Portraiture

Gorilla Bust by Ed Harrison, Bath Stone Learn More

The Sentinel by Bob Crutchley, Bronze Learn More

Girl with Long Hair by John Lord, Welded & Wire Learn More

Winston Churchill by Ivor Roberts-Jones, Bronze Learn More

Big G is part of a series of works called Zen Rogue Portraits that have grown out of Vilas's interest in the role of figurative art in ritual and worship. Combining his interest in religious statuary, devotional imagery and his own inner practice, he shows alternatives to the accepted western view of what constitutes spirituality. Rather than repeat and reinforce traditional depictions of holiness (for example haloed saints), Vilas has tried to show vulnerable characters whose innate goodness may not be readily apparent. The Zen Rogue characters may be seen as works in progress, ‘saints-in-the-making’ rather than finished, perfected beings. Big G is a homage to a portrait bust of St Gregory the Moor by an unknown German artist The holes in the body suggest that they could be paraded round the streets during religious festivals. Most reliquaries also have holes and openings where people can peer inside hoping to catch a glimpse of something special. Learn More

Janus by Joseph Hillier, Steel Learn More

Head in Three Blocks by James Connolly, Bath Stone Learn More

Spring comes to Plateau (Large) by Zhang Feng, Bronze Learn More

Focused by Tom Joynes, Bronze Learn More

African Queen by Eliot Katombo, Butter Jade Stone Learn More

Proud of my Looks by David White, Stone Learn More

After Picasso by Anon Unknown, Bronze Learn More

Hercules by Eva Bayley, Bronze Resin Learn More

Dreaming Head 1990 by James Copper, Stone Learn More

Freya by Anon Unknown, Bronze Learn More

Ophelia by Lucy Kinsella, Polychromed Resin Learn More

Julius Cesar by Anon Unknown, Marble Learn More

Medusa Wall Fountain by Anon Unknown, Stone & Lead Learn More

Portrait of a Man's Face by Shaun Brosnan MRSS, Floor Standing or Wall Hanging, Lead Learn More