Paul Friedlander

Birthyear
1950
Website
http://www.paulfriedlander.com/
About

In 1993, I was asked to do my first large commission for British Telecom at their HQ in the City of London. I was also invited to exhibit at Images du Futur in Montreal, where despite being a previously unknown, I was given the largest single exhibition space of any of the artists. My reputation for working on a big scale had arrived before me. Not many sculptors can claim to make really large sculptures. I can, and that really got noticed. Receiving the commission as well was a double success because that meant I was beginning to sell the work as well. Since that time, I have gradually found my reputation spreading further and further. You can find a full list of my major shows and commissions in my professional CV. I have received various prizes and won competitions. Most recently I have been listed in Who's Who for 2002. My most memorable experience was Lightforms '98 in New York. Today I have reached a point where I have to turn down offers I would like to accept simply because there is not enough time to do everything.

My long term goal remains the full integration of the light sculptures with computer art leading to the creation of 3D projections.

CV
2006 Installation for Milan Design Week, April. The largest work so far created. This 15 metre tall light sculpture, The Gate of Time, was installed at the Porta Ticenese, a grand ceremonial gateway.
2006 One man-show Sala Parpallo, Valencia, Spain, May 17 – July 9. Show comprised of two sections of retrospective work and the new installation, Timeless Universe.
2005 Permanent installation for Wolfsburg Science Centre, Germany. This brand new science center already famous for its fine building designed by Saha Hadid houses a fascinating collection
2005 Installation in Waterlow Park, London as part of a special event organized by the charity Garden Africa.
2005 nstallation for the 46th International Film Festival, Thesaloniki, Greece, November.
2004 Installation at the Feria, in Gijon, northern Spain, August. Hydro Cantabrico, the regional electric power utility sponsored this event. It was very popular with well over a thousand people viewing
1950 - 2010 biography / Raised in Cambridge

· First degree in physics and maths from Sussex University

· 1995 A prize winner at the prestigious ARTEC, Japans leading hitech art show.

· 1998 Received the USHIO America Award for Innovation.

· Winner of LIGHTFORMS '98 in New York.

· 2003 Kinetic Art Organisation Prize Winner.

· 2004 Kinetic Art Organisation Prize Winner.

· Has exhibited in 3 continents and 12 countries

1950 Physicist / Kinetic light sculptor / · Raised in Cambridge on a diet of relativity and black holes, one time aspiring cosmologist and interstellar propulsion expert. Metamorphosed to stage lighting designer, scientific artist and light sculptor.

· First degree in physics and maths from Sussex University, Paul's personal tutor, Anthony Leggett, subsequently received the Nobel Prize for work on superfluidity.

· 1995 A prize winner at the prestigious ARTEC, Japans leading hitech art show.

· 1998 Received the USHIO America Award for Innovation.

· Winner of LIGHTFORMS '98 in New York.

· 2003 Kinetic Art Organisation Prize Winner.

· 2004 Kinetic Art Organisation Prize Winner.

· Has exhibited in 3 continents and 12 countries.

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