Theo Mackaay Sculptures
Dutch, b. 1950
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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Artist: Theo Mackaay
Horse and Woman Bronze Sculpture Animal Lady
By Theo Mackaay
Located in Utrecht, NL
Horse and Woman Bronze Sculpture Animal Lady
Theo Mackaay (1950)
Mackaay works with recognizable shape:: women, men and animals, with a pointer at the primal form. Archetypal motiv...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Theo Mackaay Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bull Bronze Sculpture Animal Small Farmlife
By Theo Mackaay
Located in Utrecht, NL
Bull Bronze Sculpture Animal Small Farmlife
Theo Mackaay (1950)
Mackaay works with recognizable shape:: women, men and animals, with a pointer at the primal form. Archetypal motive...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Theo Mackaay Sculptures
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Bronze
Prada Sculpture Lapis Lazuli on Marble Big Blue Art In Stock
By Theo Mackaay
Located in Utrecht, NL
Prada Sculpture Lapis Lazuli on Marble Big Blue Art In Stock
Theo Mackaay (1950)
Mackaay works with recognizable shape:: women, men and animals, with a pointer at the primal form. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Theo Mackaay Sculptures
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Marble
Laughing Horse Bronze Sculpture Animal Laugh Contemporary
By Theo Mackaay
Located in Utrecht, NL
Laughing Horse Bronze Sculpture Animal Laugh Contemporary
Theo Mackaay (1950)
Mackaay works with recognizable shape:: women, men and animals, with a pointer at the primal form. Arc...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Theo Mackaay Sculptures
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Bronze
Little Man on Horse Paard met Kind Horse with Child Bronze Sculpture In Stock
By Theo Mackaay
Located in Utrecht, NL
Little Man on Horse Paard met Kind Horse with Child Bronze Sculpture In Stock
Theo Mackaay (1950)
Mackaay works with recognizable shape:: women, men and animals, with a pointer at ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Theo Mackaay Sculptures
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Bronze
Regina Sculpture Bronze Head Portrait of a Woman Lady Archetype Figure In Stock
By Theo Mackaay
Located in Utrecht, NL
Regina Sculpture Bronze Head Portrait of a Woman Lady Archetype Figure In Stock
Theo Mackaay (1950)
Mackaay works with recognizable shape:: women, men and animals, with a pointer a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Theo Mackaay Sculptures
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Bronze
Saltoro Bronze Sculpture Bull Jumping Jump
By Theo Mackaay
Located in Utrecht, NL
Saltoro Bronze Sculpture Bull Jumping Jump
Theo Mackaay (1950)
Mackaay works with recognizable shape:: women, men and animals, with a pointer a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Theo Mackaay Sculptures
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Bronze
Lethargie Bronze Sculpture Big Outdoors Indoors In Stock
By Theo Mackaay
Located in Utrecht, NL
Lethargie Bronze Sculpture Big Outdoors Indoors In Stock
Theo Mackaay (1950)
Mackaay works with recognizable shape:: women, men and animals, with a pointer at the primal form. Arch...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Theo Mackaay Sculptures
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Bronze
Ascott Bronze Sculpture Horses Together Dutch Realism In Stock
By Theo Mackaay
Located in Utrecht, NL
Ascott Bronze Sculpture Horses Together Dutch Realism In Stock
Theo Mackaay (1950)
Mackaay works with recognizable shape:: women, men and animals, with a pointer at the primal form. Archetypal motives like warriors, women, horses, archers, lovecouples, created with his own signature. An example of this work is the wellknown ‘Gouden Kalf’, the big prize of the ‘Nederlands Film Festival’, designed in 1980 by Mackaay, commissioned by Jos Stelling, filmdirector and initiator of the festival.
There has been big developments in his work after the calf, but the basic forms are still to be found in his work. The renewal in his work has been a 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 he change as a human being, his work changed with him. Big, tough, expressionist bronzes and stone statues whith the woman and animal as favourite subject, changed in 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 found his own form language, after all the highs and lows in his life. His wandering through France, Italy and China brought him to Malaga in Spain, his current residence. Maybe it is the Mediterranean Sea or the Spanish sun...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Theo Mackaay Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Amazone Bronze Scullpture Horse Mythology In Stock
By Theo Mackaay
Located in Utrecht, NL
Amazone Bronze Scullpture Horse Mythology In Stock
Theo Mackaay (1950)
Mackaay works with recognizable shape:: women, men and animals, with a pointer at the primal form. Archetypal motives like warriors, women, horses, archers, lovecouples, created with his own signature. An example of this work is the wellknown ‘Gouden Kalf’, the big prize of the ‘Nederlands Film Festival’, designed in 1980 by Mackaay, commissioned by Jos Stelling, filmdirector and initiator of the festival.
