A Spire for Mansfield

A Spire for Mansfield, also shortened to A-Spire [1] is a 13-metre (42.7 foot) sculpture, which lies within the centre of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. It was officially endorsed by the former local mayor Tony Egginton and Mansfield District Council.[2] The sculpture was installed in late 2007, as the third piece of artwork for public art in Mansfield[3] and appears as a large metallic feather.

For other uses, see Spire (disambiguation).

A-Spire for Mansfield (Public Sculpture), West Gate, Mansfield

The sculpture was created by two artists; Wolfgang Buttress and Heron, and was intended to mark the legacy of local coal mining, the canaries once taken underground, Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire, and Mansfield's engineering traditions.[4]

The tines of the feather were cut by laser from 3mm stainless steel and were meant to "capture the breeze" and allow the sculpture to gently sway, portraying the branches of a tree. The highly polished stainless steel aimed to reflect the light and act as "a counterpart to the surrounding trees".[5]

See also

References
  1. Wolfgang Buttress - Works Archived from the original on 21 May 2009 via Wayback Machine. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  2. Wolfgang Buttress - A Spire Archived 18 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine (work information). Accessed 25 June 2010.
  3. Helen Lambourne, 9 August 2007, The Chad.
  4. Wolfgang Buttress, 2007, A Spire - Concept Archived 18 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed 25 June 2010.
  5. Wolfgang Buttress, 2007, A Spire, Detail Archived 18 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 25 June 2010.


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