Victor Vasa1e1y
Ehabeth Frink -3 October Elisabeth Fnnk oeE
12 October Yaakov Agam
29 November Zac~ Zaltzman
November Ian Hullll)hreys
1990 27 February Jacob Jensen
16 March
25 March 28 March
7 Aplll
18Aprol
27 Aprol
1 May
24 May
2 June
N1k1 de Saint Phalle
Jean Dubuffet
Glynn Wolloams
Rosita de Simone
Jag11t Chuhan
Noki de Saini Phalle
Barry Blend
Rog Butler
W111iamlillyer
EyeSaw1987
Les Baigneurs 1970. cast 1984 (sold 1 July 1998)
Unmle<f 1974
Bubbles 1987
Courtyard wirh St"PS 1955
Dreams I: Wall Relief 1985
The Field 1987
Totem 1960-62
Two Standing Figures 1949
West of Ire/arid Landscape 1987
Black Nana 1972
Unr11/ed 1967-69
Tete de Jeune Fi/le 1978
Sentinel 1988
Wooden Sculpture 1968
Gay Cardinals 1987
Circle of Lde: The Mystical Expeoence of the Wild Cat 1986
Poi 01seau 1954 Emergency 1987
Pol1esco 1983
Monoi>lhe 1986
Femme Incontestable 1987
SyfpllKJ,ne 1988
Ruby Venezuela 1988
Shadow FtgUres A Man and a Woman 1988 Scrceress 1982 Around Zero 1988
Rolhng1988
AX0991988 laFOlc,.1900 (;ln(Je l!/i;IJ
J.lill//llf hi"'"" li1><1• l!ffl/ M~11<1• 1101( rl1a fl•lllfM{J {}I!}{}• j0<17 fl8r/room fJ/011£/e afw l~S4 $.!l Bt1s Haw c.1988
Susanne I Bader 1988
L'on Ct1b 1899
Three Leaping Pigs (date unknown)
The Ancient Mariner Ill 1989
Serpent llllst Nign11 Had a Dream) 1968
Spiral Hand 1989
Wind Sculp1ure 1985
Sphere with Inner Form 1957
Un1'tled1989 Orange Poppies 1970
Dol/y1983
Mon'ca Si11ing with Mondr1Sn VariarK>I! 131988 Red Skye. 1989
Wa111ng on Table 4 1987
unr,tled tVariar'°" 11 1989
Wa1ch /MatmcJ 1989 Fron1Runner1987 Standing Buffalo t 989
lnrerspaceogtaph c.1980
Human Form 1989 Still l.Jfe w11h Jug 1989
Desk Clock !Model 406) 1990
Vase Tetes 1989
Encrier 1970
Woman wi1h Long Hair 1989
Large Vase c. 1990 Night Glow 1986
Chaise 8 Serpents before 1973
The Card Players 1989
Standing Figure /Circus) 1959
Three Verrical Landscapes 1989
20 June John Hoyland AA
3 September Jean-Claude Farhi
9 October Gillian Ayres AA
31 October Bernard Charles
9 November Bnan Willsher
21 November Clittord Cundy
1991 4 February
4 February
25 February
28 February
28 February
4 March
8 March
8March
27 April
31 April
2 June
2June
5June
John Farnham
John Farnham
Keith New
Suzie Pilgrim
Suzie Pilgrim
Pavtos
Eileen Agar
Allen Jones RA
Christie Brown
Zadok Ben-David
Marzia Colonna
John Piper OM
Michael Craig-Martin
Pflvate Waltz 1989
Sculpture No 10 1989-90
Sappho 1988 Stoneware Bowl 1990
Untitled 196-0s
Sitting Figure cast 1990
Crescent Figure 1987
Seal1990
The Gardens. Glyndebourne 1991
Irregular Lines c.1990·91
C. T.G. 'Dot' Designc.1990-91 Chausettes 1989
Landscape of a Dream 1984 Secretary 1972
Black River God 1990
Happiness Is Not Where You Seek It 1987
Brother Sun, Sister Moon 1991
Foliate Head 1990
Glasses 1987
7 June Kenneth Armitage CSE RA Girl without a Face, Version B 1982
2 July
2 July
9 July
Paul Mount
Hubert Dalwood
Vanessa Pooley
10 September Joz. De Loose
10 September Sophie Ryder