There has been big developments in his work after the calf, but the basic forms are still to be found in his work. The renewal in his work has been a 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 he change as a human being, his work changed with him. Big, tough, expressionist bronzes and stone statues whith the woman and animal as favourite subject, changed in 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 found his own form language, after all the highs and lows in his life. His wandering through France, Italy and China brought him to Malaga in Spain, his current residence. Maybe it is the Mediterranean Sea or the Spanish sun...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Theo Mackaay Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Two Faces Verlangen Desire Bronze Sculpture Dutch Head Portrait Double In Stock
By Theo Mackaay
Located in Utrecht, NL
Verlangen Desire Bronze Sculpture Dutch Head Portrait Double In Stock
Theo Mackaay (1950)
Mackaay works with recognizable shape:: women, men and animals, with a pointer at the primal form. Archetypal motives like warriors, women, horses, archers, lovecouples, created with his own signature. An example of this work is the wellknown ‘Gouden Kalf’, the big prize of the ‘Nederlands Film Festival’, designed in 1980 by Mackaay, commissioned by Jos Stelling, filmdirector and initiator of the festival.
There has been big developments in his work after the calf, but the basic forms are still to be found in his work. The renewal in his work has been a 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 he change as a human being, his work changed with him. Big, tough, expressionist bronzes and stone statues whith the woman and animal as favourite subject, changed in 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 found his own form language, after all the highs and lows in his life. His wandering through France, Italy and China brought him to Malaga in Spain, his current residence. Maybe it is the Mediterranean Sea or the Spanish sun...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Theo Mackaay Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Notarisvogel Notary Bird Bronze Sculpture In Stock
By Theo Mackaay
Located in Utrecht, NL
Notarisvogel Notary Bird Bronze Sculpture In Stock
Theo Mackaay (1950)
Mackaay works with recognizable shape:: women, men and animals, with a pointer at the primal form. Archetypal...
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2010s Contemporary Theo Mackaay Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
IJsbeer Polar Bear Bronze Sculpture Animal Blue Green Patina In Stock
By Theo Mackaay
Located in Utrecht, NL
IJsbeer Polar Bear Bronze Sculpture Animal Blue Green Patina In Stock
Theo Mackaay (1950) Utrecht, the Netherlands
Mackaay works with recognizable shape:: women, men and animals, w...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Theo Mackaay Sculptures
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Bronze
Stier Taurus Bull Zodiac Bronze Sculpture Contemporary Black Patina
By Theo Mackaay
Located in Utrecht, NL
Stier Taurus Bull Zodiac Bronze Sculpture Contemporary Black Patina
Theo Mackaay (1950)
Mackaay works with recognizable shape:: women, men and animals, w...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Theo Mackaay Sculptures
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Bronze
Family Familia Bronze Sculpture Black Parents Child In Stock
By Theo Mackaay
Located in Utrecht, NL
Family Familia Bronze Sculpture Black Parents Child In Stock
Theo Mackaay (1950) Utrecht, the Netherlands
Mackaay works with recognizable shape:: women, men and animals, with a poin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Theo Mackaay Sculptures
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Bronze
Schorpioen Scorpio Scorpion Bronze Sculpture Zodiac Sign Constellation
By Theo Mackaay
Located in Utrecht, NL
Schorpioen Scorpio Scorpion Bronze Sculpture Zodiac Sign Constellation Astrology
Theo Mackaay (1950)
Mackaay works with recognizable shape:: women, men and animals, with a pointer...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Theo Mackaay Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vissen Pisces Fish Zodiac Sign Bronze Sculpture Constellation Astrology
By Theo Mackaay
Located in Utrecht, NL
Vissen Pisces Fish Zodiac Sign Bronze Sculpture Constellation Astrology
Theo Mackaay (1950)
Mackaay works with recognizable shape:: women, men and animals, with a pointer at the pr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Theo Mackaay Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Weegschaal Libra Zodiac Bronze Sculpture Contemporary
By Theo Mackaay
Located in Utrecht, NL
Weegschaal Libra Zodiac Bronze Sculpture Contemporary
Theo Mackaay (1950)
Mackaay works with recognizable shape:: women, men and animals, with a pointer...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Theo Mackaay Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Arabian Black Horse Bronze Sculpture Contemporary In Stock
By Theo Mackaay
Located in Utrecht, NL
Arabian Horse Bronze Sculpture Black Contemporary In Stock
Theo Mackaay (1950)
Mackaay works with recognizable shape:: women, men and animals, with a pointer at the primal form. Archetypal motives like warriors, women, horses, archers, lovecouples, created with his own signature. An example of this work is the wellknown ‘Gouden Kalf’, the big prize of the ‘Nederlands Film Festival’, designed in 1980 by Mackaay, commissioned by Jos Stelling, filmdirector and initiator of the festival.
