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- David Mach
- Dying for It
- 1989
- GMA 3469
- Scottish Art
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- David Mach
- Gavin Hastings, b. 1962. Rugby player
- 1996
- PG 3045
- Scottish Art
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- David Mach
- Stephen Hendry, b. 1969. Snooker player
- 1996
- PG 3046
- Scottish Art
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- David Mach
- Sir Alex Ferguson, b. 1941. Football manager
- 1996
- PG 3044
- Scottish Art
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- David Mach
- Yvonne Murray, b. 1964. Athlete
- 1996
- PG 3047
- Scottish Art
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David Mach (Scottish, born 1956)
David Mach was born in Methil, in Fife. He studied at the Duncan Jordanstone College, Dundee 1974 - 79 and the Royal College of Art in London 1979 - 82. He made a dramatic debut into the world of public sculpture in 1983 when he constucted the submarine Polaris out of thousands of tyres on the South Bank of the Thames. Other projects include the 'Big Heids' on the M8 motorway between Glasgow and Edinburgh. Mach's strikingly original sculptures and collages are created from found materials - coathangers, postcards, matches etc. He was elected to the Royal Academy of Arts in 1998.
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Collage
An image constructed from found materials, such as photographs, paper or fabric, glued to a surface, sometimes with additional painted or drawn elements. It is an art form particularly associated with Dada and Surrealism.
Found material
Existing objects or images that are incorporated into an artwork. A found object that is treated as an artwork without modification is known as a readymade.
Royal Academy
An independent institution founded in 1768 with Sir Joshua Reynolds as its first president. It is governed by the Royal Academicians - leading painters, sculptors, printmakers and architects, which number no more than 80 at one time. It organises exhibitions at its London galleries, including an annual Summer Exhibition.