Tim Morgan
{{short description|English sculptor}}
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| education = *Ravensbourne College (1989–90)
- Edinburgh College of Art (1990–91 and 1996–98)
- Royal College of Art (1999–2000)
| known_for = Sculpture
| notable_works = *Cypher (2004)
- Vein (2008)
- Aurora
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| elected = Member Royal Society of Sculptors
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Tim Morgan MRSS (born 1970) is an English sculptor, and a member since 2014 of the Royal Society of Sculptors. Morgan is known for his large-scale steel and glass sculptures such as Vein and Aurora that investigate the properties of light passing through glass.
Early life
Tim Morgan was born in Kent in 1970. He received his art training at Ravensbourne College (1989–90), Edinburgh College of Art (1990–91 and 1996–98), where he received the Andrew Grant Postgraduate Scholarship, and the Royal College of Art, London (1999–2000)[http://www.sculpture.org.uk/artist/tim-morgan Tim Morgan.] Cass Sculpture Foundation. Retrieved 7 April 2019. where he won the Borders Group Prize.[https://www.morgansculpture.com/about Tim Morgan MRBS.] Tim Morgan. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
Career
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Morgan works principally with steel and glass in large pieces that are designed to be displayed outside where they may interact with changing light and weather conditions. His sculpture Cypher (2004) consists of a large disc of glass rods held together by a steel band. One of three of the works is installed at the Asticus Building at 21 Palmer Street in London,[http://transact.westminster.gov.uk/docstores/publications_store/Broadway%20and%20Christchurch%20Gardens%20CAA%20SPD.pdf Conservation Area Audit: Broadway and Christchurch Gardens. City of Westminster, London, 2008. p. 41.] on the opposite side of the street to the former headquarters until 2019 of the Government Communications Headquarters.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-47819408 Drab London office block was GCHQ spy base.] BBC News, 5 April 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
His Vein (2008) consists of glass rods, held in compression between long steel blades. There are 40 Veins, some of which are on display at the Cass Sculpture Foundation at Goodwood.[http://www.sculpture.org.uk/artwork/vein Vein.] Cass Sculpture Foundation. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
His Aurora in Cavendish Square, London, consists of thousands of glass rods sandwiched between two pieces of yellow painted steel that form one continuous band but create the illusion of being two separate pieces.[https://www.schott.com/magazine/english/sol113/sol113_05_aurora.html SCHOTT solutions no. 1/2013 > Art Infinite Light Loop.] Caroline Zörlein, Schott. Retrieved 7 April 2019. The work was installed as part of the City of Westminster's City of Sculpture project, launched in 2010 to promote public art before the London 2012 Olympics.[https://www.westminster.gov.uk/city-sculpture City of Sculpture.] City of Westminster, 29 January 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
In 2014, Morgan was elected to membership of the Royal Society of Sculptors.[https://sculptors.org.uk/artists/tim-morgan Tim Morgan MRSS.] Royal Society of Sculptors. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
He has been commissioned by a number of societies including the Contemporary Arts Society and the Cass Sculpture Foundation. Morgan has in addition been an invited artist at Edinburgh's Royal Scottish Academy Visual Arts.
Personal life
References
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External links
- {{official website|https://www.morgansculpture.com/}}
- {{commons category-inline|Tim Morgan}}
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Category:Alumni of the Edinburgh College of Art
Category:Alumni of the Royal College of Art
Category:20th-century English sculptors
Category:21st-century English sculptors