The North East of England continues to be an inspiration for artists and an important location for big works of art. Temenos, by Anish Kapoor and Cecil Balmond, is the latest of such works, following in the footsteps of Gateshead's Angel of the North, Darlington's Brick Train and North Shields' Lightning Clock. It is part of a major arts project to install five huge sculptures across the Tees Valley; others will be in Stockton, Hartlepool, Darlington and in the Redcar and Cleveland area.
So armed with an information leaflet, we headed for the Middlehaven Docks area of Middlesbrough to see what all the fuss was about.
Vicky: It looks quite graceful. The netting looks like it's floating across the sky.
Vince: It looks like a trawling net to me but you won't catch much with it; it's just an open ended tube.
Vicky: It says it's 50m high but it doesn't look that tall. That crane behind it is higher and the Transporter Bridge looks much bigger in the distance.
Vince: They should have put it higher up to stand out from its surroundings. That would have made it more visible from the A66 as well.
Vicky: The leaflet says it cost £2.7 million. It doesn't seem much for that amount of money.
Vince: There's a lot of engineering gone into it. It will attract tourists to the area and could become a focus for the re-development work being planned.
Vicky: I wonder if it will do for Middlesbrough what the Angel has done for Gateshead?
Vince: What's that?
Vicky: Create an icon for the town, an image that's easily recognisable and represents Middlesbrough.
This is still a new work of art and opinions will need time to consolidate. Perhaps Temenos will grow in stature, if not in size, when the other four works that will be produced as part of the project are complete and installed.
See a larger picture of Temenos in Middlesbrough.
Love Your Art,
Vicky and Vince
So armed with an information leaflet, we headed for the Middlehaven Docks area of Middlesbrough to see what all the fuss was about.
Vicky: It looks quite graceful. The netting looks like it's floating across the sky.
Vince: It looks like a trawling net to me but you won't catch much with it; it's just an open ended tube.
Vicky: It says it's 50m high but it doesn't look that tall. That crane behind it is higher and the Transporter Bridge looks much bigger in the distance.
Vince: They should have put it higher up to stand out from its surroundings. That would have made it more visible from the A66 as well.
Vicky: The leaflet says it cost £2.7 million. It doesn't seem much for that amount of money.
Vince: There's a lot of engineering gone into it. It will attract tourists to the area and could become a focus for the re-development work being planned.
Vicky: I wonder if it will do for Middlesbrough what the Angel has done for Gateshead?
Vince: What's that?
Vicky: Create an icon for the town, an image that's easily recognisable and represents Middlesbrough.
This is still a new work of art and opinions will need time to consolidate. Perhaps Temenos will grow in stature, if not in size, when the other four works that will be produced as part of the project are complete and installed.
See a larger picture of Temenos in Middlesbrough.
Love Your Art,
Vicky and Vince
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