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Hamish Mackie Sculpture
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Hamish
Mackie was born in 1973 and grew up on a livestock farm in Cornwall. He
has been sculpting as a career since 1996 and has works in public and
private collections around the world. Public commissions include Merrill
Lynch, Hiscox Insurance, Barclays Bank, The National Trust, RSPCA,
Woburn Abbey, Chapman University California and Gilbane Development
Company Rhode Island.
Hamish
has been sculpting since school, he is lucky to have found a natural
talent, as well as a passion, which was developed at Radley College,
Falmouth school of Art and Kingston University. His sculptures are cast
in bronze or silver as limited editions, each signed, dated and
numbered.
Hamish
has a major solo show of his sculptures every three years, the next is
in The Gallery in Cork Street, London in October 2013.
Since his last solo show Hamish has built a purpose built sculpture
studio in Oxfordshire from which he is sculpting his latest collection.
The new studio was christened with the life size stag, which he shot,
sculpted and ate!
Hamish
sculpts from life where possible; this helps him capture the essence of
his subject. “Nothing beats following a heard of elephant in the bush,
watching grouse on the moor, or deer in a wood.” He is an outdoors
person hence the inspiration.
The
original is sculpted in clay or wax over armature made of steel and
aluminium. From the original, a mould is made for the lost wax casting
technique using a ceramic shell to pour the bronze into. Hamish has
always been intrigued that it is possible to cast a fingerprint into
bronze. He likes to leave a history in the sculpture surface as to how
the anatomy was built up, for example the forceful push of his palm
running down a leopard's leg generates power into the sculpture and
leaves a history as to how it was made.
In comparison Bird form,
currently being worked on, has an almost obsessive tightness to the
surface. His spontaneous looseness is only achievable after 12 years
practise and a thorough understanding of anatomy. Texture depends on his
perception of the subject and it's character. The vigour and energy
Hamish creates in his work contrasts with the solidity of bronze and the
outcomes are dramatic, powerful and full of movement.
Please do not hesitate to contact Hamish directly to discuss a sculpture or potential commission, large or small.
Mobile: 07971 028 098
Please contact Hamish to arrange to view a sculpture or discuss a potential commission.
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