COLLECTION NAME:
SHIMMER
mediaCollectionId
SHU~3~3
SHIMMER
Collection
true
Title:
untitled
title
untitled
Title
false
Creation Date:
1980
creation_date
1980
Creation Date
false
Dimensions:
3.55 m high
dimensions
3.55 m high
Dimensions
false
Image Date:
2005
image_date
2005
Image Date
false
Period:
20th century
period
20th century
Period
false
Location:
Greasbrough, South Yorkshire
location
Greasbrough, South Yorkshire
Location
false
Country:
ENGLAND, UK
country
ENGLAND, UK
Country
false
Material:
steel - stainless , metal - springs
material
steel - stainless , metal - springs
Material
false
Display Creator:
MACDONALD, Bryan
display_creator
MACDONALD, Bryan
Display Creator
false
Image ID:
r065e
image_id
r065e
Image ID
false
Description:
Exterior detail: Location: On the grass outside Greasbrough Community Library, Coach Road/ Munsbrough Rise, Greasbrough, S61 4RU. Description: Six vertical stainless steel poles, arranged in two lines of three. At the top of the poles is a horizontal grid the main struts of which are fastened at one end and slung by a spring at the other. To these struts are welded a horizontal roof of essentially triangular shapes; these all have one curved side, which can be either concave or convex. The whole structure is set on a square stone flagged area, which is badly in need of basic gardening. One or two of the leaf-like triangular forms look as if they have been bent and the whole structure is overgrown at one side by an adjacent tree. Commission: Manufactured in the Sculpture Department Workshops, Sheffield School of Art (now part of Sheffield Hallam University). A structural analysis (to allay safety concerns) was conducted by the Engineering Department at Sheffield City Polytechnic. The steel uprights, which were hollow were filled after installation with a special concrete to increase the strength of this part of the structure. The steel was donated by the British Steel Corporation. Commissioned for Greasbrough Branch Library. Comment: The work was designed to be kinetic. The horizontal elements, which are finely balanced, will respond to the wind. The springs were incorporated to return the piece to the horizontal. The day the piece was surveyed was very still and the roof did not actually appear to move at all. The springs are rusty and may no longer allow movement to take place. References: Conversation with Howard Walker, ex-Head Technician, Sculpture Department, Sheffield Hallam University. [14/11/2003]
description
Exterior detail: Location: On the grass outside Greasbrough Community Library, Coach Road/ Munsbrough Rise, Greasbrough, S61 4RU. Description: Six vertical stainless steel poles, arranged in two lines of three. At the top of the poles is a horizontal grid the main struts of which are fastened at one end and slung by a spring at the other. To these struts are welded a horizontal roof of essentially triangular shapes; these all have one curved side, which can be either concave or convex. The whole structure is set on a square stone flagged area, which is badly in need of basic gardening. One or two of the leaf-like triangular forms look as if they have been bent and the whole structure is overgrown at one side by an adjacent tree. Commission: Manufactured in the Sculpture Department Workshops, Sheffield School of Art (now part of Sheffield Hallam University). A structural analysis (to allay safety concerns) was conducted by the Engineering Department at Sheffield City Polytechnic. The steel uprights, which were hollow were filled after installation with a special concrete to increase the strength of this part of the structure. The steel was donated by the British Steel Corporation. Commissioned for Greasbrough Branch Library. Comment: The work was designed to be kinetic. The horizontal elements, which are finely balanced, will respond to the wind. The springs were incorporated to return the piece to the horizontal. The day the piece was surveyed was very still and the roof did not actually appear to move at all. The springs are rusty and may no longer allow movement to take place. References: Conversation with Howard Walker, ex-Head Technician, Sculpture Department, Sheffield Hallam University. [14/11/2003]
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
Photographed by:
Dave Ball
photographed_by
Dave Ball
Photographed by
false
Creator:
MACDONALD, Bryan
creator
MACDONALD, Bryan
Creator
false
Creator Dates - Born:
1932
creator_dates_born
1932
Creator Dates - Born
false
Creator Dates - Died:
1990
creator_dates_died
1990
Creator Dates - Died
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 sculpture -- England (South Yorkshire)
subject_heading
Public sculpture -- England (South Yorkshire)
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Art, Abstract
subject_heading
Art, Abstract
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Kinetic sculpture
subject_heading
Kinetic sculpture
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Steel, Stainless
subject_heading
Steel, Stainless
Subject Heading
false