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Tragic-Brave ridicules and reclaims the two typical responses people have to learning someone is disabled: “That’s tragic” or “You’re so brave”.

About Tony Heaton

Arguably the Godfather of the UK Disability Arts Movement, Tony Heaton OBE can claim to have made several of the landmark iconic pieces that helped define the DAM.  He has exhibited nationally and internationally, with his major commission Gold Lamé winning the commission to be the first sculpture sited on the Liverpool Plinth in 2018.  His Monument to the Unintended Performer was installed on the Big 4 outside Channel 4 TV in celebration of the 2012 London Paralympics, and his neon works have been displayed on London’s Southbank and the Lumiere Festival in Durham. His works in DAM IN VENICE include Gold Lame and Great Britain From A Wheelchair.

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Banner image credit Richard Wheater – Neon Workshops

Image descriptions:

Banner image. A close up photograph of a pastel neon artwork. Blue, purple and red swirling letters are arranged in a cross on a grey flat surface. The lines of the neon lettering are softly reflected in the surface below.

1. A bald man reaches up with his left arm to photograph a neon artwork hung on the wall above him. The bright phone screen repeats the image of the neon artwork but on a much smaller scale. The neon artwork hung on the wall is made up of pink, blue and red words arranged in the shape of the Christian cross, with a yellow rectangular neon frame around the outside. This photo focusses in on the man, showing him in crisp detail, whilst the neon behind is blurred and shining brightly.