Michael Wilkinson
With the end of an era comes an opportunity from artist Michael Wilkinson. He says, “For 36 years now, I have been creating bronze and acrylic sculpture. Fifty-seven of those sculptures were acrylic. The last I created is called Continuum: Moment in Time, which seems a fitting title for my last work in the medium. Thirty-six years is a long run and yet, in my memory, it seems to have happened in the blink of an eye.”
At the end of this year, the man who casts Wilkinson’s acrylic sculptures will be retiring and closing his business. “Because he is the best at what he does, I don’t want to start anew with another caster. At the same time, I am satisfied that I have done what I wanted to do with this wonderful medium, so I too will be ending my time with acrylic,” shares the artist. “It has been a great experience— I am proud of the work I’ve created and hope that the many collectors who own my art will enjoy it for years to come. Although I am leaving acrylic, I will to continue to create works in bronze, but I will be unable to accept any new orders for acrylic work or undertake any repairs after November 1, 2018.”
For those who are drawn to Wilkinson’s highly collected acrylics, the time to order is now by contacting Quent Cordair Fine Art in Napa, California, where his art has been represented for 10 years. The gallery also has a limited number of Wilkinson works remaining on display.