| Michael Craig-martin |
Article Index for Michael |
Website Links For Michael |
Information AboutMichael Craig-martin |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT MICHAEL CRAIG-MARTIN | |
| 1941 births | |
| craig-martin, michael | |
| living people | |
| british artists | |
| contemporary artists | |
| academics of goldsmiths, university of london | |
| SHOPPER'S DELIGHT | |
|
The artist Michael Craig-Martin was born in Dublin , Ireland in 1941. He grew up and was educated in the USA , studying Fine Art at Yale University . Craig-Martin moved to Britain on completion of his studies in 1966. In the early 1970s Craig-Martin exhibited the seminal piece ''Oak Tree'' (now in the Tate collection). The work consists of a glass of water standing on a shelf attached to the gallery wall next to which is a text using a Semiotic argument to explain why it is in fact an Oak Tree . Craig-Martin's style of detached Conceptualism , minimal construction by the artist and the use of Readymade techniques inspired by Marcel Duchamp had a marked impression on his students. As a senior tutor at Goldsmiths' College , he was a significant influence on the emerging YBA generation. LATER WORK Gallery: surface treatment by Craig-Martin]] Craig-Martin's later works have used a stylised drawing technique depicting everyday household objects. |