David Mach is a scottish sculptor, he was also an installation artist.
Wow! That is really interesting!!
Yeah, a lot of his installations were temporary and constructed in public spaces.
I have not heard of him, but then, I am not much into sculpting.
One of his most famous sculptures used 6000 care tires and was a lifesize replica of the Polaris submarine.
Beautiful. I bet that it was a nice and interesting sight to see.
the public who took exception to the piece tried to burn it down; unfortunately, he got caught in the flames himself and suffered fatal burns.
In the early 1980s Mach started to produce some smaller-scale works assembled out of unstruck match sticks. These mostly took the form of human or animalistic heads and masks, with the coloured tips of the match heads arranged to construct the patterned surface of the face. After accidentally setting fire to one of these heads, Mach now often ignites his match pieces as a form
David Mach
David Mach (born 18 March 1956) is a Scottish sculptor and installation artist.
Life and work.
Mach was born in Methil, Fife.
His artistic style is based on flowing assemblages of mass-produced objects. Typically these include magazines,vicious teddy bears,newspapers, car tyres, match sticks and coat hangers. Many of his installations are temporary and constructed in public spaces.
One example of his early magazine pieces, "Adding Fuel to the Fire", was an installation