Richard Deacon

Richard Deacon CBE (born 15 August 1949) is a British abstract sculptor, and a winner of the Turner Prize.  Richard Deacon was born in Bangor, Wales and educated at Plymouth College. He then studied at the Somerset College of Art,Taunton, St Martin's School of Art, London and the Royal College of Art, also in London. He left the Royal College in 1977, and went on to study part time at the Chelsea School of Art. Deacon's first one-person show came in 1978 in Brixton.

Deacon's work is abstract, but often alludes to anatomical functions. His works are often constructed from everyday materials such as laminated plywood, and he calls himself a "fabricator" rather than a "sculptor". His early pieces are typically made up of sleek curved forms, with later works sometimes more bulky. (Wikipedia)