Glasgow firm of sculptors, interior designers and fabricators, founded by
Andy Scott (b. 1964) and five other former members of the Glasgow Sculpture
Studios:
Simon Hopkins, Derek Cunningham, Kenny MacKay, Patric Moran and
Ewan Hunter, with Wilma Eaton as their educational and outreach officer.
They have produced a number of public sculptures in Glasgow including,
The Bringer, Springburn Way (1991), the Ibrox Disaster Memorial,
Ibrox (2000), the Carmyle Heron, Carmyle (1998), and Minerva,
Kelvinhaugh (2000),
Their work outwith Glasgow includes, Heavy Horse, M8 (1999),
a bronze statue of footballer Davie Cooper, Hamilton (1999, by Kenny
Mackay), and Shipyard Workers, Braehead (2000).
Amongst their recent commissions are sculptures for Glasgow City Council's
Land Services Department (Parks and Open Spaces), incorporating motifs from the city
arms, which won a Royal Horticultural Society Gold Medal at Hampton Court, 2000,
and a series of sculptures representing Neptune, a Mermaid and
three Sirens for Cranhill Water Tower (2001).
The company no longer employs Messrs Mackay or Cunningham, and Moran and Hunter are now on a part-time project to project basis. GSA
graduate Peter Johnstone recently joined the firm as their full time fabricator.
Their current projects include 6m high Angels for the City Park development on Alexandra Parade in the East End, the memorial to footballing legend "Slim" Jim Baxter, a winged figure for Monkton Aerospace Park at Prestwick Airport, and a steel Highland Bull for Tollcross Park.
Simon Hopkins who looks after the architectural detailing side of things is working on a series of gates for Castlemilk, a project in collaboration with conceptual artist Christine Borland, and furniture for an Arts centre in Edinburgh with Zoo Architects.
Sources:
- Information from the artists;
- The Herald, 18 May, 2000;
- Evening Times, 25 May, 2001.
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Works in our Database: | | 1: Alexandra Parade (Dennistoun), Former WD & HO Wills Tobacco Factory - Exterior now City Park, 368 Alexandra Parade Industry and Commerce (2002) Sculptor: A Scott | 2: Alexandra Parade (Dennistoun), Former WD & HO Wills Tobacco Factory - Interior now City Park, 368 Alexandra Parade Industrial History of Glasgow (2002) Sculptor: A Scott | 3: Edmiston Drive (Ibrox), At east end of Edmiston Drive frontage of Ibrox Football Stadium Ibrox Disaster Memorial (2000-1) Sculptor: A Scott; Assisted by: A Bell; Foundry: Beltane Studios | 4: King's Inch Road (Braehead), Clydebuilt, Scottish Maritime Museum, Braehead Shopping Centre The Shipbuilders (2000) Sculptors: A Scott and K Mackay, of Scott Associates Sculpture and Design Ltd | 5: Laurieston Road (Gorbals), At south end of St Ninian's Terrace Welder (1996) Sculptor: A Scott; Commissioned by Crown Street Regeneration Project | 6: Mitchell Street (City Centre), The Lighthouse, Scotland's Centre for Architecture and Design, (Former Glasgow Herald Building), 60-76 Mitchell Street / Mitchell Lane Three-panel Gates, Glass Screen Sculpture, Exterior Signage (Converted 1999) Sculptors: A Scott (Gates), A Beleschenko (Glass Screen), J Mariscal (Signage); Architects: Page & Park (Conversion) | 7: Naburn Gate (Gorbals), 1-16 Naburn Gate / 5-7 Camden Terrace / 170-88 Cumberland Street Relief Panels of the History of Architecture (1998-9) Sculptors: A Scott and staff of Scott Associates Sculpture and Design Ltd; Architect: T Walker (of Cooper Cromar); Builders: Miller Homes | 8: Springburn Way (Springburn), At the junction of Kay Street The Bringer (1991, now removed) Sculptor: A Scott; Cast by Allscot Plastics Ltd | Open Full Sculpture Database |
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