Monopoly - Liverpool St Station

Monopoly Board £200.

One of London's busiest stations seeing 123 million people a year pass through.

This entrance to the station has a sculpture as a memorial to the 10,000 Jewish children who were brought to the UK a few months prior to the second World War from Nazi Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia and Danzig. They were placed in foster homes, hostels and farms.

Tooth

Visiting the dentist today so teeth on my mind.
Giant tooth sculpture is by Gary Webb an English artist who lives and works in London. He works with industrial materials producing playful often humorous pieces. The piece is in a private collection in Italy.

Watt - Inventor

James Watt was seen by contemporaries as the founder of the Industrial Revolution. His improved engine meant that steam could be used everywhere, not just in coal mines, boosting output in breweries, potteries and textile mills.

When Watt died in 1819, his workshop at his home near Birmingham, was locked and its contents left undisturbed as an 'industrial shrine'. Then in 1924, the complete workshop including contents, was transported to the Science Museum. Now for the first time is on public display.

During his retirement Watt turned to sculpture, turning out a huge number of busts, many of himself. He will no doubt be delighted that his head will be portrayed on the new £50 note.

Another View

Well we're still in the park, with yet another sculpture by Anish Kapoor. Sheltering beneath the large red circle is an Egyptian goose looking across the lake.
I hope the outlook for the Egyptians beneath the large red sun is as bright as it is for the goose.

Spire in the Park

Another Anish Kapoor sculpture in Kensington Gardens. The spire reflects itself if you stand a few feet back from it.

Our Silences

Ten enormous sculptures form a circle in Victoria Tower Gardens. The work of Mexican sculpture Nuestros Silencios (Our Silences) is on display to mark the bicentenary of Mexico's independence. Each statue has a plate covering the mouth, symbolising freedom of speech and expression.
Already shown in major cities around the world the exhibition moves on to Paris after London.
Really worth a visit if you are in London. Parisians keep a watch out for it when it comes over to you.

Skywatch Friday - Superwoman

David Wynne's statue of the girl with the dolphin is generally photographed including all of tower bridge and the dolphin (of course).
My take on her is as a super woman flying through London skies, having just dived over tower bridge.
Look we don't get too many blue skies at this time of the year and it drives us wild with excitement.

Visit other skywatchers around the world.

Ice Music and Norwegian Lullabies

Freezing hands occurred bringing this image to you.
Norwegian artist Terje Isungset first carves and sculpts musical instruments from his native lakes, rivers and ancient glaciers. He then plays these fragile instruments and is accompanied by the voice of Lena Nymark singing traditional lullabies.

The sound is hauntingly beautiful.

Playing in a temporary igloo on the terrace of Somerset House this weekend. Although the few concerts are sold out, you can buy one of their CD's.

I was able to get a quick shot of a couple of the instruments (left) before they were whisked into the freezer for protection until the next concert. The small instrument above, I suspect a broken piece, was the prize for this lad who missed out on tickets to the show.

Lines and Shadows

Euston Square can look rather bleak and uninteresting. Not a place you would choose to wander around. Desperately hungry in search of a sandwich, I was suprised to find this rather stunning sculpture. The figure in the distance is a digital girl constantly walking.

Giant Jellybabies

Enough to give a whole classroom a tummy-ache

Budget Cuts Hit Hard

Major cuts to the arts budgets has seen humans lose their jobs in great numbers. The cheaper wages of gulls have seen them take over as security guards and curators

City Girl

This sculpture has popped up recently n the city. No details of the artist. Any locals know about it?

Sitting on History

Sitting on history by Bill Woodrow at the British Library.

Waiting for a Train

It's impossible to miss the 9 metre high statue, by Paul Day, of the kissing couple at St Pancras Station. However there is more to see if you get up close.
A couple of years after its installation a frieze was added around the bottom. This is part of that frieze.
Meet there next time and take a good look at it.