Spirit in Mass – Journey into Sculpture
Spirit in Mass: Journey into Sculpture. A 40 minute documentary available to download here or on DVD, which charts Alan Thornhill’s unconventional journey into sculpture.
Spirit in Mass: Journey into Sculpture. A 40 minute documentary available to download here or on DVD, which charts Alan Thornhill’s unconventional journey into sculpture.
A permanent installation of nine large sculptures along the River Thames at Putney, South London. A beautiful 1.5 mile riverside walk including parkland and piazzas replete with cafes and restaurants.
From 2003 to 2006 Alan’s large sculptures were installed in the beautiful garden of the Matara Centre, Kingscote Park, Gloucestershire.
Alan Thornhill describes his sculpture as expressive rather than cerebral. Its images stem from his unconscious and his experience of materials rather than from concept or theory. This does not mean that he is not a thinking man or that a great deal of thought has not gone into the making of his sculptures. It means that he wants us, the viewer, to look at and experience his work directly, without necessarily resorting to the lens of art history or art criticism to do so.
A personal exploration of the creative process at The Museum in the Park, Stratford Park, Stroud, Glos GL5 4AF. www.museuminthepark.org.uk. Exhibition – Saturday 9th June to Monday 27th August 2012.
In 2009, five pieces of sculpture were acquired for a permanent collection at The Museum in the Park, Stroud, Gloucestershire. These are Animaversion, Summoner, Together, Punch and Judy and Exit.
The following portrait heads are in public collections:-