
Surrealist sculpter Anthony Wilson is the Salvador Dali of the English garden. Perhaps
Anthony, call the police - somebody's been fly tipping scrap metal in your
garden.
Erm, those are my sculptures.
Sorry,
sculptures?
Yes, I create sculptures from stainless steel, copper and any
other metal that keeps its colour.
But it's all made out of
scrap.
Recycled junk has been a medium for surrealism ever since Picasso
used an old bicycle seat for a sculpture of a bull's head.
So how
long have you been creating this metallic art?
As a hobby for quite a
while, but as a business for the past three years.
'I like making space invaders, science fiction creatures and anything from ancient mythology'
Did you say 'business'?
Yes, I mostly charge around £1,000 per
commission.
I see. What's that over there?
That one's a
monster.
Okaaay, and why a monster?
I like making space
invaders, science fiction creatures and anything from ancient and modern
mythology. I live in Wiltshire, which for many is UFO country - from the Sixties
there have been many mysterious sightings around Cley Hill [a prominent local
landmark].
They are all rather large.
Well, I figured that
anyone can do small, so I make mine big, often using the trees and shrubs -as
part of the installation. I have also transformed one side of a conventional yew
hedge into a dragon and the other into a giant teddy bear lying on his back.
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