18 September flaymond Mason
The Architect 1987
Minos1962
Laid Back Balancing Act 1991
Their Domain ts Unlimited 1990
Flock of Sheep 1991
La Rue du Jour aux Hal/es 1969
25 September Lucy Tasseor Tutsweetok Faces 1991
17 October Cesar <Cesar Baldaccini) Pouce 1965-68
17 October Niki de Saint Phalle Stool c.1979-80
8 November F E McWilliam CSE
10 December Ju Ming
1992 4 March
March
1 May
8May
6June
11 June
13 June
17 June
1 July
1 July
1 July
16July
29Juty
10August
260ctober
300ctober
1 December
1993 28 January
28January
28 January
28 January
28 January
28 January
13April
3May
3May
3May
3May
3May
7 June
26 June
29June
30June
30June
1 July
9July
Joe Tilson RA
Vicki Olverson
YaakovAgam
F E McWilliam csE
John Bellany AA
Bernard Meadows
Dhruva Mistry ce< AA
Linda Gunn-Russell
Paul Johnson
Steven Gregory
Brigitte Deuge
Robert Clatworthy RA
Janet Nathan
Terry Frost RA
Simon Laurie Rye Pottery
David Begbie
Zadok Ben-David
Zadok Ben-David
Zadok Ben-David
Zadok Ben-David
Zadok Ben-David
Zadok Ben-David
Dan Zaretsky
Livio de Marchi
Livio de Marchi
Livio de Marchi
Livio de Marchi
Livio de Marchi
Nicola Godden
Dario Perez-Flores
Allen Jones RA
Corneille
Alan Davie
Gunnar Gratz
Eduardo Paotozzi CSE AA
24 September Eilis O'Connell
11 October Michel Delaere
2 December P J Crook
December William Brown
1994 18 February
3May
9May
9May
6July
19July
10August
Margaret O'Rorke
Ouodaid Said
Saelens Jacques Kobe
Arman
June Miles
Grizel Niven
Helaine Blumenfeld
Standing Relief VI 1958
Tai Chi Boxer 1991
Ziggurat 1968
Ndoto Woman 1992
Love Star Pocket Watch 1989
Egg Orthodox 1964 Dungeness 1992
Crab 1980
Diagram of an Object 1990
Green Woman// 1991
The Journey of a liferime Is Waiting 1989 Big Fat Women Are Back in Sr.yle Again 1992
Ceramic Pu11e 1992
Horse 1983 Dove Harbour 1992
Spiral O 1991
Study of a Dab 1992
RNLB 'Pode and Spirit'1992 Standing Figure 'Stripper' 1992
Conversation Piece // 1993
How We Met 1993 The Broken Expectation 1993
Come and Ger Me 1993 Opinions 1993
Fear of Flying 1993
Bu/121993
Cap 1993
Tie1993
Book wirh Drawer 1993
Small Book 1993
Miniature Book 1993 Amourette 1993
Oynamique Chromarique No 60 1993
Profile Stroke Torso 1993
Chants d'Oiseaux 1992 Flag Walk 1973
Grimpeur {date unknown)
Mondrian 11993
Cesta 1990
Et se Brise de la Brume 1993
Financial Advisors 1993
On the B68ch 1993
Light Sculpture 11993
Tango 1993
La Danseuse de Nuit 1994 Split Cello 1980s
Irises and Indian Cloth 1993
Abstract Figure 1994 Earth Mother 1986
26 October F E McWilliam CSE
26 October William Pye
29 October Kim Hamisky
1 November Ettore Sottsass
5 November Dominic Clare
22 November Stefan Knapp
1995 1 O January
1 February
1 March
1 March
16May
31 July
7 October
Lesner Tavarez
Niki de Saint Phalle
Margaret O'Rorke
Margaret O'Rorke
Dan Zaretsky
Mary Fedden ose .. Marie Villeneuve
25 October William Turnbull
10 November Sophie Ryder
20 November Michel Delaere
30 November Zadok Ben-David
