Wing
- Artist:
- Type: Sculpture
- Medium: Steel
- Production Date: 2011
- Description: 'Wing is based on the skeletal structure of a bird's wing. Although made of
industrial materials it has a look of lightness that belies its strength. Using tough
industrial materials to make something as delicate as a bird's wing may seem
perverse, but the scale and durability required to stand up to being in the open in
a busy public area with high winds and changeable weather led me to
experiment with mild steel tube and the idea of a wing just touching the ground.
The sculpture is galvanised and etched.
It was exhibited in my solo exhibition 'Bird' at the Lead Mining Museum in the
Pennines in 2011. I made 4 sculptures relating to parts of a bird and also
showed large scale photos of birds in exotic habitats from my travels in Africa
and South America. Wing was subsequently shown at Stephenson's Works (the
historic workshop of George and Robert Stephenson) in Newcastle upon Tyne in
a group exhibition 'Passengers and goods'.
It was also exhibited in Leicester Botanic Gardens, University of
Leicester in the exhibition 'The Visionary Landscape of Professor Sir Robert
Burgess.' Diane McLean 2012 - Dimensions: Length 5.9 metres Height 2.7 metres Depth 1 metre
- Digital Copy:A digital copy exists.
- Location: Sculpture Trail
- Related Material: AC/AF/M/7
- Accession Number: L.2015.2
- Contact: University of Stirling Art Collection
