- Ian Monroe
Ian Monroe (born 1972) is an artist based in
London .Monroe was born in
Cooperstown ,New York and spent his childhood inReston, Virginia , a planned community 25 miles outside ofWashington, D.C. . Monroe received his BFA (Bachelor of Fine Arts) fromWashington University in St. Louis in 1995. He went on to complete an MFA (again in visual art) fromGoldsmiths College , London, in 2002. The main work he exhibited at his MFA show, "Canyon Recreated", was bought byCharles Saatchi . [Alison Roberts, [http://arts.guardian.co.uk/saatchi/story/0,,941286,00.html Space Traveller] , [http://www.guardian.co.uk Guardian Unlimited] ] Monroe came to public attention in 2003 when this piece was featured in the opening exhibition at the newSaatchi Gallery . [Ian Monroe's [http://www.re-title.com/artists/Ian-Monroe.asp Re-Title] page] Since then, Monroe's work has been acquired by a number of international museums and private collections.Monroe makes large-scale images of illusionistic spaces via the medium of
collage as well as sculpture using text to form structures. Monroe's work is primarily concerned with investigating both the visual and conceptual possibilities of the technological landscape. [ [http://www.haunchofvenison.com/en/index.php#page=zurich.exhibitions.2005.ian_monroe Haunch of Venison] ]References
External links
* [http://arts.guardian.co.uk/saatchi/story/0,13010,941286,00.html The Guardian]
*Images, texts and biography at the [http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/artists/ian_monroe.htm Saatchi Gallery]
* [http://www.ideasfactory.com/art_design/features/artdes_feature30.htm Interview on Ideasfactory.com]
* [http://www.re-title.com/artists/Ian-Monroe.asp Re-Title]
* [http://www.ianmonroe.net Ian Monroe's website]
* [http://www.haunchofvenison.com Ian Monroe at Haunch of Venison Gallery]
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