Marcus Lyon
{{Short description|British artist}}
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| birth_date = 22 August 1965
| birth_place = Exeter, UK.
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| nationality = British
| known_for = A Human Atlas
| occupation = Artist and Photographer
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| website = {{URL|marcuslyon.com}}
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Marcus Lyon (born 22 August 1965) is a London-based artist and photographer known for his portraiture and landscape work. Lyon is known for his research based self-published art books and exhibitions from the Human Atlas series.{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://www.ahumanatlas.com/ |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=Human Atlas |language=en-GB}} His works and publications are held in both private and international collections, including National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution,{{cite web |url=https://airandspace.si.edu/annual-report-collections-2016 |title=Collections: Annual Report 2016 |publisher=National Air and Space Museum |quote=Major acquisitions in FY 2016 included ... a series of photographs by the photographic artist Marcus Lyon.}} the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Art Institute of Chicago, The Menil Collection and the Arts Council of Great Britain.{{Cite web |title=Lyon, Marcus {{!}} Arts Council Collection |url=https://artscouncilcollection.org.uk/explore/artist/lyon-marcus |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=artscouncilcollection.org.uk}}
Life and work
Lyon was born in Exeter, UK. His father was an industrialist and his mother a writer. He received his first camera at the age of 13 as a gift. He was raised in rural England in Amberley, West Sussex. His early years were much influenced by time spent observing the artistic community built by Alan Caiger-Smith at the Aldermaston Pottery.
After studying Political Science at Leeds University founded the Glassworks Studio as an atelier and production house for his commissioned and personal work. As a portrait artist, Lyon has photographed a diverse range of public figures from Queen Elizabeth II, four British Prime Ministers, actor Bill Nighy{{Cite web |last=Paradise |first=Production |title=London: Glassworks - Portraiture & Celebrity Photography Spotlight Oct 2010 magazine - Production Paradise |url=https://www.productionparadise.com/spotlight/portraiture-and-celebrity-photography-407/glassworks-13105.html |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=www.productionparadise.com |language=en}} and film director Fernando Meirelles.{{Cite web |last=blogdojuanesteves |date=2017-03-08 |title=SOMOS BRASIL >MARCUS LYON |url=https://blogdojuanesteves.tumblr.com/post/158157203981/somos-brasil-marcus-lyon |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=Tumblr}}
His early work was much influenced by commissioned work for Amnesty International in Guatemala and subsequent projects with Non-Profits working with street children across South America, Africa and Asia.
His focus on social impact photography led to leadership roles at the International Children's Trust and the Consortium for Street Children where he led turn-around work to refocus the organisations. He has also served as a board director of the Somerset House Trust {{Cite web |date=2016-09-01 |title=Our Team |url=https://www.somersethouse.org.uk/our-team |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=Somerset House |language=en}} and Leader's Quest.{{Cite web |title=Marcus Lyon |url=https://leadersquest.org/who-we-are/people/marcus-lyon/ |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=Leaders' Quest |language=en-US}}
After the millennium he turned his attention to his artwork and produced bodies of work on globalisation and science, such as: the BRIC's, Exodus,{{Cite magazine |last=Coppelman |first=Alyssa |title=Strange Visions of the Hyper-Congested Megacities of the Future |language=en-US |magazine=Wired |url=https://www.wired.com/2015/01/marcus-lyon-exodus/ |access-date=2022-11-29 |issn=1059-1028}} Timeout{{Cite news |date=15 April 2015 |title=What Could Unchecked Global Development Look Like? Apocalyptic. |language=en |work=Bloomberg.com |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-04-15/british-photographer-marcus-lyon-s-timeout-series-imagines-what-unchecked-global-development-might-look-like |access-date=2022-11-29}} and Intersection,{{Cite web |last=ArtPremium |date=17 April 2017 |title=Marcus Lyon : An idea leader |url=https://artpremium.com/marcus-lyon/ |access-date=2022-11-29 |website=ArtPremium |language=en-US}} Optogenome and Fuel series.
In 2014 Lyon he founded the Human Atlas initiative:{{Cite web |date=5 November 2020 |title=Meet the extraordinary change makers from Detroit |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/photography/change-makers-detroit-us-photos-b1564400.html |access-date=2022-11-29 |website=The Independent |language=en}} a body of work bringing science and art together through images, sound and DNA. In this work his studio creates books and exhibitions that study nominated groups of people in specified geographies through the lens of portraits, app-based image-activated soundscapes and ancestral DNA maps. To date, the team has created projects on Brazil,{{Cite news |title=Projeto com retratos e DNA de 104 brasileiros tenta desvendar 'força' de identidade nacional |language=pt-BR |work=BBC News Brasil |url=https://www.bbc.com/portuguese/brasil-36945257 |access-date=2022-11-29}} Germany,{{Citation |title=WE: deutschland by Marcus Lyon |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDZj8d-rEgg |language=en |access-date=2022-11-29}} and Detroit{{Cite web |last=Hinds |first=Julie |title=Telling the story of Detroit through 100 stunning portraits of people making a difference |url=https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/arts/2020/10/12/human-atlas-project-art-map-100-people-detroit/5935298002/ |access-date=2022-11-29 |website=Detroit Free Press |language=en-US}} - with two further atlases currently in production.
