Jonathan Loxley

Jonathan Loxley moved to Carrara, Italy, some 20 years ago after a career in the film industry, to pursue something more solid.
He found this solidity manifesting itself in the shape of a mountain range.
Carrara has been the centre of marble quarrying and sculpture for time immemorial, and Loxley picked up skills and knowledge about this material unlikely to be gleaned anywhere else.
Having become frustrated with the limitations and transience of man-made materials, Loxley found marble to be the ideal carving element, allowing unimpeded thought processes within the interior space of the stone. Ironically, he discovered that while stone has to be reduced to reach the intended surface, the inspiration for an idea would expand outward from the centre. This irony expanded itself, dictating the idea that the material was indeed responsible for the development of the carver.
After 11 years in Italy, Loxley returned home to England and set up his studio in Wiltshire, although taking regular visits back to Carrara to source marble for his projects.
His work can now be viewed at Goodwood Sculpture Park, and in global locations such as Hong Kong, California, New York and Cannes.

Jonathan Loxley says: “The reason for my work is a fascination with the complex fabric behind the day to day life of humankind, and its manifold connections to us on every level.
The work is my attempt to convey this elusive and hard to define relationship.”