David Mackay Harrison

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David Mackay Harrison David Mackay Harrison artist
Brahman
bronze
29 x 41 x 13 cm
David Mackay Harrison David Mackay Harrison artist
Joseph (4/100)
bronze
4/100
55 x 80 x 45 cm
David Mackay Harrison David Mackay Harrison artist
Large Female Torso (2/100)
bronze
2/100
56 x 26 x 20 cm
David Mackay Harrison David Mackay Harrison artist
Male Torso
bronze
63/100
40 x 20 x 10 cm
David Mackay Harrison David Mackay Harrison artist
Rebecca
bronze
23/100
55 x 105 x 45 cm
David Mackay Harrison Bernadette
Bernadette (25/100)
bronze
25/100
44 x 50 x 25 cm
SOLD
David Mackay Harrison David Mackay Harrison Artist
Crouching Male Virtus (5/100)
bronze
5/100
48 x 36 x 64 cm
SOLD
David Mackay Harrison Female Torso
Female Torso
bronze
21 x 30 x 40.5 cm
SOLD
David Mackay Harrison Joseph And Lita
Joseph And Lita (2/100)
bronze
2/100
88 x 45 x 58 cm
SOLD
David Mackay Harrison Large Rhino
Large Rhino
bronze
65 x 25 x 35 cm
SOLD
David Mackay Harrison Large Rhino
Large Rhino
bronze
65 x 25 x 35 cm
SOLD
David Mackay Harrison Large Rhino
Large Rhino (7/100)
bronze
7/100
65 x 25 x 35 cm
SOLD
David Mackay Harrison Lion
Lion (18/100)
bronze
18/100
26 x 16 x 33 cm
SOLD
David Mackay Harrison David Mackay Harrison artist
Lioness (14/100)
bronze
14/100
10 x 14 x 35 cm
SOLD
David Mackay Harrison Lyndi
Lyndi
bronze
edition OF 100
80 x 50 x 27 cm
SOLD
David Mackay Harrison Sitting Cat
Sitting Cat (69/100)
bronze
69/100
30 x 18 x 38 cm
SOLD
David Mackay Harrison David Mackay Harrison artist
Sleeping Tom
bronze
36 x 26 x 12 cm
SOLD
David Mackay Harrison David Mackay Harrison
Suzannah
bronze
16/100
25 x 19 x 27 cm
SOLD
David Mackay Harrison Vashti
Vashti
bronze
32 x 49 x 37 cm
SOLD

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David Mackay Harrison

David Mackay Harrison

David Mackay Harrison Description



Born in Lismore, New South Wales, David is a formidable sculptor of the human body. His languid nudes possess a freedom of form that contributes to their appeal. His Reclining Lady with the heavy hair draped over her shoulders and falling onto the floor could almost rise up and walk towards you. Within the solidness of the bronze medium, David has created a unique sense of movement. The pointed finger of a ballet dancer resting between her steps, the lazy stretch of the young girl awakening or the posing preminando poised on a plinth appear not only life-like, but alive. It is in the subtleties of movement that David displays his brilliance as a sculptor.

Using life models he moulds initially in clay working and reworking to achieve the desired effect. His aim is to capture the femininity of his subjects. The female body is recognised as one of the most beautiful forms to sculpt and yet it is one of the most difficult. David's observation and attention to every detail make him a master of his medium. His sculptures are incredibly tactile. Your initial urge is to stroke the sloping back and feel the curve of a rippling thigh, or sweep the hair away from a face to uncover a gentle smile. Aesthetically beautiful. David's female figures demand to be gazed at. His animals also appeal to our senses. The cat curled up in a corner, chin on paws and ears flattened, the stately pose of the fierce rhinoceros or the anxious kitten ready to pounce find a perfect balance between stylisation and realism. They are executed with an amazing technical precision. The mottled surface of the bronze dances with varying degrees of light and creates a textured surface on his smooth sculptures.

David's work is uncomplicated. No abstract shapes with underlying meanings or messages. No angst or anger here. Just beautiful figures, beautifully executed.

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