Luxe Beat Magazine NOVEMBER 2014 | Page 86

Clearly Beautiful A Sculptors Vision By Linda Cordair W hy is it that we respond to certain styles of art more than to other styles? What does it say about us individually, and what does it say about the artist, when a particular work of an artist resonates with our soul, while the work of another artist may leave us cold and unmoved? Lodestone As a gallery owner, I spend every day surrounded by the beauty created by artists who share an especially joyous and passionate sense of life. We asked Michael Wilkinson, one of our most popular sculptors, to share his thoughts on Art, on why Art is important to him, and on why he creates artwork that he does, the way he does. Linda: Michael, thanks for taking time out from your sculpting to answer our questions today. Michael: Very much my pleasure, Linda. Linda: Firstly, as the pre-eminent figurative sculptor working in clear acrylic, why did you choose to become an artist? Why Art, as a profession? Michael: Art has always moved my soul. Whether it is the heroic grandeur of Michelangelo’s David, the l ove of a man for a woman as in Rodin’s The Eternal Idol, or the radiant world depicted in the sparkling drawings of Frank Lloyd Wright, art has always affirmed and fueled my deepest beliefs about the beauty of life. Moonscape II, Aria Linda: Can you tell us why have you chosen to work in the particular style that you do, focusing on beauty as you do? 86 Dream Symmetries