COLLECTION NAME:
SHIMMER
mediaCollectionId
SHU~3~3
SHIMMER
Collection
true
Title:
Blade
title
Blade
Title
false
Creation Date:
2003
creation_date
2003
Creation Date
false
Dimensions:
10 m high and 5 tons in weight
dimensions
10 m high and 5 tons in weight
Dimensions
false
Image Date:
2005
image_date
2005
Image Date
false
Period:
21st century
period
21st century
Period
false
Location:
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
location
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Location
false
Country:
ENGLAND, UK
country
ENGLAND, UK
Country
false
Material:
steel - stainless
material
steel - stainless
Material
false
Display Creator:
JOHNSON, Michael
display_creator
JOHNSON, Michael
Display Creator
false
Image ID:
05-0991
image_id
05-0991
Image ID
false
Description:
View of sculpture looking up ramp towards entrance to Ice. Location: Outside the Ice Centre at the corner of Attercliffe Common and Coleridge Road, Sheffield, S9. (A-Z p.88 4C) Description: A stainless steel blade set vertically on a circular base of the same metal. The blade is gently curved and marked like the surface of an ice rink. The 'cuts' are actually in relief, making them visible especially when lights in the steel base illuminate the blade. The blade is set against a plain support of stainless steel. Bolted onto a concrete base, the piece is situated in a triangular garden area between a walkway and a wall bordering a car park. Commission: Sheffield Venues. The artist won a competition to design this piece. Mostly funded by Sport England through Sports Lottery funding. Designed and built February to May 2003. Fabricated with Mayflower Engineering of Sheffield. Unveiled May 21, 2003. Comment: The artist says that Sheffield knives and ice skating blades were the inspiration for the piece. Sources: [1] E-mail from artist: 17/5/2003
description
View of sculpture looking up ramp towards entrance to Ice. Location: Outside the Ice Centre at the corner of Attercliffe Common and Coleridge Road, Sheffield, S9. (A-Z p.88 4C) Description: A stainless steel blade set vertically on a circular base of the same metal. The blade is gently curved and marked like the surface of an ice rink. The 'cuts' are actually in relief, making them visible especially when lights in the steel base illuminate the blade. The blade is set against a plain support of stainless steel. Bolted onto a concrete base, the piece is situated in a triangular garden area between a walkway and a wall bordering a car park. Commission: Sheffield Venues. The artist won a competition to design this piece. Mostly funded by Sport England through Sports Lottery funding. Designed and built February to May 2003. Fabricated with Mayflower Engineering of Sheffield. Unveiled May 21, 2003. Comment: The artist says that Sheffield knives and ice skating blades were the inspiration for the piece. Sources: [1] E-mail from artist: 17/5/2003
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/05-0991.tif
Image Storage Location
false
Photographed by:
Dave Ball
photographed_by
Dave Ball
Photographed by
false
Creator:
JOHNSON, Michael
creator
JOHNSON, Michael
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:
Public art -- England -- Sheffield
subject_heading
Public art -- England -- Sheffield
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Corporate sponsorship
subject_heading
Corporate sponsorship
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Percent for Art
subject_heading
Percent for Art
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Skating rinks
subject_heading
Skating rinks
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Public sculpture -- England -- Sheffield
subject_heading
Public sculpture -- England -- Sheffield
Subject Heading
false