COLLECTION NAME:
SHIMMER
mediaCollectionId
SHU~3~3
SHIMMER
Collection
true
Title:
Marble Players
title
Marble Players
Title
false
Creation Date:
1992
creation_date
1992
Creation Date
false
Image Date:
1994
image_date
1994
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:
stone , glass
material
stone , glass
Material
false
Display Creator:
BERMEJO, Vega
display_creator
BERMEJO, Vega
Display Creator
false
Image ID:
94-2409
image_id
94-2409
Image ID
false
Description:
General view of the sculpture. Location: Sitting area at Meadowhall Retail Park, Attercliffe Common, situated on a circular grass space surrounded by stone and metal seating, through which a footpath travels from the pedestrian access to the site from the main road (A6178). There are fast food restaurants on either side of the site. Description: Two figures crouch engrossed in a game of marbles. One player is just about to flick a fresh marble onto the floor. Commission: Stadium Developers. Sheffield's Public Arts Officer was involved. Comment: Artist speaks of it as being a sculpture for an intimate space, seen at eye level and needing close attention. The story-telling aspect of the piece is important too, but the marbles have now to be imagined for they proved to be irresistible to vandals and have not been replaced. Vandalism occurred before the fast food outlets were built. There are plans to replace the marbles, with bronze rather than glass marbles, but nothing definite has been decided. The clay maquette for this piece has unfortunately been lost.
description
General view of the sculpture. Location: Sitting area at Meadowhall Retail Park, Attercliffe Common, situated on a circular grass space surrounded by stone and metal seating, through which a footpath travels from the pedestrian access to the site from the main road (A6178). There are fast food restaurants on either side of the site. Description: Two figures crouch engrossed in a game of marbles. One player is just about to flick a fresh marble onto the floor. Commission: Stadium Developers. Sheffield's Public Arts Officer was involved. Comment: Artist speaks of it as being a sculpture for an intimate space, seen at eye level and needing close attention. The story-telling aspect of the piece is important too, but the marbles have now to be imagined for they proved to be irresistible to vandals and have not been replaced. Vandalism occurred before the fast food outlets were built. There are plans to replace the marbles, with bronze rather than glass marbles, but nothing definite has been decided. The clay maquette for this piece has unfortunately been lost.
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/94-2409.tif
Image Storage Location
false
Photographed by:
Dave Ball
photographed_by
Dave Ball
Photographed by
false
Creator:
BERMEJO, Vega
creator
BERMEJO, Vega
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Sculptor.
creator_role
Sculptor.
Creator Role
false
Culture Gender:
Female.
culture_gender
Female.
Culture Gender
false
Nationality:
British and Portuguese.
nationality
British and Portuguese.
Nationality
false
Subject Heading:
Urban renewal -- England -- Sheffield
subject_heading
Urban renewal -- England -- Sheffield
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Public art -- England -- Sheffield
subject_heading
Public art -- England -- Sheffield
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Public sculpture -- England -- Sheffield
subject_heading
Public sculpture -- England -- Sheffield
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Percent for Art
subject_heading
Percent for Art
Subject Heading
false