Wolfgang Buttress

Wolfgang Buttress
Born 1965
Nationality English
Occupation Artist

Wolfgang Buttress (born 1965) is an English artist.[1]

Receiving his early education in Cumbria, including an arts foundation course, Buttress took a fine arts degree at Nottingham Trent.

Buttress designed the award winning United Kingdom Pavilion for the 2015 Expo in Milan.[2][3]

Notable works

Angel Wings, by Buttress and Fiona Heron
Outside the UK pavilion designed by Wolfgang Buttress

Notable works include:

References

  1. ↑ Bree T. Hocking (28 February 2015). The Great Reimagining: Public Art, Urban Space, and the Symbolic Landscapes of a 'New' Northern Ireland. Berghahn Books. pp. 66–. ISBN 978-1-78238-622-3. In an interview, Wolfgang Buttress, the artist selected for the commission, said he was unaware of the branding context (Buttress, interview 2010). But the brief clearly states that the 'submissions should ... be influenced by the context' of the ...
  2. ↑ http://www.archdaily.com/627728/uk-pavilion-milan-expo-2015-wolfgang-buttress
  3. ↑ http://www.exhibitoronline.com/news/article.asp?ID=15391
  4. ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jun/17/sculpture-controlled-by-bees-wolfgang-buttress-hive
  5. ↑ https://www.gov.uk/government/news/british-artist-wolfgang-buttress-to-design-uk-pavilion-at-milan-expo


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