Below is a glossary article post in the category N which discusses the explanation of the meaning, definition and meaning of the acronym, term, jargon, or termonology of New British Sculpture based on summaries from various types of sources (references) that are relevant, related, and trustworthy.
Understanding New British Sculpture
So, what is actually meant by New British Sculpture?
The term new English statue applies to the work of young British sculptors in the 1980s which, as a reaction to minimal and conceptual arts, adopted a more traditional approach to materials, techniques, and imaging.
Explanation of New British Sculpture
Around 1980 it can be seen as a common reaction in Western art to minimal art dominance and conceptual in the previous decade. In this reaction painting takes the form of neo-expressionism and related phenomena. In the statue there is an important return for the use of various fabrication techniques and even the use of traditional materials and methods such as carvings in stone and marble. Figurative and metaphorical images reappear together with poetic or evocative titles.
In England a group of strong young sculptors appeared whose work, although quite different, was quickly known as a new British statue.
The main artists related to the new British statue are Stephen Cox, Tony Cragg, Barry Flanagan, Antony Gormley, Richard Deacon, Shirazeh Houshiary, Anish Kapoor, Alison Wilding and Bill Woodrow.
Moreover, as we have seen above, this term is one of a collection of dictionaries, acronyms, terms, jargon, or terminology in the field of arts that begins with an alphabet or prefix N, as well as terms associated with N.
Meaning of New British Sculpture in the English, Indonesian (Including Javanese and Sundanese), and Malaysian Translation Dictionary
Apart from discussing the meaning and discussion of the definition, to deepen it further, here we also need to know what the word means in the English, Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese) translation dictionaries, as well as Malaysia (Malay).
For easy understanding, in this glossary post, we will explain it in the form of a list of translations of terms from various types of languages as follows:
- English; Terminology = New British Sculpture.
- Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese translations); Terminology = Patung Inggris Baru (Indonesian), Patung Inggris anyar (Java), and Panulang Inggris Anyar in Sundanese.
- Malaysian; Terminology = Patung British Baru.
Closing
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Footnotes
This glossary post was created by referring to the conclusions of the meaning of definitions from various authoritative relevant references such as Wikipedia, Britannica and several other sources such as MoMA, Tate, ModernArts, and so on. This word is one of a collection of terminology in the field of Art which begins with the alphabet or prefix N. This article wasupdated in Dec of 2025.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creativity
- https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=new-british-sculpture
- https://www.britannica.com/search?query=new-british-sculpture
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