Figure on bed with Camera and Weapons (2013) by Thom Puckey, statuario marble, carved from a single block. Dimensions - 206 x 104 x 77 cm
Thomas William (Thom) Puckey (Bexleyheath, England, 23 May 1948[1][2]) is a British sculptor living in Amsterdam and Tuscany.[3] He was awarded a master's degree in 1975 at the Royal College of Art, after studying fine art at Croydon College of Art.[4] He moved to the Netherlands in 1979.[2]
In 1990 he had a solo exhibition at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, where several of his works are in the permanent collection.[5][6] He has shown his work in solo exhibitions at various well-known galleries and museums in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, and Italy. [7][8][3][9][10]
He has taught art at several art academies in the Netherlands, including the Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten (1987 -1995) as a sculpture tutor, and AKV St. Joost (1997 - 2013) as a fine art tutor.[11][12][2][1] In recent years, he has been a guest professor at various art academies and universities in China. His works are included in numerous international private and museum collections,[13][14][15][16] and commissioned public sculptures are prominent in several cities in the Netherlands.[17][18][19][20] In 2017 he completed a monument to Johan Rudolph Thorbecke, placed opposite the parliament buildings in The Hague.[21][22][23][24]
In 2013 he designed a 5 euro commemorative coin in the Netherlands with the Peace Palace as subject.[25]
In 1986 Puckey was awarded the Sandberg Prize (Netherlands) for Fine Art by the city of Amsterdam.[1]
^ abcRKD (Netherlands Institute for Art History)
^ abcWebsite of Thom Puckey
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^Hofland, Gerhard (29 October 2011). "Thom Puckey & Michael Kirkham & Johan Tahon: Love and Cruelty". MutualArt. Archived from the original on 21 February 2024.
^Hohental, Diana. "Artists". Hohental und Bergen. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023.
^"Exhibited artists". gerhardhofland.com. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
^"HERE WE ARE – Exhibition #6 // Heikki Marila & Thom Puckey | 26 May - 10 July 2022". MPV Gallery. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
^Hendrix, Niek (13 November 2013). "Stedelijk Museum 's-Hertogenbosch; Thom Puckey – 11 Easy Pieces, Love & Self-Damage". Lost Painters (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 February 2024.
^"Thom Puckey". www.kunstbus.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 February 2024.
^"Catalogus | Beauty of Violence". catalogue.garagerotterdam.nl. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
^"Ondergrondse fontein | Museum Arnhem". Collectie Gelderland (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 February 2024.
^"M.T. met pistool van Thom Puckey". Museum MORE (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 February 2024.
^"Museum Beelden aan Zee - Virtuele tentoonstelling: Thom Puckey, I.S. with Beretta 92 Semi-automatic, 2011". collectiebeeldenaanzee.nl. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
^"Thom Puckey". www.muhka.be. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
^"Sandra Smets". sandrasmets.nl. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
^"Lens Trees | UvA Placemaking". placemakingamsterdam.nl. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
^Kunst, Beeldende; Rotterdam, Openbare Ruimte. "The Husband of the Doll". BKOR. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
^Amsterdam. "Buitenkunst Amsterdam". Amsterdam.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 February 2024.
^Gayer, John (23 March 2018). "Thom Puckey". Sculpture. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
^van Roosmalen, Arno (2017). "A Matter of Time. Thom Puckey and the Thorbecke monument" (PDF). Stroom. pp. 3–33. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 February 2024.
^"Thorbecke monument | DenHaag.com". denhaag.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 February 2024.
^"Monument voor Thorbecke". Buitenkunst Den Haag (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 February 2024.
^"Dutch 5 Euro coin celebrates Peace Palace". CoinsWeekly. 25 September 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
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