
Alan is a self taught sculptor using a variety of metal fabrication techniques.
I work in a style of my own, in the `Direct metal Sculpture` tradition. This an approach to sculpture in which the material is allowed to speak for itself, the metal being treated as a natural material rather than being moulded and forged into shape as in the heavy metal approach typified by Blacksmithing.
A lot of my work is as much about the space occupied by the subject as it is about the subject itself, I try to frame the subject with metal and leave the viewer to fill in the gaps themselves.
Sculptures by alan ross
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Alan is 46 years old, and after several years working in his spare time, took the plunge in 2006 and now works full time as a sculptor.
He takes his influences from a variety of sources, especially the natural world, artistically he has taken a few cues from Giacometti and other contemporary sculptors
Recently completed the installation `The Earth Dwellers` in the grounds of Longleat House, an installation of giant ants each 4m long
