Stephen Hendry, b. 1969. Snooker player
About this artwork
Hendry is one of the greatest snooker players of all time. This portrait is made from a photograph of Hendry leaning over the green baize of a snooker table to pot a ball. This is interwoven with thousands of copies of a single postcard. The full picture of the postcard, which Mach found in the Natural History Museum, can only be seen in the bottom right hand corner - the earth seen from space. David Mach is making a witty reference to Hendry's success - he is on top of the world and the world is just another snooker ball.
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title:Stephen Hendry, b. 1969. Snooker player
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accession number:PG 3046
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materials:Postcard and photograph collage
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date created:1996
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measurements:181.00 x 181.00 cm
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credit line:Commissioned 1996
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copyright:© David Mach
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photographer:Antonia Reeve
David Mach
David Mach
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…