Andrew Lacey is a sculptor, bronze founder and archaeometallurgist.
His sculpture stems from a figurative tradition, heavily influenced by Classical and Renaissance equestrian sculpture symbolic of power, beauty and poetic intention. He readdresses these issues in the present culture exploring duality within form, for example, strength and stillness. The narrative of his drawing and painting relates directly to his sculptural work.
He runs his own sculpture studio specializing in bronze casting and therefore casts his own work. His engagement with the casting process enables creative interception at any stage and leads to a lively exploration the making of sculpture. His approach to patination considers the integral expression of the work and his manner is spontaneous, experimental and focused.
In recent years he has studied and taught various aspects of sculpture including ‘the interpretation of archaeological relics', ‘the making of high renaissance masterpieces’ and ‘contemporary techniques of bronze cast sculpture'. Much of this historical and archaeological knowledge has influenced his specific approach in building sculpture and exploring the nature of materials.
Andrew has exhibited his art work throughout the UK and Europe, and works internationally as a consultant in sculptural research for museums, educational institutions and art/archaeology TV documentaries.
Born 1969 London
Recent Exhibitions
| Mc Hardy Coombs | www.mchardy-sculpture.com |
| Thompson's | www.thompsonsgallery.co.uk |
| White Space | www.whitespaceart.com |
| Dartington Cider Press Centre | www.dartingtonciderpress.co.uk |
| Delamore | www.delamore-art.co.uk |
Education
MSc Archaeometallurgy: Material and Forensic Science, UCL 99
Chemical Science for Museum Conservation, Hammersmith and City 97
HND Graphic Design, Dunstable College 90
Museum Projects
Henry Moore Institute - ‘Bronze, the power of life and death‘, Conference Nov 2005. www.henry-moore-fdn.co.uk
V&A Museum - ‘The making of Mars’, didactic and video, and ‘Renaissance horse’ currently on display at the Gilbert Bayes Gallery. www.vam.ac.uk
Fitzwilliam Museum - Didactics of two bronze figures describing the indirect and direct methods of casting. www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk
Rijksmuseum Amsterdam - Didactic of ‘The Juggler’ after Adrian d’Vries. www.rijksmuseum.nl
American Centre for Oriental Research, Amman - Bronze Archimedes Screw after King Sennacherib’s (681-704) cunneform description. Cast in the Jordanian desert.
International Documentaries
Machines Time Forgot – ‘The Fireship’.Contributing archaeometallurgist and engineer. Filmed in England and Turkey and Malta, for Channel 4. Broadcast July 2003.
Secrets of the Ancients - ‘The Hanging Gardens of Babylon’. Contributing archaeometallurgist and engineer. Filmed in the Jordanian desert March-April 99, for the BBC, and televised in the United Kingdom and America.
The life of Adrian d’Vries - ‘The Hero’s Work’. Contributing archaeometallurgist and sculptor. Filmed at AMTeC ,1998 for the Rijks Museum and Netherlands TV, and televised in the Netherlands, Sweden, America and the United Kingdom.
National Programmes
Meet The Ancestors - ‘Death of a Maiden’ Contributing archaeometallurgist. Filmed at AMTeC. November 99. Channel 4.
Various contributions on Time Team for Channel 4 from 1999 to the present including:
Publications
'Les Monnayages Cuivreux de l’Antique: Etude des Techniques de Fabrication.' C.Sarthra, D.Griffths, M.F.Guerra, A.G.Lacey, P.Northover. Featured in Colloque D’Archaeometrie 99 Avec une seance thermatique: Archaeologie alpine et Archaeometrie. Lyon, France.
'Neo-Assyian Textual Evidence for Bronzeworking Technologies: Kings Ashurbanipal to Sennacherib.' S.Dalley, J.Oleson, A.G.Lacey. Oxford (forthcoming).
'Greek Fire, Revisited. The reconstruction of the Greek fire war ships of the Byzantine Period.' J. Haldon, A. Lacey, C. Hewes.