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Description: | One of the University’s special areas of collecting interest is in the field of outdoor sited sculpture, although this collection is complemented by a number of significant indoor sculptural works.
Alongside pieces by important mid-20th Century artists, such as Dame Barbara Hepworth, Mary Martin and Sir Eduardo Paolozzi, the Art Collection, which has continued to actively collect in this area, also features pieces by contemporary sculptors.
Among the sculptures in the Art Collection there are outdoor sculptures, indoor pieces and also site specific work. Four of the sculptural works were commissioned by the University. The first sculptural work to be commissioned was 'Mural Construction' by Mary Martin. This was a very bold commission, deliberately given to a cutting edge artist and embedding from the outset Principal Tom Cottrell’s vision for art to be part of the everyday experience of the students. Soon after Justin Knowles was also commissioned to create a site specific sculpture, situated in the grounds of the University, close to the MacRobert Arts Centre.
In 1980s the University commissioned a bronze bust of the first Chancellor of the University of Stirling, the Rt. Hon. Lord Robbins, from his son, the painter and sculptor Richard Robbins. Originally displayed in the Student Union (the Robbins Building), this sculptural piece later required replacement and a second bust was commissioned. This piece, which came to the Art Collection in 1995, is now displayed in the Cottrell Building. A more recently commissioned sculpture commemorates the University’s first Principal, Tom Cottrell. A maquette was commissioned in 2001 while the final piece, 'The Pursuit of Knowledge', also known as the ‘Blue Boy’, was completed in 2003 and can be found in the grounds of the Pathfoot Building. | Subjects: | Fine Art | Source: | University of Stirling | Address: | University of Stirling
Stirling,
FK9 4LA | Identifier: | STIAC-CLD.2.3 | Language: | en-GB | Relation: | STIMR-CLD.1 |
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