Andy Scott (born 1964) is a Scottish figurative sculptor, working in galvanised steel.

Biography

Andy Scott graduated from Glasgow School of Art in 1986 with a Bachelor of Arts (with honours) in Fine Art Sculpture, and in 1987 with a diploma in Postgraduate Studies.^{[citation needed]}

Andy Scott is a Philadelphia-based figurative sculptor who works internationally on public and private artworks. His works combine traditional draftsmanship with contemporary fabrication techniques and currently range from 10 to 100 feet (3.0 to 30.5 metres) in height.

Notable works

• The Kelpies, monumental horses heads completed on 27 November 2013 Falkirk, Scotland[1][2]
• Arria, Cumbernauld, Scotland
• Poised, Marischal Square, Aberdeen[3]
• Rise, Glasgow Harbour, Scotland[4]
• COB, Bexley, London
• Arabesque, Queensland, Australia
• Argestes Aqua, Victoria, Australia
• River Spirit, Stride, Foxboy, I Can See For Miles, Journeys End, Lifeline: all Clackmannanshire, Scotland
• Beacon of Hope, Belfast, Northern Ireland
• Ibrox Disaster Memorial, Glasgow, Scotland
• Heavy Horse, on M8 Edinburgh to Glasgow motorway[1]
• Equus Altüs[5] and The Briggate Minerva,[6] Trinity Leeds shopping centre, Leeds, England
• Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Glasgow, statue unveiled on the 90th anniversary of his death on 10 December 2018.
• The DunBear, DunBear Park in Dunbar, statue unveiled on 2019 in honour of Dunbar-born naturalist John Muir.[7]

Gallery

See also

• Water-horse
• Falkirk Helix
• List of sculptors

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Andy Scott (sculptor).

• Official website
• Inception Gallery website
• Andy Scott Public Art website showing the history and progress of The Kelpies project
• The Helix website, location of The Kelpies sculptures
• Article about Andy Scott from The Scotsman newspaper
• BBC NEWS, 1 July 2008: Horses inspire landmark sculpture
• BBC NEWS, 14 November 2007: In Pictures — The Helix Project
• BBC NEWS, 15 July 2008, Andy Scott sculptures in Clackmannanshire
• Sculpture Scotland website, listing Andy Scott