Personal Life
In his personal life, Keith Tyson has admitted to having experienced a gambling addiction at various times during his adult life, which he confronted just before he won the Turner Prize in 2002.
His favourite gambling method was roulette, which he described as:
| “ | the full Dostoevsky - it’s your life in a spin. Once you get in the flow of that, it’s almost like a religious experience. | ” |
The roulette table is one of the inspirations behind his acclaimed History Paintings series, and other motifs from gambling and betting recur throughout his work.
The University of Brighton awarded him an Honorary Doctor of Letters in summer 2005.
Tyson lives in Brighton with his wife, artist Xenia Tyson-Dieroff. He has three sons.
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