Theo Mackaay works with recognizable shapes: women, men and animals, with a pointer at the primal form. Archetypal motifs like warriors, women, horses, archers and loving couples are created with his own signature. An example of this work is the well-known Gouden Kalf, the big prize of the Nederlands Film Festival. It was designed in 1980 by Mackaay and commissioned by Jos Stelling, film director and initiator of the festival.
There have been big developments in Mackaay's work after the calf, but basic forms are still to be found in his work. The renewal in his work has been an internal fight between the two sides of his brain —the wild artist animal and the changed, peaceful, contemplative sculptor. The last one won! Not only did Mackaay change as a human being, his work changed with him. Big, tough Expressionist bronze and stone statues featuring the woman and animal as his favorite subjects changed into touching, intimate bronze sculptures.
In the early work of Mackaay, the masters of the past were more visible, like Marino Marini and Ossip Zadkine. Now it seems, the artist is letting go of the past and has found his own formal language, after all the highs and lows in his life.
Mackaay's wandering through France, Italy and China brought him to Malaga in Spain, his current residence. Maybe it owes to the Mediterranean Sea or the Spanish sun, but the fact remains that Mackaay is today closer to himself — a rough shell that dares to show its delicacy.
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Caballo I Horse Cubism Mixed Media Maroufle In Stock
By Theo Mackaay
Located in Utrecht, NL
Caballo I Horse Cubism Mixed Media Maroufle In Stock Size painting without frame 24 x 30 cm Mackaay works with recognizable shape:: women, men and...
Mixed Media
The Loving Beauty Oil Painting on Canvas In Stock
By Theo Mackaay
Located in Utrecht, NL
The Loving Beauty Oil Painting on Canvas In Stock Theo Mackaay (1950) Mackaay works with recognizable shape:: women, men and animals, with a pointer at the primal form. Archetypal m...
Canvas, Oil
Cabra Montes Mixed Media Painting Framed Goat Sun In Stock
By Theo Mackaay
Located in Utrecht, NL
Cabra Montes Mixed Media Painting Framed Goat Sun In Stock Size without Frame 24 x 30 cm Mackaay works with recognizable shape:: women, men and animals, with a pointer at the prima...
Mixed Media
$15,956
The Power of Love Oil Painting on Canvas Horse Woman Golden Cubism In Stock
By Theo Mackaay
Located in Utrecht, NL
The Power of Love Oil Painting on Canvas Horse Woman Golden Cubism In Stock Theo Mackaay (Utrecht, 1950) is a Dutch sculptor, painter and musician. Mackaay grew up in Utrecht. In 1...
Canvas, Oil
Caballo Yellow Horse Mixed Media Maroufle Framed In Stock
By Theo Mackaay
Located in Utrecht, NL
Caballo Yellow Horse Mixed Media Maroufle Framed In Stock Size without frame 24 x 30 cm Mackaay works with recognizable shape:: women, men and anim...
Mixed Media
$15,956
Zonder Titel No Title Oil Painting on Canvas Cubism Contemporary In Stock
By Theo Mackaay
Located in Utrecht, NL
Zonder Titel No Title Oil Painting on Canvas Cubism Contemporary In Stock Mackaay works with recognizable shape:: women, men and animals, with a pointer at the primal form. Archety...
Canvas, Oil
Grand Prize
By Electric Coffin
Located in Bozeman, MT
Electric Coffin is coded within art history and ideologies from archetypes of mysticism. We explore found truths from modernity and a personal historical perspective. A process-drive...
Mixed Media, Color
Verve
By Gwen Wong
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gwen Wong's work is both painterly and allegorical, caught somewhere in the middle between the representational painter and the narrator. "I am inspired by the idea of a childhood re...
Gold Leaf
$337
H 15.36 in W 13.39 in
Mum's Favourite, original art, affordable art, pattern art, still life art
By Kerry Louise Bennett
Located in Deddington, GB
Mum’s Favourite [2022] original Acrylic on canvas board Image size: H:30 cm x W:26 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:30 cm x W:26 cm x D:0.5cm Frame Size: H:39 cm x W:34 cm x D:3.5cm Sold Framed Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look. This contemporary still life features a characterful pot (Mum's favourite!) on a patchwork tablecloth. The rich textures and the colour palette of spice tones are perfectly set off by a French style white wooden frame and will add vibrance and warmth to both traditional and modern homes. Kerry Louise...
Canvas, Oil
$825Sale Price|25% Off
H 31.5 in W 63 in D 0.4 in
Magical Ecstasy Oil Painting on Canvas, Dreamlike Animals, 80x160 cm
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
Magical Ecstasy presents a composition in which birds, animals, and human figures coexist within a single pictorial space. The image is organized through fields of color, symbols, an...
Gold Leaf
Respite
By Gwen Wong
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gwen Wong's work is both painterly and allegorical, caught somewhere in the middle between the representational painter and the narrator. "I am inspired by the idea of a childhood re...
Gold Leaf
$900
H 7.5 in W 9.5 in
"Smell Da Flowers", Framed Face with Stitched Elements (Mixed Media Collage)
By Eustace Mamba
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Smell Da Flowers" is a one-of-a-kind piece created by Eustace Mamba. This original sewn mixed media in painted wood frame artwork measures 7.5”h x 9.5”w framed. It ships with a gal...
Canvas, Paint, Oil, Other Medium
$1,566Sale Price|22% Off
H 31.5 in W 31.5 in D 1.46 in
French School Mini Maxi trio Dachshund Giraffe Rooster - Chut les Barbizons!
By bazevian animal
Located in Zofingen, AG
☀️Mini Maxi trio - Dachshund, Giraffe and Rooster☀️ In the artistic world, animals have always been key protagonists in expressing the power and beauty of the wild. Artists often us...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
$3,250
H 24 in W 20 in
"Abstract Visage XVI" Portrait Oil Painting 24" x 20" inch by Ashraf Zamzami
By Ashraf Zamzami
Located in Culver City, CA
"Abstract Visage XVI" Portrait Oil Painting 24" x 20" inch by Ashraf Zamzami ABOUT Ashraf El Zamzami was a graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Minya, and he fast made a name fo...
Canvas, Oil
Mirth
By Gwen Wong
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gwen Wong's work is both painterly and allegorical, caught somewhere in the middle between the representational painter and the narrator. "I am inspired by the idea of a childhood re...
Gold Leaf
$4,600
H 42 in W 42 in
Trust Me - Original Figurative Mixed Media Plexiglass Artwork
By Giuseppe Beddru
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian artist Giuseppe Beddru brings many elements to life through a palette of vigorous colors and rich Mediterranean textures derived from the reminiscences of the former Arabic p...
Mixed Media, Plexiglass, Ink, Gel Pen
$3,000
H 48 in W 36 in D 1.5 in
"Voisine (Neighbor)" Haitian Woman Peacefully Laying On Grass in Oil
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Voisine (Neighbor)" is an original artwork by Alain Jean-Baptiste and measures 48"h x 36"w x 1.5"d. . This work is made from oil paints on canvas and ships with a ...
Canvas, Oil Crayon, Oil
$580
H 15.75 in W 15.75 in
Pastel Colors Realistic, Intimate Cat Portrait, Oil on Canvas
By Diana Remeikyte
Located in Vilnius, Vilniaus apskr.
This oil-on-canvas work, "After the Barber Shop", is a personal piece of young Lithuanian artist. The small-scale work captures her kittens resting in layered plaids - artist creates...
Canvas, Oil