Will Maclean
b. 1941, United Kingdom
British sculptor and painter, born 1941.
Maclean’s work is anchored in the history, the archaeology and the literature of the Scottish Highlands and the Highland people, including members of his own family. The exquisite, poetic nature of his box constructions, drawings and sculpture often alludes to Surrealist orthodoxies of assemblage, and of flotsam and jetsam found on beaches and transformed in the studio; yet they also focus on wide-ranging themes relating to the sea. His narratives are at once personal and universal. On occasion the strongly felt, deeply considered memorials he creates, stand for those individuals and communities who might otherwise never have them. His art eloquently brings the past into an immediately felt present, igniting fresh interest and renewed, dynamic connections for viewers of all ages.