Artist

Eric Bainbridge

Born in Consett County Durham, 1955

Eric Bainbridge was born in 1955 in Consett County Durham, United Kingdom. Initially recognized in the 1980s for his object-based works covered in synthetic fur, Eric Bainbridge has evolved an extensive sculptural practice, which addresses existential themes on an everyday level through playful assemblages constructed out of commonplace objects and inexpensive building materials, including melamine and chipboard. His pieces continuously re-contextualize Modernist principles through a reconsideration of the found object, using DIY home-repair and improvement supplies as well as kitschy consumer products. Carefully staged, Bainbridge’s assemblages not only investigate the domestic and the everyday but also reflexively engage with traditional sculptural concerns.
Eric Bainbridge has presented solo exhibitions in numerous museums and galleries including MIMA, Middlesbrough (2008), Workplace Gallery, Gateshead, UK (2008), Galleria Caroline + Salvatore Ala, Milan (2004) DELFINA, London (1997), The Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam (1989), ICA, Boston (1987) and Walker Art Centre, Minneapolis (1986). His work has also been shown as part of “Psychic Geography” at Workplace Gallery, Gateshead (2010), “Tomorrow the Future” at Fishmarket Gallery, Northampton (2008), “King Fisher’s Tales” at UNION Gallery, London (2008), “The Anxious Object” at STORE, London (2008), “Monologue/Dialogue” at Bangkok University Gallery, Bangkok (2006) and “Collage” at The Bloomberg Space, London (2004).

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