David Begbie United Kingdom, b. 1955

sculpture. Look again closely and you see that there is not even a skin, only a graphic delineation of one. In relation to the space it occupies, the catalytic effect a Begbie’s sculpture has, given that it has no palpable substance or surface, is phenomenal.
The introduction of strategic lighting as an integral part of a particular composition has the most remarkable result where the combination of two and three dimensions, with the use of projected shadows, produces an optical fusion of image and object.

These sculptures focus on the dynamic optical qualities of the material itself and its interaction with specific or ambient light in suspended space. For the viewer the mesh material has intrigue yet is somehow familiar – the mesh creates a liveliness and sense of movement.

His sculptures are contemporary archetypal images using figurative physical forms made from steel-mesh and stainless steel. Encapsulated within these forms are a series of relationships between masculinity and femininity, positive and negative, matter and antimatter, light and dark. Furthermore, Begbie transforms industrial and discarded materials into beautiful artworks to emphasise the potential uses for and the importance of repurposing and recycling materials.

David Begbie is currently one of the most influent sculptor in England and worldwide with solo shows in four continents and artworks exhibited in many museums like the Galleria Nazionale di Arte Moderna, Rome, Italy; the National Gallery of Canberra, Australia; the Museum Beelden aan Zee, Holland; the National Gallery of Canada; the National History Museum in London, UK; as well as an extensive list of public and private commissions: the Natural History Museum of London, UK; the Faith Dome of the Millennium Dome, Greenwich, UK; Buddha Bar, London, UK; Citibank, London, UK; The Hyatt Carlton, London, UK; the Connaught Hotel, London UK; the Lowry Hotel, Manchester, UK; Hanover Grange, Montego Bay, Jamaïca.