Flying Spiral
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Location
| Street: | Hawth Avenue |
| Town: | Crawley |
| Parish: | Crawley |
| Council: | Crawley Borough Council |
| County: | West Sussex |
| Postcode: | RH10 |
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| Object setting: | Road or Wayside |
| Access is: | Public |
| Location note: | On the Hawth roundabout opposite Weald Drive. |
| In the AZ book: | West Sussex |
| Page: | 11 |
| Grid reference: | J7 |
| The A-Z books used are A-Z East Sussex and A-Z West Sussex (Editions 1A 2005). Geographers' A-Z Map Company Ltd. Sevenoaks. | |
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Makers
| Name : | Ray Smith |
| Role: | Sculptor |
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General Information
| Commissioned by: | Crawley Borough Council |
| Construction period: | 2001 |
| Installation date: | 2001 |
| Unveiling date: | 2001 |
| Work is: | Extant |
| Owner custodian: | Crawley Borough Council |
| Object listing: | Not listed |
| Description: | Faces south west and north east in the middle of a grassed, planted roaundabout. A large red and rusted steel spiral ending with a flying figure. |
| Iconographical description: | The artists' vision is expressed in the following description:- ''.. there are three broad elements to the work. They are a (Celtic) spiral, a human figure with arms outstretched and by association, the ideal of a plane taking off. The link between the figure and the idea of the plane calls to mind the playground games where children run around with outstretched arms. The resulting form lends itself to a number of possible interpretations''. (Crawley Borough Council website) |
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Classification
| Categories: | Roadside / Wayside, Free Standing, Abstract, Sculptural |
| Object type1: | Sculpture |
| Subject type1: | Non-figurative |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Sculpture |
| Material: | Corten steel (self-weathering) |
| Height (cm): | 500 |
| Width (cm): | 300 |
| Depth (cm): | 25 |
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Object Condition
| Overall condition: | Good |
| Risk assessment: | No known risk |
| Condition 1 of type: | Surface |
| Condition 1: | Corrosion, deterioration |
| More details: | Rusted all over piece (self-weathering). |
| Date of on-site inspection: | 26/02/2008 |
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History
| History: | The first artwork on Crawley's 'Art on Roundabouts' scheme. |
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References
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Photographs
Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
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