Alastair Gibson

Alastair Gibson was born in 1962 in Johannesburg, South Africa. He completed his schooling at King Edward VII, followed by two years compulsory national service in the South African army.

The rich diversity of marine life observed during holidays on the Natal Coast inspired Alastair to enroll in private classes to develop his sculpting skills.

With a balance-engineering education, Alastair set off to Europe on a quest to work in the motor racing industry, where he was employed in Formula 1 as race team chief mechanic for BAR Honda. Drawing parallels between contemporary Grand Prix vehicles and marine life, particularly sharks, Alastair developed a series of sculptures that utilize F1 components and technology to reinterpret these distinctive fish in a novel artistic form.

Alastair is now at work completing a number of private commissions using the latest F1 technology available.

Alastair lives in the UK with his wife Carolyn.