COLLECTION NAME:
SHIMMER
mediaCollectionId
SHU~3~3
SHIMMER
Collection
true
Title:
Stone Stair Carpet
title
Stone Stair Carpet
Title
false
Dimensions:
lifesize
dimensions
lifesize
Dimensions
false
Period:
20th century
period
20th century
Period
false
Start Date:
1993
start_date
1993
Start Date
false
End Date:
1994
end_date
1994
End Date
false
Location:
Sunderland, Tyne & Wear
location
Sunderland, Tyne & Wear
Location
false
Country:
ENGLAND, UK
country
ENGLAND, UK
Country
false
Display Creator:
WILBOURN , FISHER
display_creator
WILBOURN , FISHER
Display Creator
false
Image ID:
09-0057
image_id
09-0057
Image ID
false
Description:
View looking down the carpet with a pair of stone wellington boots on the bottom steps. Photographed in 1995 - the boots have since disappeared. A carpet carved into existing steps which required renovation. The motifs in the carpet become more marine as the steps descend into the sea. A pair of wellington boots and a pair of shoes, cast in concrete, were placed at the bottom and top of the stairs respectively. Part of the St Peter's Riverside Sculpture Project in Monkwearmouth which began in 1989 with a feasibility study by the Artists' Agency, who have been based in Sunderland since 1983. In December 1991 Colin Wilbourn was employed as sculptor in residence until May 1993. The residency and the project were eventually extended into 1997 with Karl Fisher being appointed as full-time assistant to Colin Wilbourn in 1992. In 1993 Chaz Brenchley was added to the team as crime writer in residence and at the end of 1994 Craig Knowles set up a working forge as artist-blacksmith. Work was carried out on site throughout the project.
description
View looking down the carpet with a pair of stone wellington boots on the bottom steps. Photographed in 1995 - the boots have since disappeared. A carpet carved into existing steps which required renovation. The motifs in the carpet become more marine as the steps descend into the sea. A pair of wellington boots and a pair of shoes, cast in concrete, were placed at the bottom and top of the stairs respectively. Part of the St Peter's Riverside Sculpture Project in Monkwearmouth which began in 1989 with a feasibility study by the Artists' Agency, who have been based in Sunderland since 1983. In December 1991 Colin Wilbourn was employed as sculptor in residence until May 1993. The residency and the project were eventually extended into 1997 with Karl Fisher being appointed as full-time assistant to Colin Wilbourn in 1992. In 1993 Chaz Brenchley was added to the team as crime writer in residence and at the end of 1994 Craig Knowles set up a working forge as artist-blacksmith. Work was carried out on site throughout the project.
Description
false
Rights:
© Sheffield Hallam University
rights
© Sheffield Hallam University
Rights
false
Permissions:
For educational use only. This image may be used in print or digital materials provided that full acknowledgment is given, expressed as follows: " © < insert details from the 'Rights' field >. Photographed by < insert details from the 'Photographed by' field >."
permissions
For educational use only. This image may be used in print or digital materials provided that full acknowledgment is given, expressed as follows: " © < insert details from the 'Rights' field >. Photographed by < insert details from the 'Photographed by' field >."
Permissions
false
Creator:
WILBOURN, Colin
creator
WILBOURN, Colin
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Sculptor.
creator_role
Sculptor.
Creator Role
false
Culture Gender:
Male.
culture_gender
Male.
Culture Gender
false
Nationality:
British.
nationality
British.
Nationality
false
Creator:
FISHER, Karl
creator
FISHER, Karl
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Sculptor.
creator_role
Sculptor.
Creator Role
false
Culture Gender:
Male.
culture_gender
Male.
Culture Gender
false
Nationality:
British.
nationality
British.
Nationality
false
Subject Heading:
Public art -- England -- Sunderland
subject_heading
Public art -- England -- Sunderland
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Heritage tourism -- England -- Sunderland
subject_heading
Heritage tourism -- England -- Sunderland
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Public sculpture -- England -- Sunderland
subject_heading
Public sculpture -- England -- Sunderland
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Urban renewal -- England -- Sunderland
subject_heading
Urban renewal -- England -- Sunderland
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Trompe-l'oeil
subject_heading
Trompe-l'oeil
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Carpets
subject_heading
Carpets
Subject Heading
false