COLLECTION NAME:
SHIMMER
mediaCollectionId
SHU~3~3
SHIMMER
Collection
true
Title:
The Green Man
title
The Green Man
Title
false
Creation Date:
1989
creation_date
1989
Creation Date
false
Image Date:
2001
image_date
2001
Image Date
false
Period:
20th century
period
20th century
Period
false
Location:
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
location
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Location
false
Country:
ENGLAND, UK
country
ENGLAND, UK
Country
false
Material:
wood
material
wood
Material
false
Display Creator:
POWELL, Rod
display_creator
POWELL, Rod
Display Creator
false
Image ID:
01-0728
image_id
01-0728
Image ID
false
Description:
Stump and carved trunk in background. Cut down by City Council (photo: February 2001). Location: Graves Park, on a trail close to the duck pond. (A-Z p111 6E) Description: The torso of a man appears to be emerging from the top of the tree stump. One foot is just visible on a lower part of the stump and a leaf curls out from the man's mouth. Update [Feb. 2001 at the time of this photograph]: Sadly the piece no longer exists. The tree stump has been cut to ground level and the carved piece of wood now rests on the ground further down the slope. The area near the base of the sculpture does appear badly decomposed and the assumption must be that it was no longer safe and was therefore demolised. Commission: Sheffield Recreation Department and Sheffield Contemporary Arts Trust. Comment: Artist refers to the work as a "half man, half tree", but admits he was not familiar with the image of the green man. He says he asked that the tree be cut at a certain point to provide proper scale for the work. Though the tree is dead, he likes to imagine new shoots finally enveloping the figure, causing it to disappear back into the green. Update [Feb. 2001]: This had begun to happen when it was destroyed.
description
Stump and carved trunk in background. Cut down by City Council (photo: February 2001). Location: Graves Park, on a trail close to the duck pond. (A-Z p111 6E) Description: The torso of a man appears to be emerging from the top of the tree stump. One foot is just visible on a lower part of the stump and a leaf curls out from the man's mouth. Update [Feb. 2001 at the time of this photograph]: Sadly the piece no longer exists. The tree stump has been cut to ground level and the carved piece of wood now rests on the ground further down the slope. The area near the base of the sculpture does appear badly decomposed and the assumption must be that it was no longer safe and was therefore demolised. Commission: Sheffield Recreation Department and Sheffield Contemporary Arts Trust. Comment: Artist refers to the work as a "half man, half tree", but admits he was not familiar with the image of the green man. He says he asked that the tree be cut at a certain point to provide proper scale for the work. Though the tree is dead, he likes to imagine new shoots finally enveloping the figure, causing it to disappear back into the green. Update [Feb. 2001]: This had begun to happen when it was destroyed.
Description
false
Rights:
© Sheffield Hallam University
rights
© Sheffield Hallam University
Rights
false
Permissions:
For educational use only. This image may be used in print or digital materials provided that full acknowledgment is given, expressed as follows: " © < insert details from the 'Rights' field >. Photographed by < insert details from the 'Photographed by' field >."
permissions
For educational use only. This image may be used in print or digital materials provided that full acknowledgment is given, expressed as follows: " © < insert details from the 'Rights' field >. Photographed by < insert details from the 'Photographed by' field >."
Permissions
false
Image Storage Location:
image_storage_location
http://helios.shu.ac.uk/01-0728.jpg
Image Storage Location
false
Photographed by:
Dave Ball
photographed_by
Dave Ball
Photographed by
false
Creator:
POWELL, Rod
creator
POWELL, Rod
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Sculptor.
creator_role
Sculptor.
Creator Role
false
Culture Gender:
Male.
culture_gender
Male.
Culture Gender
false
Nationality:
British.
nationality
British.
Nationality
false
Subject Heading:
Sculpture trails
subject_heading
Sculpture trails
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Tourism and art
subject_heading
Tourism and art
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Public art -- England -- Sheffield
subject_heading
Public art -- England -- Sheffield
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Art -- Demolition
subject_heading
Art -- Demolition
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Urban parks -- England -- Sheffield
subject_heading
Urban parks -- England -- Sheffield
Subject Heading
false