Bernard Meadows
Bernard Meadows: Sculptor of Angular Anxiety Bernard Meadows (1915 – 2005) occupies a prominent place in the annals of British modernist sculpture, forever intertwined with the enduring legacy of Henry Moore and the influential “Geometry of Fear” movement. Born in Norwich, his artistic journey commenced with formal training at Norwich School of Art before gravitating towards assisting Moore in Kent during the formative years of his career – a collaboration that would profoundly shape the contours of Meadows’s creative output. This association transcended mere professional obligation; it nurt…
The Subject Atlas
A chart of Bernard Meadows's corpus mapped not by date but by subject. Spokes are what they painted; rings are when; and the threads between stars reveal the patrons and places that secretly connect them.
Spokes — Subject
Each arm of the atlas gathers works by what they depict: portraits, sacred scenes, mythologies, and the scientific studies. Click a spoke to swing that cluster to the top.
Rings — Career Period
Distance from the center marks time. The innermost ring is the earliest period; the outermost, the final years. Style matures as you move outward.
Threads — Shared Context
Coloured lines link works bound by the same patron, commission, or theme. Trace a context to watch related clusters light up across subjects.