- Bob 'Stig' Campbell
Bob Campbell AKA 'Stig' (born 1963) is an English sculptor. He is best known for his furniture design and his use of redundant mechanical and industrial parts.
Work
Campbell's work references the (often
skeletal ) forms of bothhumans andanimals . Hishome andworkshop are located inSouth Yorkshire , a region ofEngland that was traditionally a centre for heavyengineering andsteel production. The area experienced a dramatic decline in fortunes from the1980's onwards and this is evident in both the forms and materials Campbell works with.Throughout his career Campbell has retained a tight control of how his work is exhibited. Previous venues have ranged wildly from mainstream upmarket retailers in
south east England tomusic festivals and a small private gallery attached to his workshop. Campbell is fiercely independent and his rejection of a conventional art sales model is a key part of who he is and why he has attracted the support of a moderately sized and dedicated group of private collectors across the UK. These people often find entirely disparate meanings within his work.Life
Born the youngest of 2 children, Campbell grew up in relatively deprived area of
Leeds ,West Yorkshire . He left school early to pursue various solo entrepreneurial schemes including the large scale manufacture ofcounterfeit perfume . By his own admission, the late discovery ofsculpture andfurniture design has ensured that he avoided a lifestyle that might otherwise have been blighted by pettycriminality . Campbell and his partner Carol-Anne Campbell (to whom he is not married) live together with their only child Joshua.External links
* [http://www.anti-mag.com/stigart.htm antimag]
* [http://www.channel4.com/4homes/style/stig_collection_image5.html Channel 4]
* [http://www.stig-art.co.uk official homepage]
* [http://www.hdfest.com/artist/stigpage.html hdfest]
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