Description:
The 5m tall Spire Sculpture is formed from stainless steel, hollow box,
square section lengths and clad with stainless steel panels. Internal
lighting provides brilliant points of colour seen through the spiral designs
perforated in the stainless steel sheet and shines up through the cast glass
face and apex elements.
A
curving ‘S’ form, made from copper tube, patinated green, wraps around the
top half of Aspire. A spiral form is contained within the pool made from
curved sections of stainless steel plate.
Water is pumped round the spiral providing a turbulent contrast with the calm water around the edges of the pool.
Commission Title:
Aspire
Sculptors:
Philip Bews and
Diane Gorvin
Production Period:
August 2003 -
February 2004
Site:
New Phase 3 Building, Wolverhampton Science Park, Wolverhampton
Commissioned By:
Wolverhampton Science Park Ltd
Production Method:
ABR were the stainless steel fabricators, the glass was cast by
Jackson
Fawkes. Castle Fine Arts Foundry assisted with the copper curve and
installation.
R & G Theatre Services Ltd. provided
the lighting and Fordwater the pump design and installation. The blue pool lining was sprayed
by Metflex.