Mike O’Connor is a sculptural artist who works exclusively with race-used Formula One materials, transforming engineering into art with rare authenticity. His debut exhibition, The Noise, opened on Cork Street, Mayfair — the historic heart of London’s art world — and featured works created from Ferrari V8 Formula One exhausts. The collection sold out in the summer of 2017, marking the arrival of a bold new voice in contemporary sculpture.
Since then, O’Connor has continued to elevate motorsport into fine art, collaborating with F1 The Exhibition, F1 Arcade, and exhibiting in Monaco, Madrid and at The Escapade Gallery, Silverstone.
An ex-Formula One demonstration driver, he brings a perspective that is both deeply technical and profoundly personal, ensuring every piece resonates with the energy and spirit of the sport at its pinnacle.
Beyond sculpture, O’Connor is the founder of RESS Jewellery, a house dedicated to creating fine pieces from genuine race-used materials. Whether cast in metal, carved as form, or refined as jewellery, his philosophy remains constant: to distil the drama, innovation and legacy of Formula One into timeless objects of beauty.
Each work stands as more than art. It is history recast — a bridge between the spectacle of racing and the permanence of sculpture, created for collectors who seek the rare, the authentic, and the extraordinary.
Contact Mike: 0(+44)7760996362
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