DAVID MACH
Mach’s practice is concerned by the assemblage of familiar, mass-produced objects which usually exist to serve someother purpose. The materials frequented by Mach include matches, tires, dominoes, scrabble pieces, fibreglass and coat hangers to create vivid and colourful sculptures that convey a delicacy and refinement. According to Mach, a sculpture just about encompasses everything; “a painting can be a sculpture, a TV ad can be a sculpture, a dance, a performance, a film, a video- all of these kinds of art and many more can be sculpture”. Using these unusual materials taken from everyday life, he creates figurative sculptures of the human body, head, animals, or even recognizable faces from politics and contemporary culture.
Mach’s first solo exhibition in 1982 was held at the Lisson Gallery, London. His international reputation was quickly established with group and solo exhibitions in the United Kingdom and in countries throughout the world. A lot of his work is comission-based, such as Collage Portrait of Glasgow, commissioned by the Gallery of Modern Art in Glasgow, which was unveiled in March 2002 as part of a solo exhibition of his work at the Gallery of Modern Art, in Glasgow.
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