Image: The Drang Gallery, Padstow
The Drang Gallery is presenting Alastair Gibson’s 'Mako Pup - Racing edition', a limited sculpture made from carbon fibre and select Formula 1 car parts. The work is described on the gallery’s website as reflecting the speed of a newborn shark, and it is offered as an edition of 25. The piece measures 38 x 20 x 60 cm.
The sculpture appears amid a run of Gibson works on the gallery’s site that draw directly on Formula 1 engineering, racing liveries and componentry. Across the collection, the artist uses carbon fibre and salvaged or selected car parts to build shark-like forms and other objects that translate motorsport materials into sculptural editions. The Drang Gallery’s current presentation positions 'Mako Pup - Racing edition' within that broader body of work rather than as a standalone one-off.
The gallery’s email introducing the work frames the wider series as a response to the Formula 1 summer break, noting that “business as usual” continues at The Drang Gallery while the season is paused. That message points viewers toward Gibson’s highly collectable F1 sculptures, including 'Piranha' and 'Shark' variants alongside the new 'Mako Pup - Racing edition'. The email also notes that the artist transforms genuine Formula 1 components into striking works of art for collectors with an interest in motorsport.
Gibson’s approach is strongly material-led. In the gallery text for other works, he combines carbon fibre with select Formula 1 car parts, while some pieces include team-specific liveries and bespoke options. 'Baby Piranha - 2025 (10 versions)' is available in ten Formula 1 team versions, and 'M-Mako - Racing Edition 2026 (5 versions)' is offered in five team liveries. That framework helps explain how 'Mako Pup - Racing edition' fits into a practice that treats racing hardware not simply as reference material, but as the basis for editioned sculpture.
The online listing for 'Mako Pup - Racing edition' provides the essential details: carbon fibre and select Formula 1 car parts; 38 x 20 x 60 cm; edition of 25; and other versions or bespoke options available. The gallery does not provide further exhibition context on the page, and the work is presented as one item in Gibson’s artist listings rather than as part of a named show.
The Drang Gallery is based in Padstow, Cornwall, and its website presents the artist alongside several related works including '4 Barrel Love', 'M Manta', 'Rival Piranhas' and 'Baby Dory - Racing edition'. In 'Rival Piranhas', the site says the sculpture is inspired by rivalries between Formula One Grand Prix teams and the drivers who race for them. In '4 Barrel Love', the gallery text links a carburettor to what it calls David’s Heart of Passion, reinforcing Gibson’s interest in turning automotive systems into sculptural imagery.
For 'Mako Pup - Racing edition', the central facts remain the work’s Formula 1-derived materials, its shark-inspired form and its small-edition status. The gallery lists it online with enquiry details, making the sculpture available as part of its current artist presentation.
