Quayside Art
Blacksmith’s Needle (1997)
Sculptors: British Artist Blacksmiths Association 7.6 metre conical steel sculpture with a maritime theme, represented by mermaids, bells, shells and sea creatures. There are six sections in total: the first five represent the five senses, the last the ‘sixth sense’. All sections are joined to form a complete sculpture. Each section contains objects. . The…
Column and Steps – Andrew Burton (1996)
The piece comprises of a series of curving forms surrounding a tapering column, which has a plain surface. On top of the column is a twisting abstract shape, which is on top of a gear like form. The individual shapes and material seem to allude to the industrial but taken as a whole the work…
Give and Take – Peter Randall-Page (2005)
Give and Take’ is carved from a 36-tonne naturally eroded glacial boulder over 3m in height. The boulder, rounded like a giant pebble by glaciation, was unearthed near Fort William in Scotland. The artist acquired it in 1998 and transported the monumental stone to his studio in Devon. Accepting the overall shape of the rock…
Keelrow – Neil Talbot & Graciela Ainsworth (1996)
Keelrow has as its subject ‘Weel may the Keel row’. Sometimes called the Geordie National Anthem the song originated in the 18th Century. The Sand Gate was a main entry point into the town and was well used by the Keel men who crewed the shallow drafted Keels. Talbot depicts the Keels in one of…
River Tyne – Neil Talbot (1996)
Carved on site the work is a relief depicting thirty miles of the course of the Tyne. The Tyne is shown as a map with various views from along the river’s course realistically carved to a relief with a maximum depth of a centimetre. Despite the overall length of the work being 30m, it is…
Rudder – Keelman Square – Andrew Burton (1996)
The piece is a striking but simple, rudder like form, which is subtly curved. At its highest point the form flows into a step like feature with elements, which curve out of the sculpture. The bronze is patinated green and has a aried surface, which is apparently smooth but if examined more closely has imperfections,…
Siren – Andre Wallace (1996)
Siren Stands at one end of the steps at Sandgate overlooking Newcastle Quayside and her partner The River God. Her unfathomable gaze needs to be seen in the light of the expression on ‘The River God’ Tags: andre wallace, faces, sculpture
Swirle Pavillion – Raf Fulcher (1996)
Both a sculpture and a building, the Swirle Pavillion appears to be a folly for the Quayside. It has the names of various towns carved around the inner rim taken by the artist from a faded sign at Plummer Chare and were the destinations for a local shipping company. The pavilion takes its name from…
Tributary – Lort Burn – John Maine RA (2005)
A mixture of reclaimed and new granite paving. Tracing the course of the Lort Burn ‘Tributary’ is a subtle artist led design within a new traffic scheme, forming part of the fabric of the street leading down to the Newcastle Quayside. Tributary’ traces the course of the Lort Burn down from the ‘Side’ to the…
Tyne River God – Andre Wallace (1996)
Tyne River God – Andre Wallace (1996) The River God is a male figure with a torso and head only. He sits on top of a steel column apparently blowing at the Siren. The figure is patinated brown and holds a staff and chain. The work is set on the roundabout at the centre of…
Quayside Art
