JAMIE MCCARTNEY NICOLAS RUSTON
Jamie McCartney is an English sculptor, trained at Hartford Art School, USA, where he graduated in 1991. An artist hard to define. “I blame my degree in Experimental Studio Art... I’m still i experimenting”. i i He admits i to being a sculptor but shuns any closer definition. “I make things”. This mock belies a strong character with a definite je ne sais quoi A maverick quoi... maverick, a self self-confessed confessed enfant terrible and what he makes is causing a stir. McCartney began his career running his own g , making g abstract animal sculptures p in forge, steel. He subsequently moved into sculpture, prop making and special effects in the film industry. Jamie worked on films such as Blackhawk Down, Charlotte Gray, Around the World in 80 Days, The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy and Casino Royale. The influence of his work in the film industry are clearly seen in his sculpture practice. Materials and techniques adopted are used in his assemblage-style work, combining i.e. animal hides, taxidermy, human teeth with sculpted and cast body parts. His interest in the human body has led to some unusual work i.e. Actaeon, a man's torso cast in deer hide and The Impossibility of Passion, the beginnings of his move into what he calls Neo-Surrealism. Neo Surrealism Other works include After, a cast taken from his dead father, and the Great Wall of Vagina, comprising casts taken from the genitals of 400 different women. This work has attracted huge interest from around the world during its five years in the making.
Armadildo Taxidermied Armaillo and polyurethane resin 28 x 35 x 16 cm
The Impossibility of Passion Bronze resin with a sandstone base 165 cm
Design A Vagina detail Bronze and bronze resin editions 50 x 80 x 8 cm
Internal Affairs Glass cast 13 x 9 x 13 cm
Lucky Strike Mousetraps, cigarettes and acrylic paint 45 x 35 cm
Actaeon Deer hide, glass and mahogany 120 x 100 cm
The Great Wall of Vaginas Plaster and Aluminium 50 x 80 x 8 cm per section
The Great Wall of Vaginas section Plaster and Aluminium 50 x 80 x 8 cm
Amournite 1 Ammonite, modelling clay and acrylic paint 12 x 4 x 12 cm
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