David Begbie. Solid Air

Nato ad Edimburgo, in Scozia, nel 1955. Ha frequentato la Winchester School of Art e il Gloucestershire College of Art and Design, dopo gli studi post-laurea alla Slade School of Sculpture, University College di Londra, nel 1993 fu ammesso come associato nella Royal British Society of Sculptors.Durante la sua carriera trentennale, le opere di Begbie sono state esposte nelle gallerie di tutto il mondo e sono entrate a far parte di importanti collezioni, tra cui: la Galleria Nazionale della Canada, dell’Italia e dell’Australia. Il museo di Storia Naturale di Londra e il museo Beelden uno Zee in Olanda.L’artista ha collaborato a numerosi progetti con architetti, interior designer e stilisti che ammirano il suo lavoro e hanno avuto la visione di integrare la sua scultura all'interno dei loro concetti. Gli sono state commissionate diverse installazioni per edifici aziendali, alberghi,centri benessere, musei e chiese. Quella più di recente risale ad una scultura monumentale nel famoso Wimbledon Centre Court Building di Londra.Sono molteplici le aziende che collezionano i suoi lavori, tra cui: Citibank, Hyatt Hotel Group, Jumeirah Hotel Group, The A.E.L.T.C., Radisson Hotels e Heron Corporation.Acquisizione da parte dei musei e le installazioni permanenti negli spazi pubbliciGalleria Nazionali dell’Arte Moderna, Roma, ItalyNational Gallery Canberra, AustraliaMuseum Beelden aan Zee, OlandaNational Gallery of CanadaCitibank, Londra, InghilterraSouthwark Bridge, Londra, Inghilterra “Figure & Fountain”(1989)City Place House, London “Back to Front” Diptych & “Venus” (1991)The Hyatt Carlton, London, ‘The Peak Health Series’ (1993)Natural History Museum, Primates Gallery, permanent site for “Origins”Triptych Sculpture (1993) Cannons City Gym, London “Archetypes” (1994)Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines (1996)The Hyatt Carlton, London, ‘Swimmingtruncs’ (1997)The Hyatt, Hamburg, ‘Composure’ (1998)Ladbroke Sporting Casino, London, ‘Chance’ (1999)The Jam House, Birmingham, ‘Anangel’ & ‘Manangel’ (1999)60 Queen Victoria Street, “Humantouch” (1999) DyptichFaith Zone, Millennium Dome, Greenwich, London, “Faith” 1999Millennium Sculpture, St Mary the Less, Chilbolton, Winchester “Cruciform” 1999Fleet Place House, Holborn Viaduct “Fishnet” 2000Bede’s World Museum,Jarrow, Tyne & Wear “Worldsapart” 2000Ten Covent Garden, Connaught Rooms, London “Heavenlybodies” 2001 The Lowry Hotel, Manchester, England “Suspense” 2001The Milan Bar, Grants of Croydon, London “Anangel” 2002Hotel Linde, Mariaworth Austria “Nuda” 2004Radisson SAS Hotel, Stansted England “Standover” 2004The Shrine of Walsingham, Norfolk 2005 “Crucifix”The Jam House, Edinburgh “Aangel” 2005San Domenico House Hotel “Nuuda”, “Nuudu”, “Tunuud” 2006Radisson Edwardian Hotel, Providence Wharf, Genus Series “Venus” and “Veni” 200762 Threadneedle Street –“Totu” 2006Way of Therapy, London “Otuu” 2007The All England Lawn Tennis And Croquet Club, Centre Court Wimbledon “Grandslam” 2008Coloplast Limited, Peterborough, England “Olo” 2008SOLO EXHIBITIONS:2010 “Aria Sottile”, Vecchiato Art Galleries, Padova2009 “Nudus” Number Nine the Gallery, Birmingham UKBiennale, Galerie Van Loon en Simons, Vught, HollandSomerville Gallery, Plymouth, EnglandGallery Different at Queens Elm Gallery, Chelsea, London2008 Albemarle Gallery, LondonWimbledon maquette exhibition.2007 Gallerie Il Ponte Contemporanea, Rome,Galerie Van Loon en SimmonsForm 2007, Olympia London Buschlen Mowatt Galleries, Vancouver2006 Number Nine the Gallery2005 Nuduu Gallery Different ? The Catto Gallery,2004 Hotel Linde, Mariaworth AustriaHerman Miller Event, International Art Consultants2003 Camino Real Gallery, Boca Raton, FloridaMagidson Fine Art, Aspen, ColoradoInternational Art Consultants, Spectrum, LondonPlus One Plus Two Galleries, LondonNumber Nine the Gallery, Birmingham, EnglandSpectrum, International Art Consultants LondonFestival Gallery, Henley Festival, England2002 Plus One Plus Two Galleries, LondonOnline - Platform for Art, Gloucester Road, LondonBuschlen Mowatt Galleries, Vancouver, CanadaGalerie Bernd Duerr, Munich Germany1998 Begbie Selected Retrospective, Early Work 1983-1991 and Recent Work 1998, Gallery Differentiate, London1997 The Festival of Erotica, Olympia1996 Artopia, New York, USAHannah Peschar Gallery and Sculpture Garden, Surrey1995 Magidson Fine Art, Aspen, Colorado, USAPosner Fine Art, Santa Monica, California, USA1994/5 Joel Kessler Gallery, Miami, Florida, USA1994 Fire Station Gallery, Sydney, Australia (Opened by Terence Meecham - Director of the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney)The Emporio Armani, Brompton Road, London. Special Collaboration, one man exhibition1993 Catto Gallery, London1990 Wates City Tower, London1989-91 Salama-Caro Gallery, Cork Street, London1988 “Crucifix”, Installation at Winchester Cathedral, EnglandHenley ‘88 Festival, Henley On Thames, England1987 Salama-Caro Gallery, Cork Street, LondonI.C.A.F, Olympia, London1986 Forum, Zurich, SwitzerlandNavy Pier, Chicago, USASavacou Fine Art, Toronto, CanadaSimpsons of Piccadilly of London - Special Collaborative One Man Exhibition1984/5/6 Brompton Gallery, Knightsbridge, London