Bill Woodrow
Works available
Celloswarm
2002
Bronze, stone and Gold leaf
Edition 1 of 8 plus 4 APs
74 × 208 × 86 cm / 2ft 5 × 6ft 10 × 2ft 10 inches
Biography
(1948-)
Bill Woodrow became well known for his ingenious 'cut out' sculptures in the 1970s and '80s, using old washing machines, car bonnets and similar objects and transforming them into humorous and inventive sculptures. Woodrow has also cast a series of works in bronze which include his commission to make a monumental sculpture for the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square, London in 2000. More recently in 2007 Woodrow was included in the final part of the Year of Sculpture series in the Great Hall, Winchester. The exhibition, Brood, featured work from his 1996 - 2007 Beekeeping series and also exclusive pieces, which were created especially for the exhibition.
In 1988 he won the Anne Gerber award, Seattle Museum of Art, USA and has been a Governor for the University of the Arts, London since 2003.
Bill Woodrow has exhibited worldwide including the South London Gallery, the Sao Paolo Biennial, La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art and, in 2001, at the New Art Centre. His work is held in numerous public and private collections including the Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA; Fundaçao Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon, Portugal and the Rijksmuseum Kröller-Müller, Netherlands.