Railing Art - Outside Russell-Cotes Art Gallery, Bournemouth, Dorset, UK
Posted by: Dragontree
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The railings which run alongside the path by the Russell-Cotes Art Gallery are full of interesting seaside-themed sculptures. They are attached to the railings and provide a fun, colourful element.
Waymark Code: WMDAEC
Location: Southern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 12/14/2011
Views: 2
The sculptures include the following objects:
Beach hut no. 10 painted blue with life-belt, towel and shovels.
Sandcastle with a blue flag.
Surfer with surfboard and crest of a wave.
Kite in blue and red with a long tail with clips attached.
Sweets including sugar candy.
A prehistoric fish.
Anchor painted blue with chainlink.
Binoculars painted black.
Metal Detector with control box.
Beach Ball squashed and stuck between the railings and covered in spots.
Ammonite by Jan Adam.
Crab painted orange by Graham Chaplin.
Jellyfish painted pink with long tentacles.
Seahorse painted brown.
Seaweed pod.
Flip-flop with blue strap and white insole.
Bucket (yellow) and spade (blue) by Neil Stevens.
Seaweed.
Biting fish about to grasp a fishing hook.
Star fish in bright orange.
Sand lizard in green and black.
Oyster with pearl.
Ice cream with cone.
Seaweed with face.
Squid.
Ray.
Mermaid holding hoop and frisbee.
Shell.
Eel eating red jelly with a spoon.
Sunglasses.
Bikini in polka-dot black and yellow.
There is a mixture of realistic objects and animals but we have included them all here as they are a complete series. The views across the bay are great along this path as you enter the main pier area and beachside of Bournemouth.
Title: Railing Art
Artist: Richard Quinnell - Artist-Blacksmith
Placement Date: About 2005
Website: [Web Link]
Type of Object: Seaside Objects
Location: Railings by path to seaside
Material: Metal
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