Antony Gormley

About the artist

Antony Gormley is a prominent British sculptor known for his exploration of the human body and its relationship to space.

Antony Gromley studied archaeology, anthropology, and the history of art at Trinity College, Cambridge. He later attended Saint Martin’s School of Art and Goldsmiths in London, followed by a postgraduate course in sculpture at the Slade School of Fine Art.

Gormley’s early works often used natural materials such as stone and wood. His first solo exhibition was at the Whitechapel Gallery in 1981.

He is best known for his sculptures that use casts of his own body to explore the human form and its interaction with space. These works are not symbolic but rather indexical, representing a trace of a real body in time.

One of his notable works is the Angel of the North. This massive public sculpture in Gateshead, England, was completed in 1998. It stands 20 meters tall with a wingspan of 54 meters.

Gormley won the prestigious Turner Prize in 1994 and has received numerous other awards, including the South Bank Prize for Visual Art, the Bernhard Heiliger Award for Sculpture, and the Praemium Imperiale for Sculpture1.

Antony Gormley’s innovative approach to sculpture and his focus on the human form have made him one of the most influential contemporary artists. His works continue to inspire and provoke thought about the nature of human existence and our relationship with the world around us.