Paul Yates
Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland in 1954, Paul Yates is a celebrated multi-disciplinary British artist, poet, and filmmaker whose career spans more than five decades. Renowned for his distinctive “poetic fusion” of visual and literary arts, his work is held in significant royal and public collections throughout the United Kingdom.
BoxHead
by Paul Yates
Signed Limited Edition Canvas Print
Presented on fine grain canvas and professionally framed in a contemporary black frame.
Artwork Details
- Image Size: 37 × 49 cm
- Framed Size: 66 × 73 cm
- Edition: Limited edition of 50
About the Work
BoxHead draws upon a vivid childhood memory from the artist’s early school years. During a kindergarten Halloween project, children created robot heads from cardboard boxes. While most abandoned their creations after the festivities, one boy continued to wear his long afterwards — to school each day, in the playground, to church, and even while sleeping at night.
The box became more than a costume; it became part of his identity.
Eventually, the boy’s mother destroyed the robot head, bringing the ritual to an abrupt end. This formative memory later inspired the conceptual foundations of Legion, becoming an enduring influence within Yates’ artistic imagination.
— Lord Glentoran
Paul Yates
Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland in 1954, Paul Yates is a celebrated multi-disciplinary British artist, poet, and filmmaker whose career spans more than five decades. Renowned for his distinctive “poetic fusion” of visual and literary arts, his work is held in significant royal and public collections throughout the United Kingdom.
BoxHead
by Paul Yates
Signed Limited Edition Canvas Print
Presented on fine grain canvas and professionally framed in a contemporary black frame.
Artwork Details
- Image Size: 37 × 49 cm
- Framed Size: 66 × 73 cm
- Edition: Limited edition of 50
About the Work
BoxHead draws upon a vivid childhood memory from the artist’s early school years. During a kindergarten Halloween project, children created robot heads from cardboard boxes. While most abandoned their creations after the festivities, one boy continued to wear his long afterwards — to school each day, in the playground, to church, and even while sleeping at night.
The box became more than a costume; it became part of his identity.
Eventually, the boy’s mother destroyed the robot head, bringing the ritual to an abrupt end. This formative memory later inspired the conceptual foundations of Legion, becoming an enduring influence within Yates’ artistic imagination.
— Lord Glentoran
Box Head, Signed Limited Edition by Paul Yates
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