Thomas
Houseago
Thomas
Houseago
Houseago
Thomas Houseago takes depicting the human body very seriously. Combining traditional materials such as wood, plaster and bronze with industrial ones, including iron and hemp, he creates monumental sculptures that put his creative process on display. These monsters, whose incompleteness, like some of Michelangelo’s marbles, is an integral part of their identity, sag, stagger, come alive or contemplate. Their monumentality and fragility are intertwined, giving them an odd humanity that includes its grandiose and vulnerable aspects.
Houseago’s instantly recognisable sculptures have made him a leading figure on the contemporary scene. One of the few artists to focus on the image of the human body in sculpture, he follows in the footsteps of great modern sculptors such as Alberto Giacometti and Ossip Zadkine.
Born in Leeds, England in 1972, Houseago studied at Jacob Kramer College (Leeds), Saint Martin's School of Art (London) and De Ateliers (Amsterdam). Several international museums, including the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, have held solo shows of his work. His works in the Pinault Collection were first shown in 2013 at the "Eloge du Doute" (“In Praise of Doubt”) exhibition at the Punta della Dogana in Venice.
Houseago’s instantly recognisable sculptures have made him a leading figure on the contemporary scene. One of the few artists to focus on the image of the human body in sculpture, he follows in the footsteps of great modern sculptors such as Alberto Giacometti and Ossip Zadkine.
Born in Leeds, England in 1972, Houseago studied at Jacob Kramer College (Leeds), Saint Martin's School of Art (London) and De Ateliers (Amsterdam). Several international museums, including the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, have held solo shows of his work. His works in the Pinault Collection were first shown in 2013 at the "Eloge du Doute" (“In Praise of Doubt”) exhibition at the Punta della Dogana in Venice.
