Norman DILWORTH
Born in 1931 in Wigan (England)
He lives and works in Lille
He has been exhibiting at the Oniris gallery since 2005
2021 : "1 2 1 2 1", 5th solo exhibition at galerie Oniris, Rennes
2019 : Ruppert Prize for Concrete Art in Europe, Würzburg (Ger)
2013 : Art Karlsruhe stand Oniris, Karlsruhe, Germany
2007 à 2013 : Art Paris, Grand-Palais, stand Oniris, Paris
2007 : Rétrospective, Musée Matisse, Cateau-Cambrésis
2007 et 2008 : parcours sculpture, Art Paris, Grand-Palais, stand Oniris, Paris
2006 : Centre d’Art Contemporain Bouvay-Ladubet, Saumur
2005 : Musée des Beaux-Arts, Calais
Espace Lumière, Hénin-Beaumont
FIAC Paris [avec Morellet], stand Oniris, Paris
2001 : Museum Het Mondriaanhuis, Amerfoort, Pays-Bas
1998 et 2002 : Espace d’Art Contemporain, Demigny
With a predilection for the square, Norman Dilworth composed a series of tireless variations governed by geometry. The artist uses clearly defined systems of organization, relying on the law of numbers and experimentation. However, Dilworth also loves randomness and sometimes relies on chance. His sculptures, all animated by the rhythm of full and empty spaces, are carved in various materials such as stone, wood or Corten steel.
I work with clearly defined systems of organization. It may sound boring, but I hope the result is not! I never alter these rules to make the work look more interesting, otherwise it would be better to start again.
Norman Dilworth began by exploring the possibilities of Concrete Art through painting and drawing. The important threshold he crossed at the end of the 1970s implies that his sculptural constructions are no longer objects that structure space in three dimensions, but begin to have their own identity, developing in space from their point of origin; each work individually creates its dimensional space through its concrete, material and visual engendering.
Through his creations, Norman Dilworth succeeds in releasing sensuality in the precision of mathematical compositions, and in bringing to life the lines, numbers and volumes he places in space. The relationship to space is, in all situations, fundamental. Norman Dilworth thinks his works in space because the place plays a role in the apprehension of the work. Space is shaped by these sculptures.
In spite of the power or the heaviness of the materials, ranging from paper cut-outs to steel, the artist knows how to bring lightness into his volumes, harmony operates. The visitor is plunged into a playful world in permanent emulation. This research always pushed to the extreme proves that the repetition of a strict form is in no way the beginning of a disembodiment of feeling.
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Three in one, 1988Sculpture unique en bois teinté en noir163 x 170 x 24.5 cm€ 30,000.00View more details
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Three cubes, 2016Sculpture unique en acier laqué blanc90 x 40 x 40 cm€ 25,000.00View more details
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Reformed, 2014Sculpture murale en acier corten contrecollé sur bois
Epaisseur 2 cm120 x 163 cm€ 22,000.00View more details -
Hubble bubble 4 1/2, 2008Sculpture murale en acier peint128 x 128 x 3 cm€ 22,000.00View more details
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Connect n°2 , 2012Sculpture murale en acier peint92 x 112 cm€ 20,000.00View more details
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Half by half by half by half, 1988Sculpture en bois teinté220 x 170 cm€ 20,000.00View more details
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Circular progression, 1983Bois teinté en noir70 cm de diamètre€ 20,000.00
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X, 2015Sculpture unique en acier corten50 x 50 x 48 cm€ 18,000.00View more details
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Three by three 3, 2011Sculpture murale unique en acier peint90 x 90 cm€ 18,000.00View more details
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Spirit I, 2001Sculpture murale en acier corten240 x 300 cm€ 18,000.00View more details
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16 Units, 1978Sculpture en bois teinté60 x 24 x 18 cm€ 18,000.00View more details
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Zig zag circular, 2007Sculpture murale en acier peint115 x 45 x 2 cm€ 17,000.00View more details
