Hamish Mackie
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About Hamish Mackie
Hamish is an energetic and exciting young British sculptor known for his animal and figurative bronzes. Inspiration stems from Hamish's love of wildlife and the natural world around him.
Hamish describes his sculptures as coming from a tradition - the original being closely observed from life and finished in bronze. His method is loose, fast and energetic creating his own intepretation of the subject this enables him to capture their power and movement.
He produces limited edition pieces and commissions - available through Toffsworld.
Special body castings from life have included baby's feet, the female torso, hands, lobsters, snakes, and an iguana.
Please feel free to discuss other possibilities.
Shipment and instalment can be arranged worldwide. Shipment is charged at cost.
Snake life cast £1,235
Exhititions to date
Soane, 50 Pimlico Road, London, SW1 W8LP, Art London - Ainscough Contemporary Art, Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, Royal Botanical Society's stand - Chelsea Flower Show, Compton Cassey Gallery, CLA Game Fair - Brewin Dolphin, Art for Youth Exhibition - (Winner of the Dina Brooks Young artist Prize), The Tryon Gallery / Malcolm Innes, Thompson Gallery, Tusk Trust & Hiscox Art Cafe
Commissions to date
Merrill Lynch, Royal Cornwall Agricultural Association Lewa Downs - Kenya, Great Ormond Street Charity Event, Countryside Alliance, Chippenham Park, Knowsley Park, Tregothnan Estate, Trewithen Estate, Cadogan Estate, Horse & Hound Blenheim Trophy, Radley College, Clear Water, Nova Scotia, Canada. Jilly Cooper, Sainsbury & Saatchi.
Bronze Casting
Sculpting in bronze involves making an original terracotta, plaster or wax model over an armature. From this a silicon rubber mould is made, forming a negative of the original. From the mould a hollow wax positive is cast. To this a series of wax runners and risers are fitted, these allow the molten bronze to flow in and the gases to come out. Once the wax is 'sprued up' it is coated inside and out with ceramic liquid which is built up in layers to form a strong heat resistant shell around the wax.
This is then baked upside down in an oven allowing the wax to melt out, hence the term 'Cirdu perdue or lost wax'. Into the space left by the wax, molten bronze is poured at a temperature of 1200'c. Silver, gold, cast iron, stainless steel, lead and aluminium are other metals that can be cast using this method. When the bronze has cooled the ceramic shell is chipped away and the sprues cut off. To remove the ceramic from the surface detail the bronze is placed in acid, which eats away the silica in the ceramic. If the bronze has been cast in several pieces it is now welded together and chased. This is a highly skilled process recreating any surface detail. The sculpture is now ready to be heated up and applied with various chemicals, which form the finished patina.
Bronze Limited Edition Garden Sculptures, all signed Ham
1. Otters chasing a seatrout - £15,000
2. Owl 86 x 44 x33cm, dated 2002 and numbered edition of 12 - £7,050
3. Fossil Hybrid 105 x 25 x 32cm, dated 2003 and numbered edition of 12 - £7,800
4. Red Squirrels 74 x 32 x17cm,
dated 2004 numbered edition of 12 - £5,650
5. Fossilised Crustacean 100 x 90 x 55cm, dated 1999 and numbered edition 9 - £13,000
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6. Greyhound Running - £15,000
7. Glouchestershire Pig 75 x 37 x 24cm, dated 2002 and numbered edition of 12 £4,950
8. Abalone 150 x 100 x 40cm, dated 2002 and numbered edition of 9 - £14,000
9. Cockeral dated 2001 and numbered edition of 12 - £4,935 & Hen dated 2001 and numbered edition of 12 £3,535
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Please feel free to check edition availability and delivery times. Many other sculptures available.
Hamish is happy to discuss any project. Prices include VAT - UK 17.5%
Shipment and instalment can be arranged worldwide. Shipment is charged at cost.
Contact Toffsworld to discuss your requirements.
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