Tony Stallard (born 26 August 1958) is an English artist, best known for his large scale public artworks in the United Kingdom and abroad,"Public sculpture unveiled at the Titanic Quarter", "Belfast Telegraph" which utilise bronze,"Sculpture Studios Art & Public Sculpture", "Sculpture Studios" steel"Tony Stallard", "Art Design Cafe" and light sculptures for work in the public realm."Artcity brings art to the people" , "Fast Forward Weekly"
Biography
Stallard studied at Camberwell College of Arts,"The Two Minds Project: Tony Stallard" "Two Minds" where he was influenced by Tony Carter and tutored by John Hilliard. Having started as a painter, Stallard then moved on to 3D work where he studied at Wimbledon College of Art"Artist Talk" , "Yrkeshögskolan Novia" and developed his skills of site specific sculpture. Stallard subsequently went on to Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design in Dundee, which at the time was one of the few public art courses teaching the professional use of public art in the public realm.
Career in public art
Stallard has worked for twenty-five years in public artworks within the public realm and his work has been exhibited widely from Canada to Ireland and the Czech Republic. This work has included research and development within architectural and engineering practices, as well as processing artworks with multiple stake holders for practical engineered concepts towards public artworks.
In 2009, Stallard was selected to by the Titanic Quarter and Arts And Business Northern Ireland to create a sculpture to promote the regeneration of the Titanic Quarter. A scale model of an Airfix kit, the piece was a reference to Belfast's industrial heritage and encourages a nostalgia for the area's shipbuilding history.
Artworks Selected works include: Double Helix (1999), a commission for Paddington Arts Centre."Double Helix" , "Neon Circus" The Frankenstein Project (2001), a piece which draws on Blackpool’s history of freak shows, which were active until World War II."The great promenade show: Blackpool, UK (2002)", "Art Design Cafe" Seam (2002), a site specific light sculptural installation for Mayrau Mines, Czech Republic."Saatchi Online" Ghost Train (2009), a project which aimed to regenerate a busy, polluted area into a gateway feature and progress Watford's ambitions to be a 'greener' more sustainable town"Tony STALLARD, Ghost Train (2009)", "Public Art Directory" Titanic Kit (2009), a major, high-profile and contemporary site-specific light sculpture cast in bronze."Kit... the first public artwork for Titanic Quarter", "Arts & Business" The Guardian (2010), an impressive 30-foot sculpture constructed of steel and neon which aimed to capture the historical significance of the landscape."Public Art. The City of Calgary", "The City of Calgary"
References
External links Official website Secondary website Tony Stallard page at the ArtLyst website at the Axis Web website Tony Stallard page at the Saatchi Online website Tony Stallard page at the Art Doxa website