The Huffington Post website (visit
link) gives an insight into this sculpture:
"A shining 30ft tall sculpture of the word RUN, inspired
by the music of rock stars, is now one of the largest new artworks in the
Olympic Park.
Made of steel and reflective glass, RUN is set to shine
in the day and glow at night from the plaza of the Copper Box handball
arena.
Songs including Bruce Springsteen's Born To Run, Neil
Young's Running Dry and The Velvet Underground's Run Run Run formed the
foundations of artist Monica Bonvicini's work.
The 26 new art pieces which have been completed at the
venue in Stratford, east London, are the first cultural projects which have been
built in to an Olympic Park from the outset, according to the Olympic Delivery
Authority (ODA).
Ms Bonvicini, who was awarded the commission in summer
2010, said: "RUN is already blending in perfectly in the landscape, avoiding
monumentality through the mirroring of the surroundings.
'At night the psychedelic light reflections will
illuminate the work in an exciting, elegant and witty way, reflecting the great
liveliness of London.'
RUN has been created to produce a mirrored affect which
changes depending on the light and time of the day.
During daylight, the letters will act as a mirror for
visitors and their surroundings.
At night they are set to become more transparent and
glow with 300 metres of LED lighting that bounces off internal curved
mirrors.
Visitors should be able to spot different types of art
in bridges, underpasses, security fences, planting schemes and large-scale
facades, the ODA note.
Artist-led community projects have also been run in the
neighbouring host boroughs of Greenwich, Hackney, Newham, Waltham Forest and
Tower Hamlets.
Dennis Hone, chief executive of the ODA which is in
charge of the Olympic build, said: "Art has been built into the Olympic Park
from the start as we set out to deliver a truly new and inspiring place within
London.
'By working creatively and closely with both
up-and-coming and established artists we have created a series of exciting focal
points across the site.
This will enhance the Olympic Park for the people who
live, work and visit there for years to come.'
RUN is one of the two largest arts commissions alongside
Ackroyd & Harvey's entrance marker trees - a major public artwork which
comprises a collection of ten semi-mature trees, each with a bespoke metal ring
weighing up to half-a-tonne suspended in the crown and engraved with words
specific to the history of each site.
Three trees and rings have already been installed and a
further seven will be installed in legacy, marking all of the main entrances to
the Olympic Park."