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Eye catching Abstract Tall Stainless Steel sculpture, Modern Big Public Civic Pride statue, Sculpted by John Atkin who was Commissioned by Sculpture site Gallery through an invitation-only competition that included artists from the UK, USA and Canada, this sculpture is the focal point of the new Fillmore Plaza, at the heart of San Francisco’s historic centre, Fillmore, (the home of West Coast Jazz).
Atkin worked closely with the commissioning agents, Sculpturesite, and collaborated with AXIS Architects, as well as the San Francisco Mayor’s Office on the newly designed Fillmore Plaza.
Community consultations and children’s workshops formed an integral part of this project, introducing the community to music-related themes germane to the sculpture. Atkin produced a bespoke film that tracked the story of the sculpture and its relevance to the site, which was shown at the Jazz Heritage Centre.
Newspaper, radio and TV helped to raise the visibility of the new project and together with a specially organized jazz concert on the day of the opening, the sculpture and regeneration of the space became a great success.
The forms of this landmark public artwork are based on notions of musical rhythm, much like observing the flow & movement of a conductor’s baton. Additionally, the formal structures of written music, such as “staves” formed part of the design. The granite elements of the sculpture are based on machine head keys, objects intrinsically associated with musical instruments.
A full-scale prototype of the sculpture was constructed in Atkin’s studio, to ensure that the forms and shapes correctly and accurately reflected the scale model he had produced for the client.
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Hard Bop for Filmore (Large Polished Contemporary Stainless Steel Sculpture)
by John Atkin
£300,000
Since leaving the RCA in London, where Henry Moore personally funded Atkin throughout his MA sculpture course, he has exhibited…
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