Marcus Lyon
| Marcus Lyon | |
|---|---|
| Born | Marcus Lyon August 22, 1965 England, UK |
| 🏳️ Nationality | British |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Known for | Photography, Art, Human Atlas |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Bel Lyon |
| 👶 Children | Florence Lyon, Arthur Lyon |
| 🌐 Website | www |
Marcus Lyon (born 22 August 1965) is a British artist and photographer based in London, known for his self-published art books and exhibitions from the Human Atlas series.
His works and publications are held in both private and international collections, including the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum,[1]
Life & Work[edit]
Marcus studied political science at Leeds University. As a portrait artist, Lyon has photographed Queen Elizabeth II, four British prime ministers, actor Bill Nighy [2] and film director Fernando Meirelles.
His focus on social impact photography led to leadership roles at the International Children’s Trust and the Consortium for Street Children.[3] He has also served as a board director of the Somerset House Trust [4] and Leader's Quest [5]
After the millennium he turned his attention to his artwork and produced bodies of work on globalisation and science, such as: the BRIC’s, Exodus,[6] Timeout, [7] Intersection,[8] Optogenome and Fuel series.
In 2014 Lyon he founded the Human Atlas initiative [9] In this work his studio creates books and exhibitions that study nominated groups of people in specified geographies through the lens of portraits, app-based image-activated soundscapes and ancestral DNA maps. To date, the team has created projects on Brazil,[10] Germany,[11] and Detroit.[12]
Publications[edit]
- Lyon, Marcus (2006). Flowers: London, UK: LYON.[15]
- Lyon, Marcus (2016). Somos Brasil – A Human Atlas of a Nation: São Paulo, Brazil: Editora Madalena & ImageMagica. ISBN 978-85-61921-06-4.[16][17]
- Lyon, Marcus (2020). i.Detroit – A Human Atlas of an American City: London, UK: LYON. ISBN 978-19-1636-68-00[19]
Selected exhibitions[edit]
- 2017 - Somos Brasil: CBB, São Paulo, Brazil
- 2017 - Somos Brasil: Pingyao, China[21]
- 2018 - Somos Brasil, Royal Botanical Gardens: Sydney, Australia[22]
- 2019 - Embassy of Brazil: London, United Kingdom[23]
Selected awards[edit]
- 2010 - AOP Award for ‘BRICs’ project
- 2017 – D&AD Yellow Pencil / Book Design / Culture, Art & Design Books Visualisation for ‘Somos Brasil’ book[26]
- 2019 - British Book Awards - Best Self-published Book for ‘WE: deutschland’ book[29]
- 2021 – Design Week Awards – Editorial Design / Social Design for ‘i.Detroit’ book[31]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Collections: Annual Report 2016". National Air and Space Museum.
Major acquisitions in FY 2016 included ... a series of photographs by the photographic artist Marcus Lyon.
- ↑ https://www.productionparadise.com/spotlight/portraiture-and-celebrity-photography-407/glassworks-13105.html#photo PORTRAITURE & CELEBRITY PHOTOGRAPHY OCT 2010: LONDON: GLASSWORKS. Accessed 29 June 2021
- ↑ https://www.eenet.org.uk/resources/docs_nondb/State_of_the_Worlds_Street_Children_Research_final_PDF_online.pdf State of the World's Street Children Research. Accessed 29 June 2021
- ↑ https://www.somersethouse.org.uk/our-team OUR TEAM - CREATIVE AMBASSADORS. Accessed 29 June 2021.
- ↑ https://leadersquest.org/who-we-are/people/marcus-lyon Marcus Lyon UK Foundation Trustee. Accessed 29 June 2021
- ↑ https://www.wired.com/2015/01/marcus-lyon-exodus/ Strange Visions of the Hyper-Congested Megacities of the Future Accessed 22 June 2021
- ↑ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-04-15/british-photographer-marcus-lyon-s-timeout-series-imagines-what-unchecked-global-development-might-look-like British Photographer Marcus Lyon Timeout Series Imagines What Unchecked Global Development Might Look Like. Accessed 22 June 2021
- ↑ Marcus Lyon An idea leader Accessed 24 June 2021
- ↑ https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/photography/change-makers-detroit-us-photos-b1564400.html After publishing books about Brazil and Germany, photographer Marcus Lyon launched his new Human Atlas project about the US city. Accessed 29 June 2021
- ↑ https://www.bbc.com/portuguese/brasil-36945257 Projeto com retratos e DNA de 104 brasileiros que tenta desvendar 'força' de identidade nacional. Accessed 29 June 2021
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDZj8d-rEgg WE: deutschland by Marcus Lyon. Accessed 29 June 2021
- ↑ https://eu.freep.com/story/entertainment/arts/2020/10/12/human-atlas-project-art-map-100-people-detroit/5935298002/ Telling the story of Detroit through 100 stunning portraits of people making a difference. Accessed 29 June 2021
- ↑ Marcus Lyon's Photography Book – Tuna. Accessed 22 June 2021
- ↑ http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1041118135 Tuna
- ↑ http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1041114655 Flowers
- ↑ http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/974400829 Somos Brasil
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2016/jul/29/unravelling-brazils-diverse-dna Unravelling Brazil's diverse DNA. Accessed 22 June 2021
- ↑ http://studio-sutherland.co.uk/projects/we-deutschland.php We: deutschland. Accessed 22 June 2021
- ↑ https://edition.cnn.com/2020/11/15/us/detroit-human-atlas-marcus-lyon-iyw-trnd/index.html British artist creates a 'human atlas' of Detroit to tell 100 stories of the city's unsung heroes. Accessed 17 June 2021
- ↑ https://guia.folha.uol.com.br/exposicoes/espacos-culturais/somos-brasil-centro-brasileiro-britanico-pinheiros-2831381100.shtml Somos Brasil Centro Brasileiro Britânico Pinheiros. Accessed 10 June 2021
- ↑ http://portuguese.xinhuanet.com/2017-09/19/c_136621470.htm Festival Internacional de Fotografia de Pingyao destaca obra Somos Brasil. Accessed 10 June 2021
- ↑ https://www.headon.com.au/exhibitions/somos-brasil Marcus Lyon Featured Exhibition. Accessed 10 June 2021
- ↑ https://spectrumphoto.co.uk/somos-brasil-by-marcus-lyon Somos Brasil by Marcus Lyon. Accessed 10 June 2021
- ↑ D&AD Graphite Pencil for Tuna. Accessed 22 June 2021
- ↑ D&AD Wood Pencil for Tuna. Accessed 22 June 2021
- ↑ D&AD Yellow Pencil for Somos Brasil. Accessed 22 June 2021
- ↑ D&AD Graphite Pencil for Somos Brasil. Accessed 22 June 2021
- ↑ D&AD Graphite Pencil for Somos Brasil book. Accessed 22 June 2021
- ↑ British Book Awards. Accessed 15 June 2021
- ↑ D&AD Wood Pencil for i.Detroit Accessed 24 June 2021
- ↑ Design Week Awards Accessed 24 June 2021
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