Anthony Gormley

Antony Gormley (born 1950 in London) is a British sculptor who lives and works in London, and is internationally recognised for using the human body—often his own—as a measure through which to explore space, perception, memory and the relationship between the individual and the built environment. Working chiefly in sculpture, installation and drawing, he is best known for cast iron, steel and lead figures, from iconic public works such as Angel of the North to serial bodies and architectonic structures that investigate mass, emptiness and collective experience. His work is held by major institutions including Tate, the British Museum and international museum collections, and he won the Turner Prize in 1994; he was also knighted in 2014 for services to art. In market terms, Gormley is a blue-chip contemporary British artist with strong institutional backing and broad name recognition; his sculpture appears regularly at auction, where trading is active, though liquidity is strongest for recognised editions, drawings and established sculptural types rather than unique monumental works.