Craig MacDonald
Rocket Science
Rocket Science is a new exhibition of bronze sculpture and drawings on paper by Craig MacDonald. In this inaugural Kick Gallery exhibition MacDonald has created a series of works that reference pivotal events in modern history with a wry look at the extraordinary lengths to which humanity will go in the search for power and the blind faith the West has in technology.
MacDonald approaches these subjects with a warmth and ironic humour allowing us to contemplate the innocent and heroic qualities of his characters as well as the stress and strains of their adventures. Influenced by the role of social and political commentary in art Craig’s figures play out their psychodramas and attempts at greatness against the steely backdrop of the modern world. Rendered with a sympathetic realism his work provides an accessible and imaginative counterpoint to the harsh realities of the neo-Colonial dream.