Page 23 - Studio International - September 1967

British artists at the Biennale des Jeunes

in Paris September 28-November 3

The artists selected by the British Council to represent this country at the Biennale des ,Jeunes
operate over many different areas of creative activity. The only characteristic held in common by
those illustrated here is their determination to find, irrespective of conventional divisions between
sculpture, painting, poetry or action, the medium and form in which they are most free to
communicate their ideas or express their sensations.

Ian Stephenson and Jeremy Moon are showing paintings, Michael Sandle and Barry Flanagan
sculptures which challenge accepted concepts of what sculpture can be, Mark Boyle studies in
epikote on fibreglass, Colin Self drawings which use conventional means to disturbing ends, and
John Furnival concrete poems which operate within the common ground between painting and
poetry.

There will also be prints exhibited by Howard Hodgkin, Gordon House and Peter Schmidt, and
travaux d'equipe from Goldsmiths College of Art, Bath Academy of Art, Corsham, and Leeds
College of Art. David Hall, winner of the Prix des Jeunes Artistes for sculpture at the Paris
Biennale in 1965, will be exhibiting this year in an honorary capacity.

Jeremy Moon. b. Altringham 1934. Read law at Cambridge 1954-7. Liverpool; Arts Centre, Bristol 1967. Various mixed exhibitions. Has
Worked in advertising 1957-61. Part-time studies at various art organised happenings and events in England and abroad. Lives in
schools. One-man exhibitions at Rowan Gallery in 1963,1965 and London.
1966, and Galerie Muller, Stuttgart 1967. Various mixed exhibitions
including London the New Scene (at various centres in America)
in 1965-6. Teaches at Chelsea School of Art and at St Martin's. Ian Stephenson. b. Durham 1934. 1951-6 student, King's College
Lives in Kingston. Fine Art Dept., Newcastle. 1956-8 developed pedagogic basic
course, Newcastle. 1959 Italy. 1960 Gulbenkian Foundation Pur-
chase Nomination Award. 1964 Marzotto Selection Prize. Since
Colin Self. b. Norwich 1941. Studied at Norwich School of Art and 1957 has participated in several mixed exhibitions. One-man shows
Slade School, London. Impressed by teaching of Michael Andrews. 1958 New Vision Centre, 1962 New Art Centre. Works in Tate
1962 America for three months; 1963 travelled across Canada and Gallery and other public and private collections. Lives in New-
America, worked for exhibition of drawings at Piccadilly Gallery. castle.
Now working for one-man exhibition at Robert Fraser Gallery,
where he has previously exhibited in mixed shows. Lives in Norwich.
John Furnival. b. London 1933. Wimbledon College of Art 1952-6.
Royal College of Art 1958-61. Mixed exhibitions include Between
Michael Sandie. b. Weymouth 1936.1951-3 Douglas School of Art, Poetry and Painting I.C.A. 1965, Revort L in Palermo, Sicily 1966, and
I.O.M. 1957-9 Slade School.1959-61 travelled in Europe; lithography Young British Painters, Arts Council 1966-7 (Australia and N.Z .).
at 'Atelier Patris', Paris. Taught at Leicester College of Art 1961-3 Taught at Gloucester College of Art 1961-6. Now teaching at Bath
and at Slade School 1963 (lithography). Since 1964 Lecturer at Academy of Art, Corsham. Lives in Gloucestershire.
Coventry College of Art. One-man exhibition 1963 Drian Galleries,
London. Various mixed exhibitions in England and abroad since
1957. Now exhibits at Grabowski Gallery, London. Lives in Coventry. Barry Flanagan. b. Prestatyn 1941. 1957 started working at sculp-
ture. 1958 studied architecture. 1959-64 various art schools.
1964-5 sculpture student, St Martin's School of Art. Exhibitions
Mark Boyle. b. Glasgow 1934. Studied law at Glasgow University R.S.B.A. Gallery Birmingham, London Gp., I.C.A. 1965; Bangor
1955-6. Teaching at Watford School of Art 1966-7. One-man ex- City Art Gallery (with John Latham), YCs., Midland Gp. Gallery,
hibitions Woodstock Gallery, London; Edinburgh; Arts Council, Arlington One Glos, Camden Arts Centre, Rowan Gallery (one-
Glasgow 1964; Indica Gallery, London 1966; Bluecoat Arts Forum, man) 1966. Lives in London.