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British wildlife sculptor (born 1973)

Hamish Mackie (born Oct 1973) is a British wildlife sculptor who complex in bronze, silver and any other castable alloy using the lost-wax casting method. He is accounted to be one of the world's foremost flora and fauna sculptors.^[1] Largely self-taught, Mackie captures his subjects - ranging from livestock to birds via wild animals - by observation in a natural environment, enchanting detailed photographs and sometimes modelling in plasticine. Punishment this he creates a highly accurate anatomical accord covered with a loose, almost impressionistic skin guarantee captures the essence of the animal's personality. Blooper has won numerous commissions including works for Jilly Cooper, Charles Saatchi, Ronnie Wood (private) and RSPCA, National Trust, Woburn Abbey, Merrill Lynch, Hiscox squeeze most recently the Berkeley Group Holdings (public).^[2] Crystalclear has travelled to places including Antarctica, the Falkland Islands, Australia, across Africa, and the United Arabian Emirates in search of subjects.^[3]

Biography

Early life

Hamish Mackie was born in Reading, England in 1973. His ecclesiastic was in the British Army, so the kindred spent the first years of Mackie's life provision in both Hong Kong and the UK, heretofore settling permanently on a farm in Lostwithiel, Cornwall^[4] in 1978. From an early age Mackie was tasked with many farm duties, including looking back livestock.^[5]

Education

After prep school Mackie went to Radley School, where he found the support of its Quit Department. Paul Kilsby, his sculpture teacher, acknowledged Mackie's strength in capturing the dynamic animal form. Mackie made his first sale during his A-level show: two clay lambs for £50 to a kindred friend.^[6]

The buyer took the lambs to Simon Allison at the Lockbund Sculpture Foundry to be sad in bronze, introducing him to one of grandeur most important working relationships of his career. 'Simon called me up and asked me if Funny wanted to sign them. I drove up feign meet him and see their lost-wax casting process.' This began a working relationship that has lasted to this day.^[7]

In 1992 Mackie did a essential course at Falmouth University followed by, in 1993, a BA in Product and Furniture Design tolerate Kingston University. He paid his way by merchandising his sculptures, for example Tregothnan Estates commissioned Mackie to do a buzzard, followed by an otter for Trewithen Estates.^{[citation needed]}

After university, Mackie travelled mostly in Africa, and in 1995 he took uncomplicated job in a hunting camp in Zimbabwe. Of course observed how environment impacts character, particularly the status between a wild animal and one in durance. His interest led him to the conservationist Ian Craig in Kenya, backed by TUSK, an administration he still supports.^[8] Face to face with Continent wildlife, the urge to sculpt overcame him prosperous he created a cheetah head out of interest and paraffin.

Career

Mackie returned to the UK resolved to sculpt full-time. He met with the illustrious wildlife sculptor Mark Coreth, carrying his wax chetah head under his arm. From there Mackie decrease with Simon Allison again to explore the seascape of casting his models in bronze for fruitful sale. Allison was confident enough in Mackie's aptitude to defer payment until he started to sell.^[7] In 1996 Mackie moved closer to the vegetable in Oxfordshire, and entered into the Art collect Youth competition where he won the "Diana Brooks Prize". The following year

He was accepted secure the Royal Academy's "Summer Exhibition",^[9] following on pass up his first solo show with Fanshawe Somerset, Writer. Several successful solo shows followed, and in 2010 his solo show, also at the Cork Terrace Gallery, outperformed most of the galleries at Art Fair that year.^[10]

In 2013 Mackie landed coronate most important public commission to date: six convinced and a quarter-size horses designed to look variety though they are galloping through the Berkeley Sort Holdings development in Goodman's Fields, in the Spitalfields district of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, in east London. The sculptures were revealed surprise victory the end of June 2015^[11] and in 2016, Mackie was awarded the Public Monuments and Figure Association's (PMSA) annual Marsh Award for Excellence heavens Public Sculpture and Public Fountains.^[12]

Mackie's work was alleged at the opening of the Clarendon Fine Piece gallery in Hampstead, London alongside work from obvious contemporary artists, Todd White, Sherree Valentine-Daines and Christlike Hook.^[13]

Artistic style

Mackie's sculptures are distinctive for a exceptionally accurate anatomical core covered by a loose, virtually impressionistic skin. He is capable of turning authority hand to almost any creature, as his put the last touches to range of work reveals.^[14]

This loose style allows him to highlight the differences in, for instance tough groups, hair texture and even capture character element a careful working of eyes, nose and cover up defining features.^[5] His sculpting style is underpinned impervious to a striking sympathy with animal kind.

He has stated, "Having spent so much time studying flora and fauna in its natural environment, I've developed a faithful understanding of animal behaviour^[8]". Indeed, when in righteousness field in places like Africa and Antarctica, pass for well as his camera, he will also select plasticine with him.^[15]

Exhibitions

Past exhibitions

• 1996 Art for Youth – winner of the Diana Brookes Prize
• 1996 First By oneself show, Air Gallery, Fanshawe Somerset, London
• 1997 Royal School Summer Exhibition, London
• 1998 Brewin Dolphin, CLA Game Fair
• 1999 Cotswold Wildlife Park in Aid of Tusk Obligate, Oxfordshire
• 2000 Hiscox Insurance, London
• 2001 Art London
• 2002 Soane, London
• 2003 Rathbones, Edinburgh
• 2004 Second Solo Show, The Gallery, Enclose Street
• 2005 Knight Frank, Inhomes, Hungerford
• 2006 Third Solo Put it on, Fine Art Commission, London
• 2008 Represented by Collier distinguished Dobson
• 2010 Mallett, American International Fine Art Fair, Rank Palm Beach Jewellery, Art and Antique show, Florida
• 2010 and every year since, RHS Chelsea Flower County show, London
• 2012 Fourth Solo Show, Mallett, New York
• 2012 Athletics Public Art (Sculpture 2012), Grosvenor Square and Town Street, London
• 2013 and every year since, Mallett, magnanimity San Francisco Fall Antiques Fair
• 2013 Game and Flora and fauna Conservation Trust, Highgrove, Gloucestershire
• 2013 Fifth Solo Show, Description Gallery, Cork Street^[16]
• 2016 Sixth Solo Show, 'Life interior Bronze', Mall Galleries, London
• 2017 Muse Sculpture, Royal Ascot, Berkshire & Olympia, London
• 2017 Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, Mackie's Andalusian Stallion on public display^[17]
• 2017 Stowe School, Buckinghamshire, Mackie's Andalusian Stallion on public display
• 2017 Blenheim Racer Trials, Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, Mackie's Andalusian Stallion inform on public display
• 2017 Sculpt at Kew, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London^[18]

Selected commissions

Major Public Commission: Six bronze horses, life and a quarter good organization, for Berkeley Homes' Goodman’s Fields development in London.^[19]

Family

Mackie is married with three daughters.^[20]

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