Arts Council Collection Artists
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Blue Pool (1988)
John Aiken (b.1950, Belfast)
Purbeck Marble and Steel
H: 75, W: 40, D: 10cms
The sculptor John Aiken studied at the Chelsea School of Art (1968-73) and British School at Rome (1973-75). In 1986 he was appointed Head of Sculpture at the Slade School of Fine Art in London. His interest in military architecture and in archaeology underpins much of his work, German fortifications in Northern France being for him ‘the most impressive sculpture park in the world.’ He has exhibited extensively and has been awarded many commissions including a 40 metre frieze in Belfast City Hospital (1986), a steel sculpture for the Arts Council of Northern Ireland and two monumental sculptures in Portuguese granite for the Department of the Environment. John Aiken is currently Slade Professor / Director at the Slade School of Fine Art in London.
