Seven sculptures

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Phoenix Flowers, 7N Architects (2010). Garscube Link, Glasgow.

It’s September, and Becky is back with Squares. As it’s the challenge’s seventh anniversary, her theme is SevenForSeptember. I’ll be joining in every seven days, on the seventh day of the week, with themed collections of seven. Today I start with seven sculptures, all found on Glasgow’s streets or other public places. I might roam further afield in future posts, and I can’t promise always to be alliterative, but I will always be square!

Clyde Clock, George Wylie (1999). Killermont Street, Glasgow. 

Vital Spark, George Wylie (2006). Kelvingrove, Glasgow. 

Maternity, George Wylie (2004). Rottenrow, Glasgow. 

Hope Triptych, Steuart Padwick (2021). Rottenrow, Glasgow. 

Locomotion, Frank Cossell (1967). Outside Buchanan (formerly ScotRail) House, Cowcaddens, Glasgow. 

Knowledge and Inspiration, Walter Prichard (1960). University Gardens, Glasgow. 

Did you spot the bonus seven today? The top image shows some of 50 coloured aluminium flowers which brighten up a dull underpass beneath the M8 motorway and which were created by 7N Architects.

Finally, a PS – I’m grateful to Becky for the following advice. This has been bugging me too!

If like me you have been frustrated by the subscription pop-up box that appears every time someone leaves a comment I have discovered how to turn it off. Go to ‘Newsletter Settings’ which you will find listed in the main Settings menu on the Dashboard. Then unclick all of the boxes – but especially the one that says ‘enable subscription pop-up for commenters’.

I’ve turned mine off now. Thank you Becky!

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  11. Glasgow is such an amazing city to find seven great and interesting sculptures in it! Every sculpture is fascinating. George Wyllie was a busy sculptor- I love the little puffer, his clock and best of all his safety pin…all great fun! Thank you for showing them all.

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  13. Very clever interpretation of the theme this time, Anabel. I love that giant nappy pin. I still have the pink ones I used for my daughters, who are now 37 and 35. Of course no one uses them any more, so mine are vintage. 🙂

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  15. Know them all well apart from that last one. Took a photo of it on a uni walk years ago then left it out as I couldn’t find any info on it at the time… along with 100s of others I never used. You need a lot of storage space when photography is your hobby, only using 20 percent of all photos taken and you will probably be the same. I was born in the Rottenrow Hospital and was surprised how steep a slope it sits on. A city centre district built over upturned egg cartons yet they managed it fairly well. Bob. BSS.

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    • I didn’t know about that last sculpture either, and like you have had the image lingering for ages. I couldn’t find anything about it till I did a reverse image search on Google and that brought it up. I believe the street leading up to Rottenrow was known as Induction Hill!

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  22. Thank you for sharing your photos. I love public art that makes you think. My favourites are Maternity (I can’t help thinking about the size of the nappy!) and Clyde Clock (time’s running out on us all, I think!).

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  24. oh these are fabulous and I remember you showing me one of them in person. And what a superstar to have a bonus seven – looking forward to next Sunday already!

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