Brian King (sculptor)

Brian King (13 October 1942 – 16 April 2017) was an Irish sculptor. He mostly worked in large-scale metal sculptures in an abstract, minimalist style, as well as in environmental art and land art.[1]

Brian King
Born13 October 1942 (1942-10-13)
Dublin, Ireland
Died16 April 2017 (2017-04-17) (aged 74)
NationalityIrish
Alma materNational College of Art and Design
Known forsculpture, land art
MovementModern sculpture
Children3
ElectedAosdána

Early life
Double Helix (Trinity College, Dublin)

Brian King was born in Dublin in 1942. He graduated from National College of Art and Design (NCAD, Dublin) in 1963.

Career
Galway Yellow (NUI Galway)
Title, X and O by King (Peace Park, Kilkenny)
Memorial to deceased members of the Irish Defence Forces (Merrion Square, Dublin)
Farmleigh Convergence (Farmleigh House, Dublin)

King participated in the Irish Exhibition of Living Art from 1964 to 1978. In 1969 and 1983 he represented Ireland at the Paris Biennale, winning the major individual prize in 1969. His early work was minimalist and was compared to J. S. Bach's music.[2]

He taught at NCAD from 1984 to 2004. King produced many pieces of public art, found around Ireland.[3]

Personal life

King suffered ill health due to working with resin without proper protection. He died in 2017.[4]

References
  1. "Aosdána". aosdana.artscouncil.ie.
  2. A New History of Ireland Volume VII: Ireland, 1921-84. (2010:616). United Kingdom: OUP Oxford.
  3. "DOUBLE HELIX SCULPTURE BY BRIAN KING". 2 July 2023.
  4. "Trailblazing sculptor who gave shape to modern Ireland". The Irish Times.
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