NAME: Jamie McCartney
BIRTH PLACE: London
BIRTH DATE: 10.9.71
BIOGRAPHY
Born in the middle of London’s swinging sixties, Jamie took his fine art degree in the USA before returning to England to develop his career. With a painter for a mother and an engineer for a father perhaps it was inevitable Jamie would combine both of those influences to become a sculptor.
His degree in Experimental Studio Art was the right choice for this artist who is always pushing boundaries. Experimenting with non traditional materials, found objects and new processes, Jamie constantly challenges himself to find new sculptural languages.
After setting up a metalworking forge in London creating incredibly dynamic steel animals, Jamie was seduced by the film industry. Working as a sculptor and prop maker on blockbusters like Blackhawk Down and Casino Royale, Jamie honed is skills and learnt to master many new techniques and materials. He now employs those methods in tandem with his fine art training to produce his extraordinary and unusual sculptures.
