Public art around The Square

Some more public art in Winchester, around The Square, this time.

 

Luminous Motion by Peter Freeman, in the grounds of Winchester Cathedral by The Square.

 

It's a six metre column of mirrored stainless steel, pierced by 500 fibre-optic light points.

It uses mobile phone technology and text messaging to allow passers-by to influence the display, changing colour according to text messages sent by members of the public.

 

It looks very good at night,

the discreetly lit Cathedral in the background

The Bollards:

All around The Square the bollards are to be found, all 16 of them. Inspired from some of the world's greatest painters, each bollard represents a painting. Such fun! More cities should follow Winchester's example.

 

Toulouse Lautrec 

 

 

 

Piet Mondrian

 

Hokusai

 

 

Wassily Kadinsky

David Hockney

Bridget Riley

Leonardo Da Vinci

 



 

 

Henri Matisse

 

Gustav Klimt

 

 

 

Jackson Pollock

Rene Magritte

 

The Kite Flyer by Marzia Colonna

Winchester has some wonderful pieces of public art

and The Kite Flyer by Marzia Colonna is one of them.

It's a bronze figure of a young man joyfully flying a gilded kite whilst walking across a bridge which spans Parchment Street at a height of six metres. The bridge was constructed by Denmead's Metal Art Design foundry in the Winchester district.

 

The commission came in response to Parchment Street businesses' quest to attract more trade to explore and appreciate the street's range of independent shops.