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Chris Gilmour

Chris Gilmour (born 1973) is a British sculptor based in Manchester.[1][2] Gilmour is known for his sculptures that use cardboard to recreate everyday objects in life-size scale.

Chris Gilmour
Born1973 (age 50–51)
Stockport, Great Britain
NationalityBritish
Known forSculpture
AwardsPremio Cairo, Premio Michetti
Websitewww.chrisgilmour.com

Personal life

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Born in Stockport in Great Britain in 1973,[3][4] Gilmour received his BA from the University of the West of England in Bristol in 1997, and studied at South Trafford College in Manchester.[5][6] In 1997 he moved to Udine, Italy, where he lived until he returned to Manchester in 2016. He currently lives in Manchester and is working on a PhD in sustainable design at Lancaster University[2]

Work

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Gilmour is known for his sculptures made from recycled materials and cardboard.[7][8][9][10] He has created hyper-realistic sculptures that mimic the form of cars, bicycles,[11][12][13] a wheelchair, an Aston Martin,[14][15][16] public monuments, a typewriter and a piano,[17][18][19][20] among others, all from recycled cardboard[21] and in full scale.[18][22] Referencing the recycled materials normally used in his work, Gilmour has said: "The use of these found materials is a way of reappropriating or taking control of the things around us, which if you live in a city are pretty much all man-made."[22]

Gilmour has exhibited extensively in Europe and America, including shows at the Museum of Arts and Design (NY)[23] and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Lyon.[24] Gilmour also regularly leads workshops and training events, promoting the use of cardboard as an artistic medium.

Awards

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In 2006 Gilmour was awarded the 7th edition of Premio Cairo, a prize for young artists in Milan.[3] In 2012, he received the Premio Michetti award.[25]

In 2022 Vectar Sets won the Ashden Award in the 'Greening All Work' category for promoting ecological solutions to set-building in film and TV.[26]

Collections

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Gilmour's 2009 work is held in numerous collections, including the Yale Center for British Art[27] and the Dikeou Collection in Denver.[28]

Advertising

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In 2013 Gilmour created forty-foot wide scaled-down replicas of the city of London,[29] Paris and Berlin[30][31] using the product known as Bankers Boxes, in collaboration with the manufacturer Fellowes.[6][32] This was followed by a much larger cardboard London set for Vidal Sasson's 'London Luxe' campaign[33]

Gilmour also created all the cardboard props for the 2017-2018 UK Post Office Christmas campaign "It's Never Just Post",[34][35] which included press adverts and three stop-motion animations.

Sustainability and Vectar Sets

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In 2019 Gilmour was involved in the launch of Vectar Project,[36] a studio dedicated to sustainable, carbon-neutral filming based in south Manchester founded and directed by Tom Henderson. Seeing the waste produced by filming while working at the studio, as well as starting a PhD in sustainable design at Lancaster University, led to research into paper-based scenery for film and TV. This research has brought together Gilmour's knowledge of cardboard and design skills with modern industrial technology and innovative paper products.

After a year of research and testing, in 2022 Vectar Sets was officially launched by Tom Henderson and Chris Gilmour to provide paper-based sets and props for film, TV and theatre. Vectar Sets uses a proprietary engineered paper board which offers strength similar to conventional wooden sets, but with much lower weigh.[37][38][39] The sets can be printed or finished in traditional materials to create the same realistic look of traditional sets, but are fully recyclable and have a much lower carbon impact.[40] The light weight, ease of use and speedy manufacturing all help reduce costs for productions, as well as helping to reduce the environmental impact and waste caused by film and TV.[41]

Gilmour is now Chief Creative Director at Vectar Sets, in partnership with Tom Henderson, and Head of Sustainability at Vectar Project.

Vectar sets has been involved in numerous productions since its launch, including adverts for Old Spice, Simplisafe, Braun and Meta, and TV programs including Channel 4's 'Drawers Off' and BBC 3's 'Rap Game'.

