News
June 2007
Glasgow Harbour
A major commission has been confirmed for the Meadowside Square side of Glasgow Harbour. This artwork will be a prominent feature on the Castlebank Street linear park, sited between the development and the Clydeside Expressway. The sculpture will reach six metres high, and will include numerous narrative references relevent to the location and the River Clyde’s rich maritime & industrial heritage.
The Loaded Dog
The steel dog was finally crated up and freighted to Whyalla in South Australia at the end of May. There he will be installed and then kept under wraps till a media “unveiling” around September or October. The Loaded Dog is Andy’s tenth commission in Australia.
The Faifley Family
This pair of sculptures has been succesfully adopted by residents and visitors alike to the Faifley area. Andy will be speaking at a conference co-ordinated by the commissioning client group behind the artworks in late June when The Faifley Family commission is to be highlighted as an example of good practice in implementing public art in regeneration projects.
River Spirit, Alloa
One of the commissions for the town of Alloa in Clackmannanshire, central Scotland, was installed at the start of June on the Collylands roundabout. Given the title River Spirit she has received considerable praise from local residents and has become a popular landmark.
The commission for Satation Square in the town centre is almost complete, and awaits the completion of site groundworks prior to installation later in the summer.
Confirmation has been given to commence work on the third sculpture in the series for the Alloa area, and the artwork, a partner for the “River Spirit” piece will be sited on Muirside roundabout. Installation is proposed for late autumn.
Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster
A sculpture has been commissioned for Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, Yorkshire. Home to Doncaster Rovers, the Doncaster Belles ladies soccer team and Doncaster Lakers rugby league club, as well as the town’s Athletics Club, the stadium is part of an exciting multi-purpose redevelopment of former brownfield sites on the outskirts of the town. Andy’s tall figurative work will celebrate the area’s regeneration, and work is expected to commence on the sculpture in late June.
Amsterdam Panels
These images show the completed panels mentioned in the previous news section, now adorning the exterior of the Lootsburt development in Amsterdam.
Fillignano, Italy
John Coia, from Collemacchia, Italy has contacted Andy to ask that he puts The Spirit of the Voice on the website! Made during a one month residency in Filignano in 2003, the sculpture sits on a roundabout in this beautiful mountain town in central Italy. It celebrates the life of Mario Lanza, the legendary opera singer whose family originated in the town. It is a one-and-a-half times life-size linear steel sculpture, and was fabricated with basic hand tools in the searing heat of an Italian summer. The experience was an unforgettable taste of fantastic Italian hospitality which Andy still remembers fondly.
Ciao tutti!
