Veronica Wilton (born 1965, London, United Kingdom) is a contemporary sculptor based in Somerset, England. Working primarily through mould-making and casting, she employs materials such as polyester resin, porcelain, plaster, and bronze. Wilton is best known for her pristine sculptural objects finished in colours that lend her images a dreamlike quality.
Her subjects often drawn from the natural or material world —such as birds, fruit or shells— appear to be familiar. They bear a resemblance to things we know or recognise, but they are never straightforwardly representational, existing instead in a space of suggestion. Her working process is both deconstructive and reconstructive. Beginning life either in clay or as found objects, each project is stripped of its original material, and instilled with personal significance as it is remade. “When I make a mould, I create an empty space, where something metaphysical can begin. My work lets me bring my delicate abstract experiences into a more concrete reality.”
This approach characterises the major bodies of work, including the series Ocean and Air, Magic Circle, and La Recherche. Her work reflects a deep engagement with materials and the evocative potential of form.
Veronica Wilton has presented notable solo exhibitions including Helios Rising at Close Ltd, Somerset, and The Time is Now at Meakin + Parsons, Oxford. In 1997, she co-organised Siteworks in London, a programme of artistic interventions in public places. Following her graduation in 1989, she participated in New Contemporaries at the Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, exhibiting alongside Damien Hirst. Her work is represented in private collections in the United Kingdom, Italy, and the United States of America.
Veronica Wilton (born 1965, London, United Kingdom) is a contemporary sculptor based in Somerset, England. Working primarily through mould-making and casting, she employs materials such as polyester resin, porcelain, plaster, and bronze. Wilton is best known for her pristine sculptural objects finished in colours that lend her images a dreamlike quality.
Her subjects often drawn from the natural or material world —such as birds, fruit or shells— appear to be familiar. They bear a resemblance to things we know or recognise, but they are never straightforwardly representational, existing instead in a space of suggestion. Her working process is both deconstructive and reconstructive. Beginning life either in clay or as found objects, each project is stripped of its original material, and instilled with personal significance as it is remade. “When I make a mould, I create an empty space, where something metaphysical can begin. My work lets me bring my delicate abstract experiences into a more concrete reality.”
This approach characterises the major bodies of work, including the series Ocean and Air, Magic Circle, and La Recherche. Her work reflects a deep engagement with materials and the evocative potential of form.
Veronica Wilton has presented notable solo exhibitions including Helios Rising at Close Ltd, Somerset, and The Time is Now at Meakin + Parsons, Oxford. In 1997, she co-organised Siteworks in London, a programme of artistic interventions in public places. Following her graduation in 1989, she participated in New Contemporaries at the Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, exhibiting alongside Damien Hirst. Her work is represented in private collections in the United Kingdom, Italy, and the United States of America.