Vectar Sets won the 2022 Ashden Award for sustainability 'Greening All recognising their commitment to sustainability and reducing the environmental impact of filming.[42]

References

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  1. ^ Wojdyla, Ben. "Full-Size Cardboard Aston Martin DB5 Comes Complete With Cardboard Spy Gadgets, Machine Guns". Jalopnik. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Editions: Churches, 2012 Chris Gilmour". Kunstverein. Archived from the original on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Premio Cairo 2006- Chris Gilmour Al premio Cairo vince la scultura". CairoEditore.it. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  4. ^ "30 Amazing Sculptures Made out of Cardboard". Twisted Sifter. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Artist makes sculptures from cardboard". The Telegraph. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  6. ^ a b "Artist recreates iconic city scenes entirely from cardboard storage boxes" (PDF). Fellowes.com. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  7. ^ "Cardboard sculptures: Chris Gilmour creates art out of corrugated cardboard boxes". Telegraph. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  8. ^ Caridad, Paul. "The Life-Sized Cardboard Sculptures of Chris Gilmour". Visual News. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  9. ^ "Chris Gilmore". Biennale Gherdëina. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  10. ^ "Картонные скульптуры Chris Gilmour \ Art". Etoday.ru. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  11. ^ Leigh, Rob. "By George! Life-sized cardboard model of England's patron saint slaying a dragon adds to artist's curious collection of cardboard sculptures". The Mirror. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  12. ^ Beltiks, Moe. "Recycled Cardboard Sculpture by Chris Gilmour". Inhabitat. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  13. ^ Preiss, Ben. "Cardboard Realism:Chris Gilmour Sculptures". Trendhunter. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  14. ^ Popova, Maria. "Repurposed Art: The Second Life of Cardboard". Brain Pickings. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  15. ^ Sims, Josh. "Throwaway lines". The Financial Times. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  16. ^ David Revere McFadden; Museum of Arts and Design (New York, N.Y.) (1 December 2009). Slash: paper under the knife. 5 Continents. ISBN 978-88-7439-529-3.
  17. ^ Attewill, Fred. "Sculptor makes life-sized statue of St George from cardboard boxes". Metro. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  18. ^ a b "Cardboard Boxes to Life-Sized Objects by Chris Gilmour". Juxtapoz. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  19. ^ Cosier, Susan. "Making Art From Waste". Audubon magazine. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  20. ^ Hartnett, Kevin. "Forget marble. Commemorate me in cardboard". Boston.com. The Boston Globe. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  21. ^ O'reilly-Griffith, Arwin. "Cardboard Carbon Neutral". Make Magazine. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  22. ^ a b Lori Zimmer (15 July 2015). The Art of Cardboard: Big Ideas for Creativity, Collaboration, Storytelling, and Reuse. Rockport Publishers. pp. 28–. ISBN 978-1-63159-027-6.
  23. ^ "Slash: Paper Under the Knife". madmuseum.org. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  24. ^ Musée d'art contemporain (3 September 2022). "Motopoetique". MAC - Lyon. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  25. ^ "L'opera "Moto Triton" di Chris Gilmour vince ex aequo il premio Michetti". Comieco.org. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  26. ^ Clegg, Robin (3 November 2022). "2022 Ashden Award Winners".
  27. ^ "Lambretta Li 125. - YCBA Collections Search". collections.britishart.yale.edu. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  28. ^ "Chris Gilmour". Dikeou Collection. Archived from the original on 23 June 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  29. ^ Shaffi, Sarah. "Artist recreates London cityscape using cardboard boxes". London 24. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  30. ^ "Chris Gilmour makes replicas of London, Paris and Berlin from cardboard". Eco Chunk. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  31. ^ "Artist Recreates London, Paris And Berlin Using Cardboard Boxes". Huffington Post UK. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  32. ^ Meredith, Charlotte. "The world's most famous cities made out of cardboard". The Express. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  33. ^ Vidal Sassoon London Luxe TV Commercial, retrieved 2 September 2022
  34. ^ "Holiday Campaign Interview: It's never just post - Interviews". www.adforum.com. 5 December 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  35. ^ "The Post Office Christmas". Chaz and Nina Creatives. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  36. ^ "The Vectar Project - A 1st In Independent Carbon Neutral Film Studios - UK Broadcast News | 28/05/2019". www.4rfv.co.uk. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  37. ^ Bickerton2022-01-05T16:12:00+00:00, Jake. "Vectar Project studios showcases cardboard sets". Broadcast. Retrieved 2 September 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  38. ^ "How a North West film studio is challenging the industry with its sustainable cardboard set solution". Prolific North. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  39. ^ "Vectar Project studios showcases cardboard sets". The Media Production & Technology Show 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  40. ^ Kishan (25 February 2022). "Sustainable sets and props made out of...cardboard?". albert. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  41. ^ Kishan (29 September 2020). "Our 2019-2020 Annual Report is out". albert. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  42. ^ "Ashden Awards select eight projects accelerating energy transition". 4 November 2022.
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