Danny Lane

Danny Lane
Born 1955
Urbana, Illinois, United States
Nationality American
Education
Known for public art, mostly in glass

Danny Lane (born 1955) is an American sculptor[1] associated with public art in the United Kingdom. He lives in London and works mainly in glass. He has been described as "a master of form and light".[2]

Early life

Lane was born in 1955 in Urbana, Illinois, in the United States. He studied with the stained glass artist Patrick Reyntiens, and then attended the Byam Shaw School of Art in London. He then went to the Central School of Art, where he studied painting under Cecil Collins.[3]

Work

Lane has been commissioned to create numerous works of public art.[4] These include Opening Line at Gateshead Interchange in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear;[5] the glass balustrade on the staircase and mezzanine of the main gallery at the Victoria and Albert Museum;[1] Ellipsis Eclipses at The Gate, Newcastle,[6] which cost £163,000;[7] Child of Family by the Civic Centre in Southampton;[8] and Assembly Field outside the Senedd (National Assembly for Wales) in Cardiff.[9]

Gallery

Ellipsis Eclipses
Ellipsis Eclipses (centre) at The Gate, Newcastle 
Child of Family
Child of Family in Havelock Road, Southampton 
"Assembly Field" by Danny Lane
Assembly Field, a "wind hedge" at the Senedd, Cardiff Bay, Cardiff, Wales 

References

  1. 1 2 Anon (n.d.). "Balustrade". Victoria and Albert Museum. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  2. ↑ Jonathan Glancey (16 July 1994). "An artist emerging from the shadows". The Independent.
  3. ↑ Anon (n.d.). "Danny Lane". Cass Sculpture Foundation. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  4. ↑ Alison Beckett (5 June 2001). "A touch of class with glass". The Times.
  5. ↑ "Opening Line - Danny Lane (2004)". Gateshead Council. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  6. ↑ Anon (2005). "The Gate: Ellipsis Eclipses". Commissions North. Archived from the original on 11 October 2008. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  7. ↑ Dan Warburton (31 December 2011). "Club Director Fined After Advertising Stunt At Tyneside Artwork". The Journal (Newcastle).
  8. ↑ Public Art Department (2004). "Southampton Public Art Strategy" (PDF). Southampton City Council. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  9. ↑ Cox, Peter (29 March 2011). "Public art in Cardiff". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 July 2013.

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