5 December David Begbie
12 December Ann Christopher AA
12 December William Turnbull
30 December Zadok Ben-David
1996 7 August Nik• de Saint Phalle
30 December Sergio Bustamante
30 December Sergio Bustamante
1997 18April
21 July
Sadiq
Patrick Hughes
5 October Alistair McCallum
7 November Julia Griffith-Jones
16 December Helen Taylor
December
1998 22 April
5May
5May
2 July
Paul Jackson
Niki de Saint Phalle
Alison Wilding AA
Christian Silvain
Christian Silvain
Jean Alp
14 August Arnaldo Pomodoro
29 Octobet David Landess
17 November Robert Adams
1999 5Aptil
24 May
30June
13August
Lotus Arts de Vivre
Eilfs O'Connell
BertilVallien
Andrew Ewing
19 November Matthew Burt
Zadok Ben-David
Zadok Ben-David
Zadok Ben-David
2000 2May
24 May
Zadok Ben-David
Zadok Ben-David
Nikki Cass
Michael Ctaig·Martin
Bryan Kneale ..
Standing Figure 1963
Two Mitr8S. Tripod Series IV 1968-69
Petits Equilibristes 1994
Memphis Ivory Stand 1985
Black Copper 1994
Needle of Knowledge Obelisk 1993-94
Cuerpos de/ Universo 1990
Double Serpents 1989
Small light Sculpture I /Dervish) 1995
Small light Sculpture I/ /Dervish) 1995
Bird1994 Tabby1995 'Monet's Irises· c. 1993
Tragic Mask 1979
The Beach 1994
Au Mystere d'un Sourire 1995
Big Science /No. 19) 1994-95
Venus 1995
IM>ire Lines 1995
Small Blade Venus 1989 Antarcrica 1994-95
Lampe Angulaire 1988-91
Frog Boy wirh Flower 1996 Equilibrist Rabbit 1996
Primordial Creature 1992 Comp/ementarir.y 1996
Mokume Gane Bowl 1997
The Lerrer /Parr 2! 1997
Pride and Spirit 1996
Vase 1997
Noahs Animals 1996
Shady 11983
Untirted 1997
Untitled 1997
Untilled cast 196-0
Disco con Sfera 1996
WHOLE Chalf 1998
Semaphore Opus 412 1982
Wine Cup 1999
Carapace 1998
VaS6C.1999
Light Stems 1999
Key Cabinet 1999
Big Science (The Magic Book! 1998 Thermometer 1998
Study for Evolution and Theory lnstallarion /Neanderthal) 1998 Study for Evolution and Theory Installation
!Small Walking Ape) 1998 Study for Evolution and Theory lnstallarion (Walking Ape) 1998
Stained Glass Window 2000
Pencil Sharpener 2000
Ship of Fools 2000 29 September Greg Johns Entrance Figure 1990
11 May Berit Johansson
(realised by Sergio liozzo) Rainbow Vase 2001
2001 10 June Jonathan Clarke
June Zadok Ben-David
3 November Adrian Roberts
8 November Kendra Haste
2002 7March
13 March
1 July
10 Octobe1
23 October
Albert Irvin RA
David Begbie
Nikki Cass
Albert Irvin RA
Niki de Saint Phalle
23 November Malcolm Martin and
Gaynor Dowling
2 December Anna Noel
10 December Albert Irvin AA
Ludovico De Luigi
2003 27 June Niki de Saint Phatle
Pilgrims 2001
Horse2001
Water Sculpture and Pool with Cover Plat8 2001
Rhino2000
Battersea IV2001
Mixmarch 2000 Ttde Lines Shadow 1 2002
Charlotte 2002
Monkey and Child 1966
Cubist Boule 2002
Lady on a Tiger 2002
Tie2000 Thomas Mann 2002
I/ache Vase 1992
340 & 341 Biographies
and Constant of the first name only. a decision and the Slade School abstract. surrealist works.
