circa 2020
Theo Mackaay works with recognizable shapes: women, men and animals, with a pointer at the primal form. Archetypal motifs like warriors, women, horses, archers and loving couples are created with his own signature. An example of this work is the well-known Gouden Kalf, the big prize of the Nederlands Film Festival. It was designed in 1980 by Mackaay and commissioned by Jos Stelling, film director and initiator of the festival.
There have been big developments in Mackaay's work after the calf, but basic forms are still to be found in his work. The renewal in his work has been an internal fight between the two sides of his brain —the wild artist animal and the changed, peaceful, contemplative sculptor. The last one won! Not only did Mackaay change as a human being, his work changed with him. Big, tough Expressionist bronze and stone statues featuring the woman and animal as his favorite subjects changed into touching, intimate bronze sculptures.
In the early work of Mackaay, the masters of the past were more visible, like Marino Marini and Ossip Zadkine. Now it seems, the artist is letting go of the past and has found his own formal language, after all the highs and lows in his life.
Mackaay's wandering through France, Italy and China brought him to Malaga in Spain, his current residence. Maybe it owes to the Mediterranean Sea or the Spanish sun, but the fact remains that Mackaay is today closer to himself — a rough shell that dares to show its delicacy.
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Regina Sculpture Bronze Head Portrait of a Woman Lady Archetype Figure In Stock
By Theo Mackaay
Located in Utrecht, NL
Regina Sculpture Bronze Head Portrait of a Woman Lady Archetype Figure In Stock Theo Mackaay (1950) Mackaay works with recognizable shape:: women, men and animals, with a pointer a...
Bronze
Two Faces Verlangen Desire Bronze Sculpture Dutch Head Portrait Double In Stock
By Theo Mackaay
Located in Utrecht, NL
Verlangen Desire Bronze Sculpture Dutch Head Portrait Double In Stock Theo Mackaay (1950) Mackaay works with recognizable shape:: women, men and animals, with a pointer at the primal form. Archetypal motives like warriors, women, horses, archers, lovecouples, created with his own signature. An example of this work is the wellknown ‘Gouden Kalf’, the big prize of the ‘Nederlands Film Festival’, designed in 1980 by Mackaay, commissioned by Jos Stelling, filmdirector and initiator of the festival. There has been big developments in his work after the calf, but the basic forms are still to be found in his work. The renewal in his work has been a internal fight, between the two sides of his brain. The wild artist animal and the changed, peaceful, contemplative sculptor. The last one won! Not only did he change as a human being, his work changed with him. Big, tough, expressionist bronzes and stone statues whith the woman and animal as favourite subject, changed in touching, intimate bronze sculptures. In the early work of Mackaay, the masters of the past were more visible, like Marino Marini and Ossip Zadkine. Now it seems, the artist is letting go of the past and found his own form language, after all the highs and lows in his life. His wandering through France, Italy and China brought him to Malaga in Spain, his current residence. Maybe it is the Mediterranean Sea or the Spanish sun...
Bronze
Stilte Silence Bronze Sculpture Head Portrait Mythology Classic In Stock
By Margot Homan
Located in Utrecht, NL
Stilte Silence Bronze Sculpture Head Portrait Mythology Classic Contemporary In Stock The sculptures of Margot Homan (1956, Oss, the Netherlan...
Bronze
J'y Suis Bronze Sculpture Head Portrait Female Girl Woman Black
By KOBE
Located in Utrecht, NL
J'y Suis Bronze Sculpture Head Portrait Female Girl Woman Black KOBE, pseudonym of Jacques Saelens, was a Belgian artist (Kortrijk, Belgium 1...
Bronze
Tête Bronze Sculpture Tete Head Face
By KOBE
Located in Utrecht, NL
Tête Bronze Sculpture Tete Head Face KOBE, pseudonym of Jacques Saelens, was a Belgian artist (Kortrijk, Belgium 1950 – Saint-Julien (Var), France 2014). H...
Bronze
Ein Kopf Bronze Sculpture A Head Portrait of a Woman Man Human
By KOBE
Located in Utrecht, NL
Ein Kopf Bronze Sculpture A Head Portrait of a Woman Man Human KOBE, pseudonym of Jacques Saelens, was a Belgian artist (Kortrijk, Belgium 1950 – Saint-Julien (Var), France 2014). ...
Bronze
Sculpture of a Woman's Head in Patinated Bronze after Picasso, 21st Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sculpture of a woman's head in patinated bronze after Picasso, contemporary art, 21st century. Sculpture of a woman's head in patinated bronze after Picasso, contemporary art, 21st ...
Bronze
Bronze Brutalist Bust Sculpture
Located in Austin, TX
Brutalist bronze bust sculpture. Extremely well done, exquisite detailing.
Bronze
Sculpture Head in Bronze, Expressionist Style, 20th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This solid bronze sculpture is a reduction of the head from the original monument designed by Ernst Barlach between 1927 and 1930. The work features a face with closed eyes and softl...
Bronze
Rare Cast Painted Bronze Head Sculpture British Realist Sculptor John Davies
Located in Surfside, FL
John Davies (Cheshire, 1946), British sculptor. Bronze sculpture head Unique cast (1/1) This was shown at Marlborough Fine Art (London) Ltd in a show called John Davies New Sculpt...
Bronze
Modern Woman’s Head Patinated Bronze Sculpture
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Modern patinated bronze sculpture representing a woman’s head in Art Deco style. This bronze sculpture is mounted on a dark rectangular base, creating a vertical and balanced composi...
Stone, Bronze
Expressionist Cast Bronze Bust
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A powerful 20th-century cast bronze Expressionist bust, imbued with raw psychological energy and sculptural immediacy. Evocative of The Scream by Edvard Munch, the distorted features...
Bronze
