Bob Law
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Bob Law was a founding father of British minimalist painting and sculpture. He was born in Middlesex
, England
in 1934, and moved to St Ives
in 1957 where he painted and made pots. He had been particularly influenced by meetings with Peter Lanyon
and Ben Nicholson
in the late 1950s. In 1960 Bob Law moved away from Cornwall. He returned to live in the west of Cornwall in 1997 and died in April 2004
Middlesex
Middlesex is one of the historic counties of England and the second smallest by area. The low-lying county contained the wealthy and politically independent City of London on its southern boundary and was dominated by it from a very early time...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
in 1934, and moved to St Ives
St Ives, Cornwall
St Ives is a seaside town, civil parish and port in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The town lies north of Penzance and west of Camborne on the coast of the Celtic Sea. In former times it was commercially dependent on fishing. The decline in fishing, however, caused a shift in commercial...
in 1957 where he painted and made pots. He had been particularly influenced by meetings with Peter Lanyon
Peter Lanyon
Peter Lanyon was a Cornish painter of landscapes leaning heavily towards abstraction. He also made constructions, pottery and collage....
and Ben Nicholson
Ben Nicholson
Benjamin Lauder "Ben" Nicholson, OM was a British painter of abstract compositions , landscape and still-life.-Background and Training:...
in the late 1950s. In 1960 Bob Law moved away from Cornwall. He returned to live in the west of Cornwall in 1997 and died in April 2004