Ascension - Soho Square, London, UK
N 51° 30.924 W 000° 07.956
30U E 698948 N 5711040
This sculpture, entitled 'Ascension' by the sculptor, is in Soho Square in London.
Waymark Code: WMF6CG
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/30/2012
Views: 4
The sculpture, in bronze, includes a life-sized man and
young boy who are both naked. The man has the pose of a circus performer. His
left hand is holding a rope that hangs from above. The rope wraps around his
right wrist and rests on his right hip before reaching the ground where the
loose end is held by the young boy in both hands. The man's left foot is just
touching the ground and his right leg is extended in the air. The man's left
hand is resting on the boys head.
The plaque, adjacent to the sculpture reads as
follows:
"Ascension
'As children, we look forward to growing up as quickly
as we can. Each birthday takes us a step closer to independence and makes us
bigger and more powerful than our younger contemporaries.
As we grow older, we benefit from experience, knowledge
and understanding, but there comes a turning point however when the continuing
mental and emotional improvements are counterbalanced by the inevitable
deterioration of the physical form, and we look back with envy on our youth and
innocence.'
Bruce Denny
This sculpture id part of Bruce Denny's first body of
work 'Humanity'.
For more information about Bruce Denny and to see more
of his work please visit his website www.brucedenny.com."