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Sly's The Messenger at St Mary's Hospital, London
Allan Sly FRBS (born 1951) is an English sculptor and senior lecturer at Wimbledon College of Art , a constituent college of University of the Arts London .[1] [2]
Sly was elected a Fellow of the Royal British Society of Sculptors in 1992.[3] [4]
Early life and education
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Sly was born in 1951 in Windsor , and studied sculpture at the City and Guilds of London Art School (1971–1974) and the Royal Academy of Arts (1974–1977).[2]
Selected works
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The Window Cleaner (1990), outside Edgware Road tube station in London, is a 10 feet (3.0 m ) bronze statue of a workman carrying his ladders and peering up at the windows of the nearby Capital House for which it was commissioned.[4] [5]
The Messenger or Getting Back on the Right Foot (1993), outside St Mary's Hospital is a 14 feet (4.3 m ) bronze statue of a man leaning on a lamp-post to replace his right shoe.[6] [1]
Runaway Rotavator (1994) in iron filled resin, was commissioned by Harlow Arts Trust for a site outside Harlow Sports Centre.[7] [8] [9]
The Spirit of Cricket (1997) was created to honour the former Central Recreation Ground cricket ground in Hastings , and stands outside the Priory Meadow Shopping Centre which was built on the site. In November 2015 it was temporarily removed for repair, following impact from a fork lift truck .[10]
The Pearl Diver (1999) was commissioned by P&O for their liner the Aurora .[11] [12]
Newmarket Stallion (2000), a collaboration with Marcia Astor, is a rearing horse with its handler, standing 15 feet (4.6 m ) high on a roundabout near Newmarket , commissioned as a millennium project.[2] [13]
The Surrey Scholar (2002) in Guildford High Street was commissioned for the Golden Jubilee and posed considerable engineering challenges as the scholar balances on one toe and is on a steeply sloping site.[14]
Masquerade (2005) is a 5 metres (16 ft ) stainless steel sculpture commissioned by and for the Electric Theatre in Guildford.[2]
The Surrey Stag (2009), standing at the entrance to the University of Surrey , Guildford, depicts a stag with a key, as used in the university's logo.[15] [16] [17]
Alec Bedser and Eric Bedser (2015) are life-size bronzes which celebrate cricketing twins Alec and Eric from Horsell , erected at each end of Bedser Bridge in Woking .[18]
The Window Cleaner , outside Edgware Road tube station, London
Masquerade at the Electric Theatre, Guildford
The Surrey Scholar , Guildford
The Spirit of Cricket , Hastings
The Surrey Stag , Guildford
Newmarket Stallion , collaboration with Marcia Astor, Newmarket
Alec Bedser , Woking
Eric Bedser , Woking
References
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^ a b c d "CV" . Allan Sly . Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2019 .{{cite web }}
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^ "Artists" . Royal British Society of Sculptors. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2017 .
^ a b "Monument to Window Cleaners" . Robinson-Solutions Professional Window Cleaning. Retrieved 15 June 2017 .
^ "Workers" . Secret London . Retrieved 15 June 2017 .
^ "Getting Back on the Right Foot" . Art UK . Retrieved 27 May 2019 .
^ "Harlow Sculpture Map" (PDF) . Harlow Art Trust. Retrieved 15 June 2017 .
^ "Runaway Rotavator" . Allan Sly. Archived from the original on 11 July 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2019 .{{cite web }}
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^ "Runaway Rotavator" . Art UK . Retrieved 27 May 2019 .
^ "Hastings cricketer statue bowled out by ice rink builders" . Hastings & St Leonards Observer . 25 November 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2017 .
^ "The Pearl Diver" . Allan Sly. Archived from the original on 14 July 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2019 .{{cite web }}
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^ "Crystal Pool & Funnel – AURORA, Lido Deck Midships" . Fotki. Retrieved 15 June 2017 .
^ "East Cambridgeshire District Council election 2015: Seven candidates stand in Cheveley ward" . Ely Standard . 1 May 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2017 .
^ "The Surrey Scholar" . UAL Research Online . University of the Arts London. Retrieved 15 June 2017 .
^ "The Surrey Stag" . Discover the University of Surrey . University of Surrey. Retrieved 15 June 2017 .
^ "The University of Surrey" . The Parliamentary Review . Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2017 .
^ "The Surrey Scholar Sculpture of Guildford" . Welcome to Guildford . Retrieved 15 June 2017 .
^ "New statues honour Bedser twins" . Woking Town Council. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2017 .[permanent dead link ]
External links
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R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Allan_Sly&oldid=1233959807 "
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