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Work in progress, 2006Sculpture murale en acier inox et corten102 x 72 x 3 cm€ 17,000.00View more details
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Hole and corner #2, 2000Sculpture murale en acier corten120 x 120 cm€ 14,000.00View more details
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2 Elements, 2013Sculpture en pierre bleue de Belgique2 éléments - 10.5 x 21 x 10.5 cm€ 12,000.00View more details
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Bud, 2001Acier corten contrecollé sur bois84 x 84 cm x 1 cm€ 12,000.00View more details
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Reformed (white), 2014Sculpture murale en bois teinté50 x 50 cm€ 10,000.00View more details
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6 units, 2013Sculpture en acier laqué
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Endless, 2013Sculpture en acier laqué20 x 20 x 20 cm€ 10,000.00View more details
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V (wood), 2013Sculpture en bois teinté30 x 22 x 22 cm€ 10,000.00View more details
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3 pairs #3, 2007Sculpture en bois teinté38 x 35 x 30 cm€ 9,500.00View more details
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NUB 6, 2013Sculpture en bois teinté26 x 26 x 26 cm€ 9,000.00View more details
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8 elements 3, 2010Sculpture en bois teinté30 x 23 x 15 cm€ 9,000.00View more details
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4 x 2 ½ - n°6, 2008Sculpture en bois teinté40 x 40 x 40 cm€ 9,000.00View more details
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Octet B, 2008Sculpture murale en acier corten84 x 84 cm€ 9,000.00View more details
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5 cut corners , 2008Sculpture en acier corten75 x 75 cm€ 8,000.00View more details
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9 cut corners, 2008Sculpture murale en acier corten60 x 60 cm€ 8,000.00View more details
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44th Generation , 1990Bois teinté en noir17 x 16 x 14 cm€ 8,000.00View more details
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54th Generation, 1990Bois teinté en noir16 x 17 x 19 cm€ 8,000.00View more details
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Ten, 1992Sculpture en bois teinté44 x 44 cm€ 7,000.00View more details
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Zig zag circular, 2008Papier découpé65 x 50 cm€ 3,500.00View more details
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Square and circle 11, 200465 x 50 cm€ 3,300.00View more details
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Square and circle 12, 200465 x 50 cm€ 3,300.00View more details
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Within (réf. G), 2015Gouache et papier découpé50 x 40 cm€ 2,950.00View more details
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Within (réf. F), 2015Gouache et papier découpé50 x 40 cm€ 2,900.00View more details
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Red Diagonal, 27/34, 1970Sérigraphie sur papier
Silk screen printing on paper54 x 54 cm
21 1/4 x 21 1/4 inView more detailsNorman DILWORTH, Red Diagonal, 27/34, 1970€ 2,000.00 -
Untitled, 8/34, 1970Sérigraphie sur papier
Silk screen printing on paper54 x 54 cm
21 1/4 x 21 1/4 inView more detailsNorman DILWORTH, Untitled, 8/34, 1970€ 2,000.00 -
Series A (ref.2), 1/50, 1973Sérigraphie sur papier
Silk screen printing on paper56 x 56 cm
22 1/4 x 22 1/4 inView more detailsNorman DILWORTH, Series A (ref.2), 1/50, 1973€ 1,700.00 -
Series A (ref.3), 10/50, 1973Sérigraphie sur papier
Silk screen printing on paper56 x 56 cm
22 1/4 x 22 1/4 inView more detailsNorman DILWORTH, Series A (ref.3), 10/50, 1973€ 1,700.00 -
Series A (ref.4), 14/50, 1973Sérigraphie sur papier
Silk screen printing on paper56 x 56 cm
22 1/4 x 22 1/4 inView more detailsNorman DILWORTH, Series A (ref.4), 14/50, 1973€ 1,700.00 -
Series A (ref.5), 1/50, 1973Sérigraphie sur papier
Silk screen printing on paper56 x 56 cm
22 1/4 x 22 1/4 inView more detailsNorman DILWORTH, Series A (ref.5), 1/50, 1973€ 1,700.00 -
Random Elements, 2007Sculpture en acier composée de 10 éléments indépendants
Steel sculpture composed of 10 independent elements16 x 16 x 16 cm
6 1/4 x 6 1/4 x 6 1/4 in9/30View more detailsNorman DILWORTH, Random Elements, 2007€ 1,500.00 -
