Ian Thomson MA
I have been working on a new theme based on Jungian archetypes. Jungian archetypes and the collective unconscious are intriguing ideas that appear to link many elements in diverse fields such as psychology, philosophy, religion and culture. They provide a fertile base for numerous lines of...
The five ton block of superb quality Carrara marble that completely flattened a strong wooden pallet and on which I'm working here, is now in a new home. After reducing it to approximately 3.5 tons, and having had to move workshop, I had it delivered by...
Here I'm sketching, drawing, gilding and painting a portrait. Experimenting with 23.5carat gold leaf to see if I can bring something of the calm and stable spirituality of pre-rennaissance Italy into modern life and contemporary art. The idea is to combine the austere and very...
Work in progress on the Christopher Foyle commission at my studio in Italy....
My time in Mali, undoubtedly had an impact on my life. Perhaps the architectural forms of domes and vaults in mud and stone helped form some of my aesthetic preferences. Also, the sculpture of Mali is powerful in symbolism and visual impact....
Sitting at the window during lockdown waiting for the cars to stop is a great opportunity for quick sketches. ...
I've been reading writings by Heraclitus of "You cannot bath in the same river twice because it's not the same river and you're not the same person" fame. He thinks fire is the basis of nature. One of his big ideas is that change is unavoidable and...
Technology and Authenticity Since Palaeolithic times, man has been carving sculpture. Our distant ancestors would take a piece of wood or bone and from it create a form pleasing to them. It is very likely that the mind that had the idea to do so,...
Selecting marble at Mount Altissimo, the very quarry that Michelangelo opened! ...
Artist’s Statement “I am the beauty of the beautiful” Baghvad Gita 7:10 vortices vortices gathering unseen energy from the distant cosmos collecting stars to form our spinning milky way spiralling inward earthward downward connecting frond and snail to where a labyrinthine path illuminates the one within the whole centring on consciousness and creation through expansion equilibrium and surrender in a penumbra...