Herd of Sheffield 2016 – 18. Heard Sheffield : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Herd of Sheffield 2016 – 18. Heard Sheffield / Karen Roe
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| 説明 | Heard Sheffield? is a conceptual piece of art created by acclaimed artist Temper. This Masterpiece features photorealisitic portraits of some of Sheffield’s greatest musicians from popular culture. Painted entirely freehand in spray paint, this special, highly crafted and technical piece includes Jarvis Cocker, Philip Oakey, Joanne Catherall, Susan Ann Sulley, Joe Cocker, Alex Turner, Joe Elliot, Jon McClure, Roisin Murphy and Oliver Sykes. The elephant is black and white and features the hallmark stamp of Sheffield’s assay office behind its right ear to mark how precious it is. A single spray can is held by the elephant within the end of his raised proboscis (trunk) whilst trumpeting. Signed by Temper.Designed by: TemperTemper is recognised as one of the most collected and successful graffiti artists of his generation. Based in the West Midlands. His work is seen in private collections worldwide,owners of Temper art include Roman Abrahamwich,Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne, Sheik Mohammad and many others.Temper was the first solo graffiti artist to exhibit in a government public art gallery in the UK, breaking attendance records (Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery) 2001 and the first graffiti artist to create a conceptual art collection, The Good Die Young (2002) which changed the commercial art world and popular culture forever by resurrecting the portrait of iconic people in galleries. He has 16 consecutive sell-out collections from 2002 to 2016. Temper’s Post Graphaelite collection was exhibited at Whitehall Palace in London being the first graffiti artist to show his work in a palace. He was awarded the High Sheriff award for his contribution to Art and Community in 2009.Temper’s designs have been seen on 100 million cans with his own signature can for Sprite,Coca Cola,which was a major milestone change for graffiti culture. Temper portfolio includes commissions for the likes of Saatchi and Saatchi, BBC, Chelsea FC, Everton FC, Retail Birmingham, Kangol and many others. 'The Lovely People' are one of Birmingham’s favourite public art pieces,a 7piece bronze sculpture and concept collection in the iconic building The Cube. Temper is also a artist who works with Washington Green and Castle fine arts, he recently released his ‘CoverVersions’ collection.Sponsored by: Henry Boot ConstructionAuction Price: £7800Summer 2016, a herd of elephant sculptures descended on Sheffield for the biggest public art event the city has ever seen!58 elephant sculptures, each uniquely decorated by artists, descended on Sheffield’s parks and open spaces, creating one of the biggest mass participation arts events the city has ever seen. Did you find them all?The trail of elephants celebrates Sheffield’s creativity with over 75% of artists from the city. Some well-known names include Pete McKee, James Green, Jonathan Wilkinson and Lydia Monks – each of which has put their own creative mark on a 1.6m tall fibreglass elephant sculpture. They are all very difference, take a selfie with your favourite as they will be on display until the end of September.International artist Mark Alexander, who is currently working with Rembrandt for an exhibition in Berlin, flew to Sheffield especially to paint his elephant and international players from the World Snooker Championship signed SnookHerd, an elephant celebrating the heritage of snooker in Sheffield.The Arctic Monkeys, famous for their love of their home city, added their signatures to their own personalised sculpture which pays homage to the striking sound wave cover of the band’s 2013 album “AM”.By supporting the Herd of Sheffield you are investing in the future of Sheffield Children’s Hospital. Every penny raised will go towards our Artfelt programme, which transforms the hospital’s walls and spaces with bright art, helping children recover in an environment tailored to them. The programme also puts on workshops for youngsters to provide distraction during anxious moments – such as before an operation, and to breakup long stays on the wards.This exciting Wild in Art event brought to you by The Children’s Hospital Charity will:Unite our city – bringing businesses, communities, artists, individuals and schools together to create a FREE sculpture trail which is accessible to all.Attract more visitors – both nationally and regionally as well as encouraging thousands of people to become a tourist in their own city.Invest in the future – with a city wide education programme that can be used for years to come and by funding a life-saving piece of medical equipment at Sheffield Children’s Hospital from the Herd auction at the end of the trail.Showcase our city – celebrating Sheffield’s heritage and cementing our status as a vibrant and culturally exciting city through this world-class initiative.The Herd of Sheffield Farewell Weekend was held on 14-16 October and was your chance to say a last goodbye to all 58 large elephant sculptures as they gather in one place for a final send-off at Meadowhall.This special event gave visitors a chance to see the entire herd in all its glory – from the signed Arctic Monkeys’ ‘AM’ elephant, right through to ‘SnookHerd’, autographed by a host of international snooker players including current world champion Mark Selby.Please note that the Little Herd elephants will not be on display as they will be returned to their school for pupils to enjoy.Meadowhall, along with its joint owners, British Land are very proud to be supporting The Children’s Hospital Charity as host sponsors for the Herd of Sheffield Farewell Weekend.Auction: Hundreds of elephant enthusiasts gathered at the Crucible on 20 October for the Herd of Sheffield Auction, which raised a total of £410,600 for The Children’s Hospital Charity. |
| 撮影日 | 2016-10-15 10:54:22 |
| 撮影者 | Karen Roe |
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