Brian Catling Explained

Brian Catling
Birth Date:23 October 1948
Birth Place:London, England, United Kingdom
Occupation:Artist, novelist, writer
Nationality:British
Genre:Science fiction
Notableworks:The Vorrh

Brian Catling (23 October 1948 – 26 September 2022) was a British sculptor, poet, novelist, film maker and performance artist.[1] He was educated at North East London Polytechnic and the Royal College of Art.[2] He held the post of Professor of Fine Art at the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art in Oxford and was a fellow of Linacre College.[3] He exhibited his work internationally since the 1970s.[4] Some of his most notable works and performances included: Quill Two at Matt's Gallery, Dilston Grove in 2011,[5] Antix at Matt's Gallery in 2006,[6] a commissioned memorial to the Site of Execution, Tower of London in 2006,[7] Vanished! A Video Seance made with screenwriter Tony Grisoni in 1999[8] and Cyclops at South London Gallery 1996.[9]

In 2001 he co-founded the international performance collective WitW.[10]

As a writer he published poetic works, including one compendium, A Court of Miracles, in 2009. His first prose book Bobby Awl was published in 2007. He completed The Vorrh trilogy of novels in 2018.

In 2019 Company Carpi, the partnership of choreographer Bettina Carpi and composer Gary Lloyd, based their hybrid dance piece The Stumbling Block[11] on the poetry cycle by Catling, which includes sections of the cycle recorded with Catling himself at his home in Wytham, Oxford. Catling was the subject of a BBC Arena programme about his life and work, entitled Where Does it All Come From?, which aired in November 2021.[12]

Catling died from small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma, a rare form of cancer, on 26 September 2022, at the age of 73. He was survived by his fourth wife, Caroline Ullman, and his children.[13] [14]

The Vorrh

The first title of The Vorrh trilogy was published in 2012 and features a foreword by acclaimed writer Alan Moore.[15] Taking inspiration from the imaginary forest of the same name in Raymond Roussel's Impressions of Africa, the Vorrh is the backdrop to an epic fantasy/surrealist narrative led by hunter Tsungali and the Cyclops, Ishmael. Also appearing in The Vorrh are real-life figures Eadweard Muybridge and Raymond Roussel.[16]

Solo exhibitions

Publications

Poetry

Fiction

Anthologies

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brian Catling. 6 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121113102355/http://www.honestpublishing.com/authors/brian-catling/#. 13 November 2012. dead. dmy-all.
  2. Book: Perril, Simon. Tending the Vortex. 2001. CCCP Books. 978-0953998623. 6.
  3. Web site: The Ruskin School University of Oxford. https://archive.today/20121223083902/http://www.ruskin-sch.ox.ac.uk/courses/short_courses/art_and_anatomy_summer_school. dead. 23 December 2012. 6 November 2012.
  4. Web site: Fox. Dan. Brian Catling Review. Frieze Magazine. 6 November 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121227135432/http://www.frieze.com/issue/review/brian_catling1/. 27 December 2012.
  5. Web site: Milnes. Laura. The "Art" formerly known as "Performance". Arts Admin. 6 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120715180126/http://www.artsadmin.co.uk/artsonline/123/the-art-formerly-known-as-performance. 15 July 2012. dead.
  6. Web site: Matt's Gallery. 6 November 2012.
  7. http://www.modusoperandi-art.com/projects/tower_of_london Tower of London Memorial
  8. News: Romney. Jonathan. Scarier than Blair Witch. 6 November 2012. The Guardian. 27 October 1999.
  9. Web site: Hunt. Ian. Brian Catling Review. Frieze Magazine. 6 November 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120116190319/http://www.frieze.com/issue/review/brian_catling/. 16 January 2012.
  10. Web site: Brian Catling. European Live Art Archive. 6 November 2012.
  11. Web site: Company Carpi - The Stumbling Block. 27 September 2022.
  12. Web site: Film . The Reviews Hub- . 2021-11-21 . Documentary Review: B. Catling or Where Does It All Come From? - BBC4 Arena . 2023-03-10 . The Reviews Hub . en-GB.
  13. News: Brian Catling obituary . 8 October 2022 . The Guardian . 7 October 2022.
  14. News: Brian Catling obituary . 21 October 2022 . The Times . 21 October 2022.
  15. Web site: The Vorrh - B. Catling. 28 September 2012 . 6 November 2012.
  16. Web site: B. Catling on 'The Vorrh', Alan Moore, J.R.R Tolkien and More. 6 November 2012.

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