Sculptors from Northern Ireland - Outdoor Sculptures in Northern Ireland, Lycia Trouton, John Luke, Rise, Spirit of Belfast, Beacon of Hope (Paperback)

Chapters: Outdoor Sculptures in Northern Ireland, Lycia Trouton, John Luke, Rise, Spirit of Belfast, Beacon of Hope, Cathy Wilkes, Clifford Rainey, the Big Fish, John Kindness, Titanic Memorial, Maurice Harron, Deborah Brown, Eileen Macdonagh, F. E. Mcwilliam, Dividers, James Mckendry, Ross Wilson, Sheep on the Road, Monument to the Unknown Woman Worker, Anne Acheson, Homage to the Lagan, Spire of Hope, the Calling, Trillian. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 73. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Beacon of Hope is a 300,000 public art metal sculpture by Andy Scott 19.5 metres high constructed in 2007 in Thanksgiving Square in Belfast . As with other public works of art in Ireland the sculpture has been given several nicknames. These include the Ring of Thanksgiving, the Nuala with the Hula, the Bell on the Ball and the Thing with the Ring . It is currently the biggest public art sculpture in Belfast, however Rise, when constructed, will be bigger.Construction The sculpture is the result of six years of planning, development and eventual fabrication. Made of stainless steel and cast bronze, she spirals upwards and holds aloft "the ring of thanksgiving." The globe at her feet indicates the universal philosophy of peace, harmony and thanksgiving, and has marked on its surface the cities where the people and industries of Belfast migrated and exported to.The sculpture was fabricated by P.F. Copeland of Newtownabbey, who worked from original scale maquettes by Scott, with the bronze globe cast by Beltane Studios in Peebles . It has become a much loved icon for Belfast and has been adopted by Belfast City Council, tourism authorities, TV companies and several businesses as an emblem and logo; and in early October 2006 was recognised as the best artwork in the city by the Belfast Chamber of Trade and Commerce. Concept ...