| Shaun Gladwell | |
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| Born | December 13, 1972 Sydney, NSW, Australia |
| Nationality |  Australian |
| Field | Video art, Sculpture, Photography |
| Training | Sydney College of the Arts, UNSW-College of Fine Arts, Goldsmiths College |
| Works | Storm Sequence, Apologies 1-6, Interceptor surf Sequence |
Shaun Gladwell (born 1972) is an Australian contemporary artist and freestyle skateboarder who has gained worldwide acclaim for his video art, painting and photographs.
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Early life [edit]
The artist was born in Sydney in 1972 and graduated from Sydney University's Sydney College of the Arts. He graduated with a Masters degree from the University of New South Wales' College of Fine Arts and untertook associate research at Goldsmiths College, London (2001-2)
Work [edit]
Gladwell is a digital artist, who skillfully combines past and present in a street manner.[1] In art historical terms, his embodiment of physical and aesthetic risk aligns him to artists who combine sport and art.[1]
Gladwell describes his video art as “performance landscapes”, and whether they are set in rural or urban settings, they usually present a juxtaposition of the visual against the environment where it exists. He often uses filmic devices such as slow-motion and long pans to capture both tightly choreographed and improvised performances. The resulting works are surprisingly hypnotic and beautifully poetic, due to their distortion of speed, reversed gravity or overall displacement of space and time. One such piece from 2000 called "Storm Sequence" auctioned for $84,000 in 2007[2] setting an Australian record for video art[3] and is in the collection of the Sydney Museum of Contemporary Art.[4]
Gladwell exhibited his work in the Australian pavilion at the Venice Biennale in 2009.
The best examples of his video art sequences, as well as newly commissioned pieces, were presented at an exhibition located at The Australian Centre for the Moving Image, in Melbourne's Federation Square, from June 1 to August 14, 2011.
Gladwell has been exhibiting throughout Australia, Asia, the United States and Europe.
Gladwell's current solo exhibition at De La Warr Pavilion (Bexhill), Cycles of Radical Will, is his largest in the UK to date. It features Mini Ramp Intersection (2013), two usable mini ramps positioned in a cross formation. It also features Triumph Daytona Intersection (2013), a British-designed Triumph sports motorcycle meticulously lodged to a wall.
Personal life [edit]
Gladwell is based in Sydney and London
Gladwell is an accomplished freestyle skateboarder and this interest is reflected in much of his work.
References [edit]
- ^ a b [1]
- ^ "Buyer pays $84,000 for skateboarding video". Australian Broadcasting Commission. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
- ^ Fulton, Adam. "Coming to a wall near you - video artwork is really moving". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
- ^ "Sean Gladwell Storm Sequence 2000". Artists & Works. Museum of Contemporary Art Sydney. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
External links [edit]
- In Sight/Arts: Aussie art with a tension twist, asahi.com, Jan 26, 2007
- Exhibition review by Joanna Mendelssohn, ArtLink Vol.23; No.3
- Bio details, Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen
- Interview with Shaun Gladwell on The Artnewspaper.tv
- Review of Double Voyage at Anna Schwartz Gallery 2008 by Tony Lloyd (Artist)
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