At present we have the brilliant Welsh based abstract stone
carver Matthew Billington. Working amidst the historic stones
of Wales he is certainly inspired by the ancient carvers but
also brings fluidity into his work ( see his stone sculpture
gallery) that suggests his figures were frozen 'mid-morph'
in molten stone. Both Easter Island and Dali spring to my
mind when I experience his abstract figures and heads. 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...
