SCULPTOR COMMISSIONED FOR PUBLIC ART AT NEW CHURCH

A prizewinning sculptor has been awarded the £45,000 commission for a public artwork that will be sited at the new St Rollox Church in Glasgow.

Angus-based Michael Visocchi, who was the youngest artist to be elected to the Royal Scottish Academy of Art and Architecture, was chosen from a ield of 21 artists to create an artwork envisaged as a landmark and iconic focal point for the community in the Sighthill regeneration area.

The artwork will be mounted on a wall of the new St Rollox building and will feature a series of 86 crosses in 33 different styles, one for every year of Jesus’ life. It will be made of Jesmonite, a new material.

The Rev Jane Howitt, minister at St Rollox and chair of the jury which selected his design, said: “The jury felt that Michael’s entry has the potential to speak to the community on many levels. We considered his proposal to be a truly unique artwork, something which has not been seen elsewhere in Scotland or indeed across the UK.

“It is a piece that brings the church outside into the community and by using various cruciform designs strongly identifies the building as a church. We believe it will become a well-loved landmark and one which will stand the test of time.”

The proposed design by Michael Visocchi

This article appears in the November 2018 Issue of Life and Work

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