AT THE FRINK STUDIO

 

Brian Taylor

 

18 February – 31 March 2023
Thursday and Friday 10am – 4pm

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Approximately 30 works by the artist Brian Taylor (1935-2013) are on show in the exhibition including many bronze sculptures which have rarely been on public display since the early 1960s. Taylor studied at the Slade School of Art in the mid-1950s and his early prowess as a sculptor of the human figure resulted in him gaining a coveted three-year scholarship to Rome. The artworks Taylor encountered there stimulated him enormously, ranging from classical sculpture through to early twentieth-century modernism, and pervaded the work which followed.

The works on display in this exhibition span the artist’s career and demonstrates his fascination with the study of both human and animal forms, the essence of which illustrates his accuracy of describing movement and his unparalleled observation of animated volume. In 1998 Taylor was elected a member of the Society of Portrait Sculptors and the Royal Society of British Sculptors. The following year a retrospective exhibition, Sculpting from Life was held in Cork Street, London. Despite the artist’s remarkable output, his work remains best known to a select circle of friends, patrons and enthusiasts. We are delighted to be showing this significant collection of Taylor’s work within the context of this exhibition celebrating figurative sculpture.

Brian Taylor was born, the oldest of three children, to a poor, working-class family. Perpetually drawing, even whilst avidly reading his library books, he was encouraged by his school art teacher and a career in the arts seemed likely, if not inevitable. After time spent at Epsom and Ewell School of Art and Crafts, Taylor was persuaded to apply to the Slade School of Arts in London. READ MORE

 

Gabriel, artist’s son, aged 6
Bronze
h33 x w24 x d22cm
Edition of 10
Belle, Artists daughter aged 21

1985
Bronze
h38cm x w35cm x d25cm
Edition 2 of 10

Burano Bull, Head Up (small)

Bronze
h31cm x w46cm x d16 cm
Edition of 10

Burano Bull, Turning (small)

Bronze
h25 x w36 x d17cm
Edition of 10

Lilie Lurcher Portrait

2003
Bronze
h45cm x w76 x d41 cm
Edition of 10

Reg Bull Terrier

2003
Bronze
h21 x w21 x d29 cm
Edition 2 of 10

Calf Head

1975
h36cm x w29 x d26cm
Edition of 10

Calf’s Head 2

Bronze
h26cm x w28cm x d37cm
Edition of 10

Michele based on the Egyptian head of Nefertiti

1985
Bronze
h25cm x w32.5cm x d20cm

Michele, Aged 19

Bronze
h25cm x w32.5cm x d20cm
Edition 3 of 10

Dashiell, artists son, aged 3

Bronze
h40cm x w30cm x d23cm
Edition of 10

Portrait of Lily Pier

1968-71
Bronze
h27cm x w18.5cm x d17.5cm
Edition 2 of 10

Gabriel, artist’s son aged 17

Bronze
h40cm x w36cm x d23cm
Edition  5 of 10

Lolly Batty

Bronze
h49cm x w39cm x d22cm
Edition  3 of 10

Anguished Head Number 5

Bronze
h25cm x w16cm x d16cm
Edition 2 of 10

Anguished Head Seven

1968-71
Bronze
h16cm x w25cm x d17cm
Edition 2 of 10

Burano Horse

1972
Bronze
h52cm x w51cm x d20cm

Paleo Horse

Circa 2004
Bronze
h57cm x w66cm
Edition 1 of 10

Donkey

1985
Bronze
h45cm x w76cm x d41cm
Edition 2 of 10

Procession of Oxen with Curly Tails

1995
Bronze
h30cm x w70cm x d12 cm

Lili Preening

Bronze
h20cm x w36cm x d27cm

Lilie the Lurcher, Head down, Legs open

Bronze
h20cm x w86cm x d43cm

Lili Lurcher Lying Down

Bronze
h14.5cm x W64cm x d20cm

Abstract Sunflower Head

Charcoal
h59cm x w79cm

Gabo’s Seed Head

Charcoal
h86 x w66cm

Gabo’s Seed Head

Charcoal
h61cm x w46cm

Geometric Sunflower 10

1996
Charcoal
h89cm x w74cm

Geometric Sunflower five

1996
Charcoal
h76cm x w64cm

Geometric Sunflower Sphere

1996
Charcoal
h61cm x w66cm

Abstract Sunflower Head no.19

Charcoal
h59cm x w79 cm