Chris Gilmour

Chris Gilmour is a British sculptor based in Italy.[1][2] Gilmour is known for his sculptures that use cardboard to recreate everyday objects in life-size scale.

Chris Gilmour
Born1973 (age 47–48)
Stockport, Great Britain
NationalityBritish
Known forSculpture
AwardsPremio Cairo, Premio Michetti
Websitewww.chrisgilmour.com

Personal life

Born in Stockport in Great Britain in 1973,[3][4] Gilmour received his BA from the University of the West of England in Bristol in 1997, and studied at South Trafford College in Manchester.[5][6] In 1997 he moved to Udine, Italy, where he is currently based.[2]

Work

Gilmour is known for his sculptures made from recycled materials and cardboard.[7][8][9][10] He has created sculptures that mimic the form of cars, bicycles,[11][12][13] a wheelchair, an Aston Martin,[14][15][16] public monuments, a typewriter and a piano,[17][18][19][20] among others, all from recycled cardboard[21] and in full scale.[18][22] Referencing the recycled materials normally used in his work, Gilmour has said: "The use of these found materials is a way of reappropriating or taking control of the things around us, which if you live in a city are pretty much all man-made."[22]

Awards

In 2006 he was awarded the 7th edition of Premio Cairo, a prize for young artists in Milan.[3] In 2012, he received the Premio Michetti award.[23]

Collections

Gilmour's 2009 work The Triumph of Good and Evil is the permanent collection of the Museum of Arts and Design in New York[24] and the Dikeou Collection in Denver.[25]

Commissions

In 2013 Gilmour created forty-foot wide scaled-down replicas of the city of London,[26] Paris and Berlin[27][28] using the product known as Bankers Boxes, in collaboration with the manufacturer Fellowes.[6][29]

References
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  2. "Editions: Churches, 2012 Chris Gilmour". Kunstverein. Archived from the original on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  3. "Premio Cairo 2006- Chris Gilmour Al premio Cairo vince la scultura". CairoEditore.it. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  4. "30 Amazing Sculptures Made out of Cardboard". Twisted Sifter. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  5. "Artist makes sculptures from cardboard". The Telegraph. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  6. "Artist recreates iconic city scenes entirely from cardboard storage boxes" (PDF). Fellowes.com. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  7. "Cardboard sculptures: Chris Gilmour creates art out of corrugated cardboard boxes". Telegraph. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  8. Caridad, Paul. "The Life-Sized Cardboard Sculptures of Chris Gilmour". VIsual News. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  9. "Chris Gilmore". Biennale Gherdëina. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  10. "Картонные скульптуры Chris Gilmour \ Art". Etoday.ru. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  11. Leigh, Rob. "By George! Life-sized cardboard model of England's patron saint slaying a dragon adds to artist's curious collection of cardboard sculptures". The Mirror. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  12. Beltiks, Moe. "Recycled Cardboard Sculpture by Chris Gilmour". Inhabitat. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  13. Preiss, Ben. "Cardboard Realism:Chris Gilmour Sculptures". Trendhunter. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  14. Popova, Maria. "Repurposed Art: The Second Life of Cardboard". Brain Pickings. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  15. Sims, Josh. "Throwaway lines". The Financial Times. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  16. David Revere McFadden; Museum of Arts and Design (New York, N.Y.) (1 December 2009). Slash: paper under the knife. 5 Continents. ISBN 978-88-7439-529-3.
  17. Attewill, Fred. "Sculptor makes life-sized statue of St George from cardboard boxes". Metro. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  18. "Cardboard Boxes to Life-Sized Objects by Chris Gilmour". Juxtapoz. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  19. Cosier, Susan. "Making Art From Waste". Audubon magazine. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  20. Hartnett, Kevin. "Forget marble. Commemorate me in cardboard". Boston.com. The Boston Globe. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  21. O'reilly-Griffith, Arwin. "Cardboard Carbon Neutral". Make Magazine. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  22. Lori Zimmer (15 July 2015). The Art of Cardboard: Big Ideas for Creativity, Collaboration, Storytelling, and Reuse. Rockport Publishers. pp. 28–. ISBN 978-1-63159-027-6.
  23. "L'opera "Moto Triton" di Chris Gilmour vince ex aequo il premio Michetti". Comieco.org. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  24. "Chris Gilmore: The Triumph of Good and Evil". Museum of Arts and Design. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  25. "Chris Gilmour". Dikeou Collection. Archived from the original on 23 June 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  26. Shaffi, Sarah. "Artist recreates London cityscape using cardboard boxes". London 24. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  27. "Chris Gilmour makes replicas of London, Paris and Berlin from cardboard". Eco Chunk. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  28. "Artist Recreates London, Paris And Berlin Using Cardboard Boxes". Huffington Post UK. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  29. Meredith, Charlotte. "The world's most famous cities made out of cardboard". The Express. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
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