My thoughts on local arts and culture in the North East
A gathering of people for the unveiling - Photo: Photo By Amey On Wednesday 20th March 2024, a new sculpture was ‘unveiled’ in the Killingworth / West Moor area of North Tyneside. The day was a bit grey, the drizzle departing, and a small crowd of onlookers turned out to witness the event. There were … Continue reading The New Geordie Lamp Sculpture
Just to the north of the Central Lowlands in Scotland, the Romans built their northernmost border wall, The Antonine Wall. Around mid-way along the route of the wall, there is a sculpture of a Roman soldier’s head that can be considered nothing less than monumental in its scale. The sculpture is sited at Croy Hill, … Continue reading Silvanus!
Between 2012 and 2018 there was a project in both Epsom and Morpeth aimed at giving a proper visual memorial to the suffragette Emily Davison, this campaign marked the 100th anniversary of her death in 2013 as well as capitalising on the events of her life and her notoriety to gather in funding from a … Continue reading Emily Davison Sculpture – Morpeth
High up on the hills in upper Redesdale, Northumberland, a curious new sculpture of a goat has appeared. The goat is featured with its front legs down and head up, with its hind legs in the air, as though it has been caught in the middle of jumping down a hill or rock. It is … Continue reading The Cheviot Goat
There is a debate raging about the appropriateness of placing a monumental sculpture called Ascendant: The Elizabeth Landmark on a moorland hilltop in Northumberland. This article engages with that debate and tries to sum it up from both sides.
Newcastle upon Tyne March 10 - 13, 2022 It's not often that I look at popularised works of art that are currently running, however, having seen photographs of this particular installation online, I was intrigued enough to go into the city centre to view the spectacle myself as it was occurring. As I got to … Continue reading North of Tyne Under the Stars
Northumberlandia is a large earthwork sculpture in Southern Northumberland which sits directly adjacent to an open cast mine which is currently being infilled and returned to a visually appealing state. The sculpture itself was first conceived as a joint venture between the landowner (The Blagdon Estate), and Banks Group, who wished to excavate a large … Continue reading Northumberlandia – The Goddess of The North
A brief look at some of the sculpture Sustrans commissioned for the Sunderland to Consett cycleway.
Aisling on Art 