First, I would like to thank everyone who came out to the gallery talk at the West End Gallery yesterday. It was a great group who made my task there very simple in that they began asking questions from the opening moments. It made for a very fluid conversation which I think made for a more entertaining hour than me droning on. Hopefully, most felt that it was an hour well spent and that they took something away from it. I know I did. Again, many thanks.
I came across this online the other day, a sculpture made from stacked galvanized pipe that resembles the form of a tree. It’s located in the county of Lancashire in the northern part of England and is called the The Singing Ringing Tree. It was erected as part of a project called Panopticons which featured several large pieces of environmental art across the county to celebrate its economic and cultural renaissance.
Sitting on a hill overlooking Burnley, the pipe of this sculpture capture the winds and makes an eerie, discordant moan. I can only imagine what the sheep or cattle in the surrounding fields think as they hear these almost groan-like emanations from the monolith above them.
As sculpture, it may not be beautiful in the classic sense with the industrial feel of the steel pipes but it has a certain grace in the curves and lines of its design. The sound that comes from it serves to more animate it.
Just a little something for your Friday. Take a look:
Redtree Times 