Antonio Elias
Visiting Fellow - Visiting Fellow - 2010
Professor at the University of Brasilia (UnB), Brazil, Antonio C.
Elias is an artist working mainly with sculptures and installations.
His art works have been exhibited in several cities of Brazil; London, England; U.S.A. and Canada.
Antonio Elias explores the relationship between art and science.
Science has been his main interest in his art work since he has a Dental Degree from Brazil (1974), A M.Sc. in Prosthetics at the Ohio State University, U.S.A. (1978) and a Ph.D. in Dental Epidemiol;ogy at the University of London (1996).
Since 2000 he has also been working in Public Interventions in which his main interest is to explore the relationship of sculptures and installations with its surroundings. He is also concerned with the interaction of his art work with architecture.
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Dr Michael Asbury
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I was born in Teresópolis, in the mountains of Rio de Janeiro, the son of British missionaries. After twenty years in Brazil I came to England to study engineering but fortunately to myself (and others) changed course and went on to complete an MA in The Study of Contemporary Art at Liverpool University and a PhD in the History and Theory of Art at The London Institute (now UAL).
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