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Richard Wilson sculpture at Heathrow, by Coach on May 30, 2012 20:44:22 GMT 1, From the bbc website:
""Plans for a large sculpture which will dominate Heathrow Airport's new £2.5bn Terminal 2 have been unveiled.
Designed by Richard Wilson, the sculpture combines precision engineering with the "sense of velocity and movement of a stunt plane".
At more than 70m (230ft) long and weighing 77 tonnes (77,000kg), it is said to be the longest permanent sculpture in Europe.
Called Slipstream, it aims to "transpose the thrill of an air show".
The aluminium sculpture will be positioned between two walkways within the terminal, which is set to open in 2014, and will be 20m (65ft) above the ground.
Project curators, Futurecity, conceived the commission on behalf of Heathrow Airport and ran an international competition to select an artist for the project.
Structural engineers Price & Myers and specialist fabricators Commercial Systems International (CSI) have been tasked with making the sculpture.
The sculpture aims to represent the "velocity of a stunt plane" The sculpture's design uses cutting‐edge computer programming technology, usually employed by the aerospace industry, to translate the volume of an aircraft's movement through space.
Wilson, a renowned sculptor who has represented Great Britain in the Sydney, Sao Paulo and Venice biennials, said Slipstream would be "a very elegant sculpture, with a streamlined, undulating surface that reflects the light in all sorts of ways".
"The riveted aluminium surface will highlight the contours of the piece," he added.
Slipstream was chosen from a short list of five artists by both Heathrow and independent assessments from well‐known art professionals.
John Holland‐Kaye, Heathrow's commercial director, said Slipstream was "an iconic piece of art that will bring to life the glamour and excitement of air travel, at the heart of a glamorous and exciting new Heathrow." "
I am a fan of Wilson's work, and have to say, I think this hugely ambitious sculpture looks very impressive, and is likely to look stunning in person.
Pics on the bbc website
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-18145268
Heard him interviewed about this on Front Row on R4 last week - truely impressive man. He was describing the sculpture as a solid made by the trajectory of a twisting plane (or something like that - it wasa week ago!). Probably still on iplayer.
From the bbc website: ""Plans for a large sculpture which will dominate Heathrow Airport's new £2.5bn Terminal 2 have been unveiled. Designed by Richard Wilson, the sculpture combines precision engineering with the "sense of velocity and movement of a stunt plane". At more than 70m (230ft) long and weighing 77 tonnes (77,000kg), it is said to be the longest permanent sculpture in Europe. Called Slipstream, it aims to "transpose the thrill of an air show". The aluminium sculpture will be positioned between two walkways within the terminal, which is set to open in 2014, and will be 20m (65ft) above the ground. Project curators, Futurecity, conceived the commission on behalf of Heathrow Airport and ran an international competition to select an artist for the project. Structural engineers Price & Myers and specialist fabricators Commercial Systems International (CSI) have been tasked with making the sculpture. The sculpture aims to represent the "velocity of a stunt plane" The sculpture's design uses cutting‐edge computer programming technology, usually employed by the aerospace industry, to translate the volume of an aircraft's movement through space. Wilson, a renowned sculptor who has represented Great Britain in the Sydney, Sao Paulo and Venice biennials, said Slipstream would be "a very elegant sculpture, with a streamlined, undulating surface that reflects the light in all sorts of ways". "The riveted aluminium surface will highlight the contours of the piece," he added. Slipstream was chosen from a short list of five artists by both Heathrow and independent assessments from well‐known art professionals. John Holland‐Kaye, Heathrow's commercial director, said Slipstream was "an iconic piece of art that will bring to life the glamour and excitement of air travel, at the heart of a glamorous and exciting new Heathrow." " I am a fan of Wilson's work, and have to say, I think this hugely ambitious sculpture looks very impressive, and is likely to look stunning in person. Pics on the bbc website www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-18145268Heard him interviewed about this on Front Row on R4 last week - truely impressive man. He was describing the sculpture as a solid made by the trajectory of a twisting plane (or something like that - it wasa week ago!). Probably still on iplayer. |
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Richard Wilson sculpture at Heathrow, by Deleted on May 30, 2012 22:30:25 GMT 1, ...I dont believe it!.
...I dont believe it!.
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Richard Wilson sculpture at Heathrow, by bitpunk on May 30, 2012 22:34:56 GMT 1,
Bollocks. The only reason I clicked the link was to type that.
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Richard Wilson sculpture at Heathrow, by Deleted on May 30, 2012 22:43:11 GMT 1, Sorry Bitpunk, i just had to do it, i like to think it was a collective post though?.
Sorry Bitpunk, i just had to do it, i like to think it was a collective post though?.
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Richard Wilson sculpture at Heathrow, by bullet on May 30, 2012 23:04:25 GMT 1, 4291
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Richard Wilson sculpture at Heathrow, by Deleted on May 30, 2012 23:16:53 GMT 1, Ha!, i remember that Dachshund now!
Ha!, i remember that Dachshund now!
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Richard Wilson sculpture at Heathrow, by letiss on May 31, 2012 7:15:03 GMT 1, ;D
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