Publications
- Lyon, Marcus (2000). Tuna : London, UK: LYON.{{Cite web |title=Tuna {{!}} WorldCat.org |url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/1041118135 |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=www.worldcat.org |language=en}}
- Lyon, Marcus (2006). Flowers : London, UK: LYON.{{Cite web |title=Oops, something went wrong {{!}} WorldCat.org |url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/1041114655 |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=www.worldcat.org}}
- Lyon, Marcus (2016). Somos Brasil – A Human Atlas of a Nation: São Paulo, Brazil: Editora Madalena & ImageMagica. {{ISBN|978-85-61921-06-4}}{{Cite web |title=Somos Brasil {{!}} WorldCat.org |url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/974400829 |access-date=2022-11-29 |website=www.worldcat.org |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Lyon |first=Marcus |title=Unravelling Brazil's diverse DNA |url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2016/jul/29/unravelling-brazils-diverse-dna |access-date=2022-11-29 |website=the Guardian |language=en}} Lyon, Marcus (2018). WE: deutschland – A Human Atlas : London, UK: LYON. {{ISBN|978-1-5272-2790-3}}
- Lyon, Marcus (2018). WE:deutschland – A Human Atlas:{{Cite web |title=We: Deutschland {{!}} Studio Sutherland |url=https://studio-sutherland.co.uk/projects/we-deutschland.php |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=studio-sutherland.co.uk}} London, UK: LYON. {{ISBN|978-1-5272-2790-3}}
- Lyon, Marcus (2020). i.Detroit – A Human Atlas of an American City:{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Lauren |date=2020-11-15 |title=British artist creates a 'human atlas' of Detroit to tell 100 stories of the city's unsung heroes |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/15/us/detroit-human-atlas-marcus-lyon-iyw-trnd/index.html |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=CNN |language=en}} London, UK: LYON. {{ISBN|978-1-9163668-0-0}}
Exhibitions
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- 2017 – Somos Brasil: CBB, São Paulo, Brazil{{Cite web |title=Somos Brasil – Exposições |url=https://guia.folha.uol.com.br/exposicoes/espacos-culturais/somos-brasil-centro-brasileiro-britanico-pinheiros-2831381100.shtml |access-date=2022-11-29 |website=Guia Folha |language=pt-BR}}
- 2017 – Somos Brasil: Pingyao, China{{Cite web |title=Festival Internacional de Fotografia de Pingyao destaca obra "Somos Brasil"_portuguese.xinhuanet.com |url=http://portuguese.xinhuanet.com/2017-09/19/c_136621470.htm |access-date=2022-11-29 |website=portuguese.xinhuanet.com}}
- 2018 – Somos Brasil, Royal Botanical Gardens: Sydney, Australia{{Cite web |title=Somos Brasil |url=https://headon.org.au/exhibitions/somos-brasil/ |access-date=2022-11-29 |website=Head On Photo Festival |language=en-US}}
- 2019 – Embassy of Brazil: London, United Kingdomhttps://spectrumphoto.co.uk/somos-brasil-by-marcus-lyon Somos Brasil by Marcus Lyon. Accessed 10 June 2021
Awards
- 2001 – D&AD Graphite Pencil / Editorial & Books / Book Covers for ‘Tuna’ book{{Cite web |title=Tuna Book {{!}} The Partners {{!}} Marcus Lyon {{!}} D&AD Awards 2001 Pencil Winner {{!}} Book Covers {{!}} D&AD |url=https://www.dandad.org/awards/professional/2001/editorial-books/11133/tuna-book/ |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=www.dandad.org}}
- 2001 – D&AD Wood Pencil / Graphic Design / Self-Promotional Items for ‘Tuna’ book{{Cite web |title=Tuna Book {{!}} The Partners {{!}} Marcus Lyon {{!}} D&AD Awards 2001 Pencil Winner {{!}} Self Promotional Items {{!}} D&AD |url=https://www.dandad.org/awards/professional/2001/graphic-design/11328/tuna-book/ |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=www.dandad.org}}
- 2017 – D&AD Yellow Pencil / Book Design / Culture, Art & Design Books Visualisation for ‘Somos Brasil’ book{{Cite web |title=Somos Brasil {{!}} Lyon {{!}} Lyon {{!}} D&AD Awards 2017 Pencil Winner {{!}} Culture, Art & Design Books {{!}} D&AD |url=https://www.dandad.org/awards/professional/2017/book-design/26287/somos-brasil/ |access-date=2022-11-29 |website=www.dandad.org}}
- 2017 – D&AD Graphite Pencil / Graphic Design / Integrated Graphics for ‘Somos Brasil’ book{{Cite web |title=Somos Brasil {{!}} Lyon {{!}} Lyon {{!}} D&AD Awards 2017 Pencil Winner {{!}} Integrated Graphics {{!}} D&AD |url=https://www.dandad.org/awards/professional/2017/graphic-design/26052/somos-brasil/ |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=www.dandad.org}}
- 2017 – D&AD Graphite Pencil / Graphic Design / Data Visualisation for ‘Somos Brasil’ book{{Cite web |title=Somos Brasil {{!}} Lyon {{!}} Lyon {{!}} D&AD Awards 2017 Pencil Winner {{!}} Data Visualisation {{!}} D&AD |url=https://www.dandad.org/awards/professional/2017/graphic-design/26055/somos-brasil/ |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=www.dandad.org}}
- 2019 – British Book Awards – Best Self-published Book for ‘WE: deutschland’ book[https://www.britishbookawards.org/awards2019/shortlist-winners-2019/ British Book Awards]. Accessed 15 June 2021
- 2021 – Design Week Awards – Editorial Design / Social Design for ‘i.Detroit’ book[https://www.designweek.co.uk/awards-2021-results-social-design/ Design Week Awards] Accessed 24 June 2021
- 2021 – D&AD Wood Pencil / Graphic Design / Integrated for ‘i.Detroit’ book{{Cite web |date=2021-01-24 |title=Social design |url=https://www.designweek.co.uk/awards-2021-results-social-design/ |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=Design Week |language=en-UK}}
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