Sculpture in Wire Mesh by DAVID BEGBIE
BA (hons), HDFA Slade, MRSS. Member of the Royal Society of Sculptors
Internationally renowned sculptor David Begbie has worked almost exclusively with the human form throughout his career. Since his first pioneering solo show in London 1984 a whole new genre of steel-mesh art has emerged and continues to grow. He is the master of his medium and his work speaks for itself.
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Master of Art Medium Wire Mesh
Drawing in Air – David Begbie transforms a light-weight steel or bronze wiremesh spectacularly into a dynamic three-dimensional figurative form. His transparent sculpture in wiremesh is as much about light as it is about substance and he transforms his seemingly inanimate machined industrial material into dynamic and evocative sculptural forms.
Never moulded
A ’Begbie sculpture’ is hand-sculpted and never moulded – a unique artwork with its individual character. Each Begbie sculpture is modelled using self-made tools and the wire fabric is finished by joining each intersection so that the artwork is robust and stable for posterity.
Shadow Projection
The introduction of lighting as an integral part of a particular composition has the most remarkable result. The use of projected shadows generates an optical fusion of image and object creating a whole new spacial dimension.
Sculpture Choice
This website shows examples of available artworks (web page Mesh Sculpture, Panel Sculpture and On Paper). Web page Projects displays commissioned artworks as an inspiration what's possible.
We are happy to suggest further available artworks, currently in exhibitions but not featured on this website. If you let us know the desired size, subject and colour we can send photos, details and prices of sculptures or suggest a commission.
If you wonder how a "Begbie" sculpture would look in your environment we suggest to send us a photo (a snapshot will do) as well as a few dimensions of the space you envisage your new artwork. We are happy to let you suggestions providing simulated images (photoshop mock-ups).
’DAVID BEGBIE INSIDE OUT’
By Nicole Beatrice Malizia
Art Style Magazine / ATMOSPHERES / PrimaVera / Spring 2021
Internationally renowned sculptor David Begbie has worked almost exclusively with the human form throughout his career. Since his first pioneering solo show in London 1984 a whole new genre of steel-mesh art has emerged and continues to grow. As recently the large-scale sculpture FACET 2019 has been featured in outdoor exhibitions through summer and autumn, it is extraordinary to notice how much different is the final result between the same artwork presented in an outdoor setting and a studio/gallery setting. Because of these semi-transparent sculptures’ so volatile nature, the effect of the same piece, in different lighting and environmental conditions, both inside and out, can be striking different.
We could almost say that David Begbie “draws in air”. On looking further, you become familiar with the properties of the medium - the wire mesh creates a liveliness and sense of movement that is further enhanced by the use of shadow projection with lighting.
If we look again closely, we could 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 sculpture has, in any setting, given that it has no palpable substance or surface, is phenomenal. David Begbie transforms a light-weight steel or bronze wire mesh spectacularly into a dynamic three-dimensional figurative form. His transparent sculptures are as much about light as it is about substance and he transforms his seemingly inanimate machined industrial material into dynamic and evocative sculptural forms:
“Most of my sculptures are made from a single rectangle of wire mesh with nothing added and nothing taken away. The material is simply transformed.”
David Begbie
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