• Artist David Begbie stands behind his transparent mesh sculpture of a large hand

    WireMesh Sculpture

  • Wire-mesh-figure by sculptor David Begbie
  • Sculptor David Begbie is working on a sheet of wire-mesh to sculpt a figurative sculpture
  • Female body-portraits in front of the ocean
  • Body portrait made from wire-mesh
  • Hotel lobby in Dubai with a centrepoint of a floating boat sculpture made from white bronzemesh

Sculpture in Wire Mesh DAVID BEGBIE

BA (hons), HDFA Slade, MRSS.
Member of the Royal Society of Sculptors
London, United Kingdom

Internationally renowned sculptor David Begbie has worked almost exclusively with the human form throughout his career. Since his first pioneering solo show in London 1984 a whole new genre of steel-mesh art has emerged and continues to grow. He is the master of his medium and his work speaks for itself.

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360-degree image of a contemporary sculpture

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WIRE MESH SCULPTURE

Moving image of a modern steel sculpture, a female torso

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PANEL SCULPTURE

David Begbie Etchings of male torso figures together with a mesh sculpture at an exhibition

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DRAWINGS & ETCHINGS

British artist David Begbie is modelling a large wire-mesh sculpture of a tennis player

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A black wire sculpture is suspended in front of a brick wall

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Video of sculptor David Begbie with live model

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Portrait sculptor David Begbie with wire-mesh sculpture detail

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A wired hand sculpture by artist David Begbie

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Master of Art Medium Wire Mesh

Drawing in Air – David Begbie transforms a light-weight steel or bronze wiremesh spectacularly into a dynamic three-dimensional figurative form. His transparent sculpture in wiremesh is as much about light as it is about substance and he transforms his seemingly inanimate machined industrial material into dynamic and evocative sculptural forms.

… Begbie is able to shape the human form with his hands to produce the illusion of rippling musculature. He makes it seem as sensitive and pliable as wax…
Edward Lucie-Smith

Never moulded

A ’Begbie sculpture’ is hand-sculpted and never moulded – a unique artwork with its individual character. Each Begbie sculpture is modelled using self-made tools and the wire fabric is finished by joining each intersection so that the artwork is robust and stable for posterity.

Shadow Projection

The introduction of lighting as an integral part of a particular composition has the most remarkable result. The use of projected shadows generates an optical fusion of image and object creating a whole new spacial dimension.

Each transparent sculpture is an entity which has a far greater physical presence than any solid object could possibly have, because it has the power to suggest that it doesn’t exist.
David Begbie

Sculpture Choice

This website shows examples of available artworks (web page Mesh Sculpture, Panel Sculpture and On Paper). Web page Projects displays commissioned artworks as an inspiration what's possible.

We are happy to suggest further available artworks, currently in exhibitions but not featured on this website. If you let us know the desired size, subject and colour we can send photos, details and prices of sculptures or suggest a commission.

If you wonder how a "Begbie" sculpture would look in your environment we suggest to send us a photo (a snapshot will do) as well as a few dimensions of the space you envisage your new artwork. We are happy to let you suggestions providing simulated images (photoshop mock-ups).

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Last updated: 02/01/23