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Description: | 2006.
This 6 metre high sculpture at Brewery Place, part of the ?100 million Brewery Wharf scheme, is the largest in Leeds. Leeds developer, Rushbond PLC commissioned the public work of art and a competition was held to choose the sculptor who would rise to the challenge of producing something unique and striking for the landmark development. The sculptor who won the contract was Ian Randall, originally from Swillington. He worked alongside DLA Landscape and Urban Design, the architects. The ?150,000 sculpture in bronze and stainless steel takes the form of three vertical boat shapes thrusting skywards which appear to be restrained by tie ropes. The sterns of the boats gradually change to the 'feathers' of barleycorn and there are pearls of barley, some at ground level which form seatng. The barley is a reference to the brewing industry which this part of Leeds was known for and where the Tetley's brewery was sited. Photograph courtesty of James William Bell. | License: | http://www.leodis.net/article.aspx?id=12 | Rights holder: | Leeds Central Library | Subjects: | Tetley's Brewery Place Steeped Vessels Brewery Wharf | Source: | Leodis - A photographic archive of Leeds | Identifier: | http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?id=20... | Go to resource |
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