Experimental Group on triggered by a printer's of Fine Art. London. Jean (Hans) Arp was
1948. and took an acttve error on the cover of a (1937-39). In 1946 he born on Strasbourg 1n
part in the internauonal catalogue which omitted was appointed Head of 1886. He studied at the
art group COBRA the 'd' from the name. In Sculpture at Bath Academy Strasbourg Art School.
(Copenhagen. Brussels and 1959 Arman made hos first of Art. Corsham. a post he at the Kunstschule.
Amsterdam) from 1948 to assemblage of household held for ten years. Later Weimar (1905-07). and
1951. In 1950 Appel. With garbage in a glass box. and he taught at the University at the Academoe Julian.
Corneille and Constant. the following year became of Caracas. Venezuela Paris (1908). He moved
moved to Paris. where he a founder member of (1964), Boston University. to Switzerland on 1909
was introduced to Michel Nouveau Reahsme. Massachusetts (1970). and was a founder of
Tapie. who organised Arman has a formidable and the Royal College of the Moderner Sund in
exhibitions of his work. list of exhibitions to his Art. London (1974-79). 1911. Arp participated
Appel received the Unesco credit. and his work has Armitage was Gregory in the Erste Deutsche
Prize at the XXVll Venice been seen and collected Fellow in Sculpture at Herbstsalon (1913) at the
Biennale (1954). a graphics all over the world. He was Leeds University (1953-55). Galerie Der Sturm. Berlin.
prize at the Ljubljana included on the XXXIV the first artist-in-residence and on his return to Paris
Biennial. Yugoslavia Venice B1ennale in 1986 at a British university. in 1914 he met Max Jacob.
(1957). the Guggenheim and was also shown 1n the Armitage's sculpture Amadeo Modigliani and
International Award (1960). Kassel Documenta that and drawings were Pablo Picasso. In 1915 Arp
and the International year. By the 1970s Arman exhibited worldwide. and it moved to Zunch where
Prize for Pa1nt1ng at the was living 1n the United was the Venice Biennale of he became a founding
sao Paulo Boenal (1962) States and Europe, and 1958 that gained him the member of Zunch Dada
Exhibitions of his painting on 1973 he became a US mternatoonal recognition (1916). He paruc1pated
and sculpture have been citizen. changing hos name that was to continue on the Kongress der
held in maior museums to Armand Pierre Arman. throughout his life. There Konstruk11V1sten.
worldwide. resulting on In December 1987 he won the David E Bright Weimar. the Exposition
his work being acquired Arman was awarded the Foundation Award. and lnternauonale Dada at
by public and pnvate French Legion of Honour hos work from the Bntish Galene Montaigne. Pans
collections internationally. award for outstanding Pavilion went on tour to (1922); and the first She also makes pnnts. British Art. Connecucut,
Appel first visited New achievement. and 1n Paris. Brussels. Zurich and exhibition of the Surrealist a relatively recent and Iowa University
York in 1957. which had 1989 he received the Rotterdam. His sculpture Group at Galena Pierre. development. having Museum (1997). Ayres
a profound effect on his Legion d'Honneur from was particularly celebrated Paris (1925). the means of working in represented Britain at the
work; he now lives there President Mitterrand. He in Japan. where he was In 1926 Arp settled 1n coloured etching. which seventh Indian Triennale
and in Italy, near Florence. was commissioned to given solo exhibitions in Meudon. France. and in retains many of the in 1991, with most new
make probably the largest Osaka and Tokyo in 1975 1931 was associated with qualities and directness of works being made in Jaipur
Arman contemporary sculpture and in Tokyo. Nagoya and the Paris-based group her paintings. in response to the colours
A sculptor and painter. in the world at the time. Osaka in 1978. He was Abstraction-Creation and Gillian Ayres was born in and vitality of Indian street
Arman works with found a 30 metre high concrete also widely appreciated the periodical Transicion. Barnes. London. in 1930. life. Her paintings are hold
objects. which he alters pyramid embedded in Britain, with a major Throughout the 1930s and She studied at Camberwell in many private and public
and assembles to create with military tanks and exhibition, Kennech until the end of hos Ille Arp School of Art (1946-50). collections worldwide.
