A Man Can't Fly - Stoke, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. - Figurative Public Sculpture on Waymarking.com

The sculpture entitled, A Man Can’t Fly was originally commissioned for the National Garden Festival at Etruria. After the Festival it was found a permanent home at the junction of Leek Road and Station Road in Stoke.

Date of installation: 1989
Sculptor: Ondre Nowakowski
Commissioned by: Stoke on Trent City Council

Description:
A Man Can't Fly is situated at a busy road junction in Stoke on Trent and is also visible from trains heading south as they depart Stoke on Trent railway station. It is an image that reminds us that we are in too much of a rush to do too much for most of the time.

A brick base supports a black column with the words 'A MAN CAN'T FLY' inscribed vertically four times on its surface.
Surmounting the column is the figure of a man in an arabesque, a ballet pose where the body balances horizontally upon one leg. The features of the man are smooth with no particular identifying features, because of this the statue appears to represent all men.
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Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: A Man Can't Fly Figure Type: Human Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Ondre Nowakowski Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 1989 Materials used: Statue - Polyester resin, coloured to appear like patinated bronze. Pedestal - Red and brown brick. Column - unknown Location: This sculpture is located on a pavement on Leek Road near the junction with Station Road in Stoke.

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