Sculptor - Anish Kapoor

Anish Kapoor was Born in Bombay on the 12th of March, 1954 and moved over to England around the age of 5 years old. He studied at Hornsey College of Art, then Chelsea School of Art and Design.

He became well known in the 1980s when he created his sculptures with such simple materials such as granite, marble, limestone, pigments, plaster and wax. I particularly  like his pigment sculptures as I feel it generates from his Indian back ground with the rich colours and clothing of India as he uses a vibrant red and yellow to present this. Since then he has created more famous works, one wich is extremely well known called Cloud gate which is a massive stainless steel object which is placed in Chicago, America and is an interactive piece where the public can go and view and touch the sculpture and it reflects the whole city sky line. In more recent years he has created the sculpture in the Olympic Park in London for the 2012 Olympic Games.