complex compositions. armoured vehicles: Hope Armicage: 80th Birthday continued to wrote and She has taught for much including the Contemporary
He amasses either similar for Peace was unveiled in Survey. at Yorkshire publish poetry and essays of her career. first at Bath Arts Society; Museum of
or diverse elements. Beirut on 1995. Sculpture Park in 1996-97. as well as pa1nt1ng and Academy of Art. Corsham Modern Art. New York;
sometimes 1nv111ng In 2001 one of his making sculpture. In 1954. (1959-65). then at Saint Olinda Museum. sao
audience partic1pa11on 1n Kenneth Armitage CBE RA last three monumental he received the Grand Maruns School of Art. Paulo; and Tate Gallery.
articulating them. Musical A sculptor. Kenneth sculptures. Both Arms Prize for sculpture at the London (1965-78). and London. Gillian Ayres was
instruments feature Armitage was celebrated 2000. was acquired by Venice B1ennale. His work Winchester School of Art awarded the OBE 1n 1986
frequently 1n his repertoire f0< his hvely and humorous the City of Leeds where was exhibited worldwide (1978-81). and elected RA 1n 1987.
Armand Pierre figurative bronzes He it was unveiled by Nelson and has been collected Her first solo exhibition
Fernandez was born on rose to prominence on Mandela. Kenneth by ma1or international was at Gallery One in David Begbie
Nice 1n 1928. He studied the 1950s. with Lynn Armitage was appointed museums and important 1956. although she had David Begbie is a sculptor
at the Ecole National d'Art Chadwick. Reg Butler and CSE in 1969. and was private collections Arp exhibited on the first whose wire mesh
Decoratif de Nice (1946- other progressive artists. elected Royal Academician died in Basel in 1966. Young Contemporaries figures have a startling
49). leaving in protest at determined and optimistic in 1994. He died in London show in 1949. Major solo presence. They are
the social conservatism of 1n the era of post-war in 2002. Gillian Ayres oeE AA exhibitions have been held strongly modelled. yet
the school's administration Britain. A painter. Gillian Ayres at the Tate Gallery. London because of the material
to study archaeology and Kenneth Armitage Jean Arp makes colourful. (1995) and the Sackler he uses they can have a
Oriental art at the Ecole du was born in Yorkshire in A painter. poet and expressive. abstract Galleries. Royal Academy fragile presence. Perfectly
Louvre in Paris. In 1958 he 1916. He studied at Leeds sculptor. Jean Arp also canvases full of gesture. of Arts. London. which formed. the fragments
opted to be known by his College of Art (1934-37) used collage to produce movement and vitality. toured to Yale Center for that he chooses for his
compositions speak for
the whole. The mesh has
a sheen which further
accentuates the modelling
and tonal variations across
the surface.
Born in Edinburgh in
1955. Begb1e studied at
Winchester School of Art
(1975-76). Gloucestershire
College of Art and Design
(1977-80) and the Slade
School of Fine Art, London
(1980-82). His first solo
exhibition was held at
the Brompton Gallery,
London, in 1984. since
when he has had regular
solo exh1b1tions in London.
as well as shows in New
York and Santa Monica.
Cahforn1a. Numerous group
exh1b1tions have brought
his work to audiences
throughout Europe, the
United States. Japan.
Hong Kong and Australia.
He is represented in
many private. public and
corporate collections
including the National
Gallery. Canberra.
Australia; National Gallery
of Canada. Ottawa.
Ontario; Natural History
Museum. London;
Citibank. London; and the
Jam House. Birmingham.
to name just a few. David
Begb1e lives and works in
London.
John Bellany cae RA
John Bellany is a painter
whose subject matter
is largely based on the
fishing community in the
west of Scotland where
he was born. He is also
a portraitist, and works
freely in an expressive
range of warm hues.
Born in Port Seton.
