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JONATHAN LOXLEY
Sam Yuide meets a man whose vision is as sharp as his chisel

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here is an inherent sense of

Jonathan Loxley that comes to bear in his
stunning stone sculptures.
From his childhood spent travelling
near fatal duel with cerebral malaria, this
is an artist who exists to defy form and
traditions.
From a humble start at Epsom School
of Art, Jonathan soon moved to the home
of sculpture, Florence, Italy, to develop
his marble sculpture techniques.
Returning to Britain, he took these
newly honed skills and soon put them
to use painting stage sets and creating

Labyrinth and British comedy, A Fish
Called Wanda.
Yet the call of the mighty stone was
deviation from his sculpting path as a
safari driver in Kenya (where he was to
contract malaria) he returned to Carrara,
Talking of his work he describes the
raw stone “as a mirror that carves its
His work takes stone, traditionally
heavy and cumbersome, and transforms
His work often denies the materiality of
stone and he is able to nurture its unique
textures and characteristics creating
a piece that is sensual and textural, a
visceral landmark that draws viewers to
it by its inner contradiction, light from
heavy, movement from the inanimate.
several exhibitions in Italy and across
by David Bowie to create a sculpture to
His work has featured in The Shape
in Britain at Canary Wharf, London,
the Hampton Court Flower Show and
Henley Art Show.
Alongside the prestigious exhibitions

achievements, his pieces, much in
keeping with his artistic philosophy,
remain accessible to all.
piece in Britain in the grounds of Holland
Park, which was commissioned by the
local community charity, Friends of
Holland Park.
His next project takes him to Kowloon,
Hong Kong where his beautiful work
will add grace and a sense of calm to the
exterior space of a skyscraper.
honesty and modesty whilst cleverly
maintaining a graceful dominance of
their display space – an achievement the
Florentine masters would be proud of.
Jonathan Loxley

home in private gardens and residences
across Britain and despite his many
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