Brian Taylor RBS 1953-2013 Exhibition: ‘A Consistent Vision’

Memorial Exhibition for Brian Taylor, Fellow of the Royal Society of British Sculptors and Vice President of the Society of Portrait Sculptors.

The figurative sculptor was born in Sutton and educated at Epsom School of Art. He was given his first exhibition at Zwemmer’s gallery, aged just 16. From there he went on to study at the Slade School of Art (between 1954 to 1958) and was given a one-person sculpture exhibition at the Babuinetta Gallery in Rome, in 1960. He returned to Britain in 1965, taking up a position in a new sculpture department at Camberwell School of Art. In 1971, he visited the beautiful Serra di Burano, a mountain range in Italy, where he was very impressed by a local rare breed of giant horse. This culminated in his 1972 monumental bronze, Burano Horse. Taylor was elected as Vice Principal of the Society of Portrait Sculptors in 2010, a significant tribute from his fellow members.

There are daily guided tours of the exhibition between 2 and 4pm. How to travel to Ben Uri:

By rail: Underground stations St Johns Wood, Swiss Cottage, and Maida Vale are about 15 minutes walk away; West Hampstead and Kilburn High Road London Overground stations are also within walking distance.
By bus: Buses 189 and 139 stop at the junction of Abbey Road and Boundary Road. Bus 31 Stops at the junction of Belsize Road and Abbey Road, a short walk from Boundary Road. Go to Transport for London to plan your journey by rail or bus.

Driving: There is metered car parking on Boundary Road and there is also a disabled parking bay in Boundary Road.