Continuous line, 1974Sculpture en acier peint - Edition non numérotée
Sculpture in painted steel - Unnumbered edition26 x 26 cm
10 1/4 x 10 1/4 inView more detailsNorman DILWORTH, Continuous line, 1974€ 1,200.00 -
Continuous line, 1974Sculpture en acier peint - Edition non numérotée
Sculpture in painted steel - Unnumbered edition26 x 26 cm
10 1/4 x 10 1/4 inView more detailsNorman DILWORTH, Continuous line, 1974Sold
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Small Sizes 2021-2022
Group exhibition of the artists of the gallery 18 December 2021 - 19 February 2022 Gallery 38In December, each year the Oniris gallery hosts its traditional exhibition of small sizes and works on paper entitled this year TWELVE.21 - ONE.22.Read more
This presentation is an opportunity to (re)discover the thirty or so artists that the gallery defends all year round. It is also an opportunity to share a display of small format works and/or works on paper that are often never seen before on the gallery's walls. -
Oniris - 35 years
Special anniversary exhibition 12 June - 25 September 2021 Gallery 38, Gallery 42Opened in 1986, the Oniris Gallery is pleased to invite you to celebrate its 35th anniversary with an exhibition event during the summer of 2021.Read more
Whether it is a celebration or a family event, it is above all an opportunity to bring together the artists, collectors and enthusiasts who have followed the Oniris gallery project in its successive evolutions for over three decades. -
Norman DILWORTH
"1 2 1 2 1" 12 March - 26 May 2021 Gallery 38The solo exhibition "1 2 1 2 1" celebrates the 90th birthday of the English sculptor who has been exhibiting since 2004 at the Oniris gallery in Rennes and during his participation in contemporary art fairs in Paris and abroad.Read more -
Vera Molnar & friends
group show 22 June - 16 November 2019 Gallery 42On the occasion of Vera Molnar's exhibition "Alchemy of Lines" at the gallery in the summer of 2019, Oniris presents for the first time on its walls a wall installation with black wires and nails by the artist entitled "Leaning to the Right".Read more
This presentation is an opportunity to gather around Vera Molnar some works by her friends Norman Dilworth, Julije Knifer, François Morellet, Aurelie Nemours and Marie-Thérèse Vacossin. -
30 years Non-retrospective
Group exhibition 10 June - 16 September 2017 Gallery 38In September 2016, we celebrated the gallery's 30th anniversary for the first time, with a special exhibition featuring three new artists on our walls: Jean Michel Alberola, Didier Mencoboni and...Read more -
In black & white
Group exhibition 20 November - 6 December 2014 Gallery 38This group exhibition of Oniris Gallery artists focuses on the close relationship between geometry and black and white in the work of artists such as Ode Bertrand, Norman Dilworth, Julije Knifer, Vera Molnar, François Morellet, Yves Popet and Marie-Thérèse Vacossin.Read more -
Norman Dilworth
Works that becomes 20 June - 12 September 2014 Gallery 38Sculptor Norman Dilworth works with geometric shapes, which he cuts out or repeats in a rigorous system. Mathematics has always been the one subject that has held his attention from a very early age.Read more -
Colour + Geometry Part. II
Group exhibition 10 June - 6 September 2014 Gallery 42seconde exposition de groupe des artistes de la galerie Oniris “Colour + Geometry – part II” met l’accent sur les rapports étroits entre géométrie et couleurs dans les créations d’artistes tels que Norman Dilworth, Julije Knifer, Vera Molnar, François Morellet, Aurélie Nemours et François Perrodin.Read more
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Purchase of artwork by companies in France
Tax deductions for French companies purchasing works by living artists 2 December 2020French companies that purchase original works by living artists for public display may, under certain conditions, deduct the purchase price from their taxable income.Read more -
Norman Dilworth - Ruppert Prize
Museum im Kulturspeicher - Würzburg (Germany) 15 November 2019Tous les trois ans, la ville de Würzburg décerne le prix Peter C. Ruppert de l'art concret en Europe. Le prix, d'un montant de 15 000 euros, est financé par la Fondation Peter C. Ruppert - Collection d'art concret en Europe après 1945. Le porteur du nom est l'entrepreneur Peter C. Ruppert (1935-2019).Read more