"Untitled 1, 2006,"
Granite and Resin,
96" x 44" x 14"
 

Williamson's artistic aspirations tend towards structure. His creation of sculpture attempts to satisfy a deeply rooted need to innovate and explore creatively how beauty can be extracted from stone.

The physical challenges, as well as the perspectives and psychological possibilities that are unique to three-dimensional work, invigorate Williamson. Nothing and no one exists by itself; rather, meaning and purpose form through relationships with other things, and through the context of the prevailing environment. His goals are unflinching, to create what has never been attempted, to explore with materials and stone techniques, to manifest new concepts into sculpture, such that even the casual observer is moved.

The initial blocks are constructed, combining different colors and textures of stone (such as European marbles and Brazilian granites), all before the commencement of carving. The visual results vary from subtle to stark, but always compelling. Williamson is mindful of creating what has not yet been seen while maintaining a certain organic aesthetic, an aesthetic he keeps tightly connected to both natural organic form and the human figure.

Williamson's work resonates closely with that of his Spanish mentor, Xavier Corbero, in his choices both as a sculptor and as a person. Williamson's design philosophy is influenced by post-modern theory and practice, as well as by the European futurists of the early 20th century, especially the Germans and Italians of that era.

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