Brian Catling

Catling’s work is in turn darkly humorous and animalistic. Alongside constructed materials, such as enormous wooden wings or a latex mask, he embodies a physicality reminiscent of a dodgy dealer of all manner of knock-off goods, gripping sounds emanate, from a deep howl to a delicate whisper. His work ranges from Performance Art to volumes of poetry. Early works were made for AIR Gallery in 1977 and Camden Arts Centre, 1979.