Nigel Hall (sculptor)
Nigel Hall (born 30 August 1943 in Bristol, Gloucestershire) is an English sculptor and a draughtsman.
Life
Nigel Hall's grandfather was a stonemason working on churches and cathedrals. Nigel was able to observe this work and the carving of stone was to influence his sculptures and drawings.
He studied at the West of England College of Art, Bristol from 1960–1964 and at the Royal College of Art, London from 1964 to 1967. A Harkness Fellowship took him to United States, to Canada and Mexico from 1967–1969. Only later, back in London, he travelled to Japan, Korea and Switzerland.
From 1971 to 1981 Nigel Hall was a lecturer and external examiner of the Royal College of Art, London and ran the MA sculpture course at Chelsea College of Art and Design.
Nigel Hall lives and works in London.
He was elected to the Royal Academy of Arts in 2003.
Works
Nigel Hall has always created single and multi-colored drawings. Since the 1960s he has also worked on sculptures and spatial structures. The interplay of shadows and balance in the works mean that their placement, whether indoors or outside, is important. Hall finds the landscape of the Mojave Desert and Swiss Alps spaces of silence and vastness. This influences his drawings and he keeps a diary of sketches on his frequent travels.
His drawings represent more than half of his total work.
