A man with a beard and smiling face, dressed in casual clothing, is sitting next to a marble sculpture of a seated woman with a child's head and part of their body resting on her knee. The photo is in black and white.
Artistic sculpture of white human figures stacking cubes outdoors on grass
A marble sculpture of a crouching boy reaching forward, placed on a marble cube against a green background.
White sculpture of a man with a distorted face, sitting with one knee up and the other leg folded, placed on a marble pedestal outdoors with green grass background.

James Horan

A notable trait in James’ sculpture is the use of Marble (and other stone) is a very loose, sketch-like manner. The medium of the renaissance sculptors flippantly used to portray a fat man in his underwear, for example. The light-hearted nature of some of these expressive figures almost masks the dark humour at play.

“My sculptures are expressive, recognisable by their exaggerated hands and feet. I think of my work as a physical representation of an emotional response. It is not enough to create pretty things, my sculptures need to affect people, to tap into something intangible while also being a powerful physical presence.”

White marble sculpture of a crouching man with a stern expression, holding a rectangular block, placed on a dark base on a light wooden surface against a blurred green background.
White marble sculpture of a person lying down with arms crossed over their chest and head resting on a knee, set against a blurred green background.