FRASER PATERSON

When working in stone Fraser draws inspiration from classical influences like Auguste Rodin and Constantine Brancusi. Fraser releases the female figure from raw alabaster using chisels, grinders and rasps. Devoid of heads and limbs the translucent stone bodies with quartz veins running through them, resemble an archaeological discovery. The stone appears to be revealing its ancient secrets to fresh eyes. When Fraser directs his creative energy to his cold rolled steel sculptures he reveals a playful conceptual side. His sculpture deals with self-image, self-projection and relationships, employing metamorphosis, scale, symbolism to deliver a question to his audience rather than an answer.