Another fine equine from Andy Scott, the Scottish artist responsible for some of the world’s most iconic horse sculptures
02 May 2018

Massive steel horse heads aren’t a common sight on a daily commute — unless, of course, you use Scotland’s M8 motorway.
These horse heads were created by Scottish sculptor at Falkirk’s Helix Centre.
In order to increase people’s awareness of the 30m, 300 tonne Kelpies, – were sent on tour around the UK and even to New York’s Bryant Park as part of 2014’s Scotland Week.
Sculptor Scott – a 5m horse head – at the University of Edinburgh’s Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies.
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Scotland’s Bright Spark series met Andy in his studio where he spoke about the processes involved in creating his sculptures.

The Sculptor
Sculptor, Andy Scott, talks about his day-to-day work and some of his projects to date.
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