Bill Woodrow (b.1948) has been one of the most influential and prolific sculptors working in Britain over the last 35 years. A crucial part of the 'New British Sculpture' group of the 1980s, which also included Tony Cragg, Richard Deacon, Antony Gormley, Anish Kapoor and Richard Wentworth, Woodrow's work was seen as succeeding the 'New Generation' sculpture of Anthony Caro and others by reintroducing narrative into sculpture through the incorporation and re-shaping of found materials.
Read MoreHis 'cut-out' sculptures created a new lexicon for sculpture, composed of everyday domestic object and industrial materials. These concerns continued into Woodrow's later works which were occassionally cast in bronze. Yet his salvage-method of working from discarded materials provides an unpredictability and vitality to his works. Woodrow's first solo exhibition was mounted at the Whitechapel Art Gallery in London. He has represented Britain in the Sydney (1982), Paris (1983), and Sao Paulo Biennales (1986). His work is represented in publci collections throughout the world including MoMA, the Metropolitan Museum and the Moderna Museet in Stockholm.
