At present we have the brilliant Welsh based abstract stone
sculptor Matthew Billington. Working amidst the historic
stones of Wales he is certainly inspired by the ancient stone
sculptors but also brings fluidity into his stone sculpture
that suggests his figures were frozen 'mid-morph'
in molten stone. Both Easter Island and Dali spring to my
mind when I experience his work. The cool, dark Welsh
slate he mostly uses, smoothed like ice, lends a power
to his pieces that is compelling... and compells
you to touch...
Some Sculpture Parks worth visiting in the UK:
(let me know if you know any others)
-Barbara Hepworth Museum, in St Ives, Cornwall, south-west
England, preserves Barbara Hepworth's studio and garden much
as they were when she lived and worked there.
-ArtParKs International, in Guernsey and elsewhere in the
UK.
-Forest of Dean Sculpture Trail in the Forest of Dean in the
county of Gloucestershire, England. It links several different
site-specific sculptures commissioned for the forest.
-Irwell Sculpture Trail is the largest public art scheme in
the United Kingdom commissioning regional, national and international
artists. It follows a well established 30 mile footpath stretching
from Salford Quays through Bury into Rossendale and up to
the -Pennines above Bacup.[4]
-Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Yorkshire, England.
-Cass Sculpture Foundation, West Sussex, England.
