Alan Williams — Press & Media

Alan Williams is a British contemporary metal sculptor who works with reclaimed mechanical and industrial materials, forged steel, and found objects. His sculptures draw on wildlife, marine life, and imagined creatures, while his commissions span private collections, architectural settings, and public spaces. This selection brings together independent editorial features, artist interviews, documentary coverage and notable projects. Each feature links to its original publisher.

Alan Williams Metal Sculpture Artist

Lemmy Kilmister memorial — Bloodstock Festival

In 2024, Bloodstock Festival commissioned Alan to create a bust of Motörhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister to house part of his ashes. Alan worked with reclaimed mechanical and industrial components, including material associated with motorcycles and military vehicles. The sculpture was unveiled at Bloodstock and subsequently displayed at Nottingham’s Rock City.

Alan Williams metal sculpture of Lemmy Kilmister for Bloodstock Festival

22 August 2024 · Music press
Planet Rock — Lemmy sculptor reveals Bloodstock bust is made of tank parts and Harley-Davidsons
A detailed feature naming Alan and drawing on his Bloodstock TV interview about creating the memorial from reclaimed components.
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2 October 2024 · Festival review
TotalRock — Bloodstock 2024
A first-hand festival report identifies Alan as the sculptor and describes the memorial display and presentation.
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14 March 2024 · Official project announcement
Bloodstock — Lemmy Forever memorial
The festival announces its plans for the memorial and its display at Bloodstock and Rock City.
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7 August 2024 · Memorial coverage
Sky News — Lemmy’s ashes at Bloodstock
National news coverage of the festival tribute and commissioned bust. The article covers the memorial rather than profiling Alan as its sculptor.
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Film and documentary

2017 · Director’s Notes: Creatures of the Deep. Director Ben Cox discusses filming Alan at work and documenting the craft and imagination behind his metal creatures.

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2017 ·Laughing Squid: A Film About Alan Williams and His Fantastical Creature Sculptures. A feature film introducing Alan’s sculpture and the documentary to a wider arts-and-culture audience.

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2017 · SolidSmack: Creatures of the Deep. Coverage of Alan’s fabrication and design, and the documentary.

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Listen to Alan

19 August 2024 · Official Motörhead podcast
The Motörcast, episode 64 — Lemmy Forever, Bloodstock Festival Special
Howard H Smith speaks to Alan about the memorial at Bloodstock, alongside Craig Locicero and Phil Campbell.
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2017 · Original documentary
Alan Williams: Creatures of the Deep — Ben Cox
The original short film is embedded above. It can also be viewed on Vimeo.
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Festival screening and review

November 2017 · Film festival
Documentary Short Film Festival — Alan Williams Metal Artist
Festival programme records the screening of Ben Cox’s seven-minute film about Alan’s creative practice.
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24 December 2017 · Film criticism
Festival Reviews — Alan Williams Metal Artist
Kierston Drier reviews the documentary, commenting on its cinematography and depiction of Alan at work.
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December 2017 · Festival recognition
Documentary Short Film Festival — Audience highlights
The festival’s November audience highlights listed the film for Best Characters in Film; this is recognition for the documentary, not a standalone fine-art prize for Alan.
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Further arts and specialist coverage

OctoNation: Artist Spotlight Interview about octopuses, marine life, and Alan’s creative process Read original coverage ↗

Westermans: Beautiful Animal Sculptures Made from Unexpected Objects. A detailed interview on Alan’s work, welding and creative background Read original coverage ↗

Design Stack: Animals Sculptured with Recycled and Upcycled Metal. Illustrated design and recycling feature. Read original coverage ↗

Visualflood: Animal Sculptures from Scrap Metal. Arts coverage exploring Alan’s animal sculptures. Read original coverage ↗

Bored Panda: Detailed metal sculptures. Illustrated overview of Alan’s work Read original coverage ↗

Alan Williams Sculpture commissions

International editorial coverage

Alan’s sculptures have been featured by publishers in several languages. The original reports are linked below; article titles remain with their publishers.

Italian · 2017 · Wired Italia: Metal Artist Alan Williams Italian design coverage of Alan’s intricate sculptures and use of mechanical salvage. Read original coverage ↗

Spanish · 2017 · VICE en Español: Animal sculptures from reclaimed metal Spanish-language feature on the imaginative animal forms made from discarded metal. Read original coverage ↗

Japanese · 2017 · Karapaia: Metal art inspired by living forms Japanese-language editorial feature on Alan’s sculptural forms and reclaimed materials. Read original coverage ↗

French ·. Des sculptures incroyables faites de ferraille par Alan Williams.  The French article describes Alan’s ability to transform discarded metal into expressive sculptures. Read original coverage ↗

English · 2017 · Nerdist: Nature Meets Metal Culture feature highlighting the intricate craftsmanship and natural forms of Alan’s work. Read original coverage ↗

English · 2018 · TwistedSifter: Metal animal sculptures Illustrated feature examining Alan’s ability to make expressive animals from discarded metal. Read original coverage ↗

Exhibitions, public art & Sussex coverage

Selected local coverage, festival archives and gallery references place Alan’s sculpture in public spaces and exhibitions as well as in online editorial features. Official event listings are identified separately from independent journalism.

13 March 2013 · Independent local press
Sussex Express — Meet a rhino and a turtle on the art trail
Reports on the Haywards Heath Town Centre Arts Trail and identifies Alan with the large metal rhinoceros installed on a roundabout.
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May 2017 · Official exhibition reference
Brighton Artists Open Houses — The Ceramic Gardener & Friends
The festival’s press material records Alan exhibiting reclaimed-metal animal sculptures at 31 Havelock Road, Brighton.
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May 2019 · Archived exhibition listing
Brighton Artists Open Houses — 20 Fabulous Years!
The official Fiveways archive lists Alan among the artists showing scrap-metal sculpture at 31 Havelock Road.
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Gallery and sculpture listing
The Sculpture Park — Alan Williams
An artist profile and sculpture listing for Django (Origami Skip Rhino), recording his background and work in reclaimed metal. This is gallery representation, not an independent review.
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Selected sculpture projects
Explore Alan’s work in public and architectural settings
The existing projects archive documents commissioned sculpture and site-specific work in more depth.
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For journalists and media enquiries

Looking for background on Alan’s sculpture, an interview about his work or information about a particular commission? Contact Alan directly to discuss an editorial enquiry or request suitable photographs and project information. A downloadable media pack, including an approved artist biography, selected project factsheets, and cleared press photographs, is planned. Until that is available, please request the materials you need.

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Artwork and photographs remain subject to applicable copyright and credit requirements. Please obtain permission before reproducing images.

Kraken Metal Sculpture by Alan Williams Metal Sculpture Artist