Temper | |
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 Urban from The Lovely People Public Art sculptures by Temper at The Cube, Birmingham. | |
| Born | Arron Bird Wolverhampton, England |
| Movement | Graffiti |
Arron Bird, who goes by the name Temper, is an English graffiti artist from Wolverhampton. [1] [2] In 2009, Temper was given the High Sheriff Award by the High Sheriff of the West Midlands Paul Bassi for his contributions to art and community in a ceremony at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens in Edgbaston, Birmingham. [3]
Temper's 2001 exhibition "Minuteman" at the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery was the first solo exhibition by a graffiti artist in a public gallery. [1] [4]
In 2001, he was commissioned by Coca-Cola to design a unique Sprite can, [5] [6] which was distributed throughout the UK and in parts of Europe. [1]
"A New Day" from 2002 is a collection of 24 artworks of nude figures, which represents the 24-hour day cycle. [7]
"The Good Die Young" is a collection of 27 black-and-white portraits of various public figures who faced an early death. [1] [8]
"Post Graphaelite" is a collection of 12 large portraits representing the different zodiac signs, displayed at the Banqueting House, Whitehall Palace in 2008. [4] [9]
"The Lovely People" at The Cube in Birmingham is a public art sculpture collection raised in 2010. The sculpture collection consists of "Urban", "Uplifted", "Working Man", "Survivor", "Mother and Child", and "Pursuit". [10]
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