There has been big developments in his work after the calf, but the basic forms are still to be found in his work. The renewal in his work has been a 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 he change as a human being, his work changed with him. Big, tough, expressionist bronzes and stone statues whith the woman and animal as favourite subject, changed in 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 found his own form language, after all the highs and lows in his life. His wandering through France, Italy and China brought him to Malaga in Spain, his current residence. Maybe it is the Mediterranean Sea or the Spanish sun...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Theo Mackaay Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Waterman Aquarius Zodiac Bronze Sculpture Contemporary Animals Water Man
By Theo Mackaay
Located in Utrecht, NL
Waterman Aquarius Zodiac Bronze Sculpture Contemporary Animals Water Man
Theo Mackaay (1950)
Mackaay works with recognizable shape:: women, men and animals...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Theo Mackaay Sculptures
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Bronze
Kreeft Cancer Zodiac Sign Constellation Bronze Sculpture Animal Black Patina
By Theo Mackaay
Located in Utrecht, NL
Kreeft Cancer Zodiac Sign Constellation Bronze Sculpture Animal Black Patina
Theo Mackaay (1950)
Mackaay works with recognizable shape:: women, men and animals, with a pointer at t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Theo Mackaay Sculptures
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Bronze
Ram Aries Bronze Sculpture Zodiac Sign Constellation
By Theo Mackaay
Located in Utrecht, NL
Ram Aries Bronze Sculpture Zodiac Sign Constellation
Theo Mackaay (1950)
Mackaay works with recognizable shape:: women, men and animals, with a pointer at the primal form. Archetyp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Theo Mackaay Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Steenbok Capricon Zodiac Bronze Sculpture Black Contemporary
By Theo Mackaay
Located in Utrecht, NL
Steenbok Capricon Ibex Zodiac Bronze Sculpture Black Contemporary
Theo Mackaay (1950)
Mackaay works with recognizable shape:: women, men and animals, with a pointer at the primal fo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Theo Mackaay Sculptures
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Bronze
Tweeling Gemini Zodiac Bronze Sculpture Contemporary Black Patina
By Theo Mackaay
Located in Utrecht, NL
Tweeling Gemini Zodiac Bronze Sculpture Contemporary Black Patina
Theo Mackaay (1950)
Mackaay works with recognizable shape:: women, men and animals, w...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Theo Mackaay Sculptures
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Bronze
Boogschutter Constellation Sagittarius Archer Bronze Sculpture Zodiac
By Theo Mackaay
Located in Utrecht, NL
Boogschutter Constellation Sagittarius Archer Bronze Sculpture Zodiac
Theo Mackaay (1950)
Mackaay works with recognizable shape:: women, men and animals, with a pointer at the prim...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Theo Mackaay Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Amazone Bronze Sculpture Horse Animal In Stock
By Theo Mackaay
Located in Utrecht, NL
Amazone Bronze Sculpture Horse Animal In Stock
Theo Mackaay (1950)
Mackaay works with recognizable shape:: women, men and animals, with a pointer at the primal form. Archetypal mot...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Theo Mackaay Sculptures
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Bronze
Leeuw Lio Lion Zodiac Sign Bronze Sculpture Constellation Astrology Black Patina
By Theo Mackaay
Located in Utrecht, NL
Leeuw Lio Lion Zodiac Sign Bronze Sculpture Constellation Astrology Black Patina
Theo Mackaay (1950)
Mackaay works with recognizable shape:: women, men and animals, with a pointer ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Theo Mackaay Sculptures
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Bronze
Maagd Virgo Virgin Bronze Sculpture Zodiac Sign Constellation Astrology Black
By Theo Mackaay
Located in Utrecht, NL
Maagd Virgo Virgin Bronze Sculpture Zodiac Sign Constellation Astrology Black
Theo Mackaay (1950)
Mackaay works with recognizable shape:: women, men a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Theo Mackaay Sculptures
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Bronze
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