Scotland. in 1943, Bellany
studied at Edinburgh
College of Art (1960-65)
and the Royal College of
Art. London (1965·68). He
was a lecturer in painting
at Brighton College of Art
(1968) and at Winchester
College of Art (1969-73).
a visiting lecturer at the
Royal College of Art and
Goldsmiths College of Art
11969·73), and full·time
lecturer at Goldsmiths
(1978·84). In April 1988
he underwent a hver
transplant. and recovered
without the use of pain
killers. instead turning
his hospital room into a
studio where he made
an extraordinary body
of work: numerous self·
portraits. and portraits of
his doctors and the nursing
staff.
Bellany's work has
been exh1b1ted extensively
throughout Europe,
Australia and the United
States since his first solo
show in Holland in 1965. In
1986 he was given the first
one·man show ever to be
held at the National Portrait
Gallery, London, centred
on his portrait of Ian
Botham, commissioned
by the NPG. His work has
been acquired by over
forty public collections in
Britain. Europe and the
United States. including
the Arts Council of
Britain. Scottish Arts
Council, Contemporary Art
Society. Dundee Central
Museum and Art Gallery,
Government Art Collection,
Museum of Modern Art,
New York, and Tate Gallery,
London. His commissions
include works for the
Ministry of Agriculture
and Fisheries. Edinburgh,
and the National Portrait
Gallery, London.
Amongst his numerous
awards. John Bellany was
elected fellow of Trinity
Hall. Cambridge. in 1988.
He was elected Royal
Academician in 1991 and
was awarded the CBE in
1994.
Zadok Ben-David
A sculptor and installation
artist, Zadok Ben·David
inhabits in his work an
area of figurative art that
feeds on imagery from
past scientific illustrations
and the human figure
and man's evolution. The
sunlight and hard shadows
of the desert had an early
and lasting influenoe on
his work, which evolved
through coming to terms
with living and working in a
different culture from that
of his own.
The son of a jeweller.
Ben·David was born in
Bayhan. Yemen, in 1949
and was brought up in
Israel. He studied at
Bezalel Academy of Art
and Design. Jerusalem
(1971-73). Reading
University (1975) and
Saint Martins School of
Art, London (1976). where
he later taught sculpture
(1977-82). His work has
been exhibited in galleries
and museums worldwide.
His first solo exh1b111on
was held at the Air Gallery,
London. in 1980, and
in 1988 he represented
Israel in the XLXXX Venice
Biennale. Since then he
has had many exhibitions
internationally including
solo shows in Israel.
Australia. the United
States and Europe. As
well as a number of major
commissions in Israel.
Ben·David has undertaken
commissions for many
organisations including
BUPA in London. Sculpture
at Goodwood and the
Docklands Development
Board (Limehouse Tunnel).
Zadok Ben·David lives and
works in London.
Pierre Binart
Pierre Binart is a painter.
whose canvases are
peopled by expressively
drawn figures. sometimes
animals or birds. He often
focuses closely on his
subject; a large nude. for
example. will dominate the
canvas. the chair she sits
on merely a support for
her pose. Like the artists
of the COBRA movement.
Binart paints in a
deliberately untutored way.
An extract from one of his
texts describes how Binart
builds up to beginning a
painting. and concludes:
'And then the
enlightenment. the
awakening, the reality
A canvas.
disconcertingly white.
resting on an easel as if
it were a guillotine and
which.
Despairingly silent, is
waiting to suffer the final
outrage
I thrust at her and make
the first lacerations.'
(Binart, Oil Paintings.
exhibition catalogue. Jipian
Art Gallery. Knokke·Zoute
1989)
Binart was born in
Brussels in 1933. He
studied monumental
painting at the Academie
des Beaux Arts in
Brussels. His fist major
solo exhibition was
held at the Galerie de la
Madeleine. Brussels, in
1961. since when he has
exhibited widely in Europe
Barry Blend
Barry Blend is an English
painter and sculptor. His
work is distinguished
by the use of brilliant
colours and opulent
shapes. outlined in black
He works across a wide
range of subject matter.
including musicians.
flowers. local fishing
scenes and women
- subjects within his daily
orbit.
Born in 1951, Blend
lives and works in the
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