Michael Wilkinson is recognised as the world’s pre-eminent acrylic sculptor alive today and has become one of the most widely collected sculptors of our time. His artwork appears in thousands of private and public art collections and is exhibited in fine art galleries worldwide.

Wilkinson, an architect by training, completed his art studies at the New York Academy of Art and has been perfecting acrylic sculpture for more than twenty five years.

In his own words: “My acrylic sculptures are a blend of figurative and abstract forms, a fusion that I enjoy creating and to which acrylic is beautifully suited. Acrylic is a truly modern material and working with it is like working with no other medium. I start out with clay, a lump of earth, but end up having created an ethereal world infused by light. A wonderful aspect of acrylic sculpture is that it is clear and has an interior: a “fourth dimension” that allows the viewer to look into the artwork. This characteristic offers the greatest challenge in working with the material because the original sculpture model is opaque clay or plaster. While creating the model, I must envision through the plaster what is going on inside the work -- the reflections and refractions as they will appear in the final clear artwork. This is the most difficult aspect of my acrylic art, but when I get it right it is the most satisfying.”

Wilkinson lives and works in New York City, attending several one-man exhibitions of his work each year.

Jonathan Larson

Jonathan Larson (February 4, 1960 – January 25, 1996) was an American composer and playwright. He received two posthumous Tony Awards and a posthumous Pulitzer Prize for Broadway Musical Rent.

The quote “Measure your life in love” is found in the song "Seasons of Love" which is a song from Rent. In the song the main question asked is "How do you measure a year?" Various answers are suggested, from points of the day ("Daylights," "Sunsets," "Midnights,") to units of measure ("inches", "miles"), to everyday events ("cups of coffee") to more symbolic concepts ("laughter", "strife"). In the chorus, the song reaches the conclusion that love is the only proper measure of a year in a human life and the phrase “Measure your life, measure your life in love”

“Measure your Life in Love” is used under license with the permission of the Jonathan Larson estate

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