Paul Harrison Taylor Explained

Paul Harrison Taylor
Birth Date:12 July 1957
Birth Place:London, England
Known For:Sculpture
Education:City and Guilds of London Art School
Awards:Foundation Yad Yosef, Ramat-Gan (1990)

Paul Harrison Taylor (born July 12, 1957, in London, England) is a sculptor[1] of English and Israeli nationalities.

He worked as a recording engineer and producer at Decca Studios in West Hampstead, London, before finishing his studies at the City and Guilds of London art school in 1984. During his tenure in the record industry he met musicians such as Georg Solti and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, The Moody Blues, Pink Floyd, Bing Crosby and the Goons, and was able to use his art skills creating album covers.

Taylor married an Israeli woman and moved to Jerusalem. He quickly found a studio and continued to make sculpture. Taylor was soon offered a teaching post and began a high school sculpture course in Jerusalem, introducing the varied elements of sculpture to the youth of the city, as well as taking on an additional teaching position at the Israel Museum. He continues to practice and teach stone carving, clay, and steel construction.

He won an award from Foundation Yad Yosef, Ramat-Gan, in 1990. He has exhibited his work around the globe, especially in Israel, Britain, and the United States.

Notes and References

  1. News: Art with a capital 'A'. https://archive.today/20130131164123/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/jpost/access/203637921.html?dids=203637921:203637921&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Sep+20,+2002&author=Kelly+Hartog&pub=Jerusalem+Post&desc=Art+with+a+capital+'A'&pqatl=google. dead. 31 January 2013. Hartog. Kelly. 20 September 2002. Jerusalem Post. 10. 25 March 2011.