Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
Brimming Bowl Photograph
Region ID | AH | |
Work ID | 500 | |
Manual Reference | BLGW009 | |
Type | Sculpture | |
Title | Brimming Bowl | |
Sculptor | Pye, William | |
Date of design | 1992 | |
Year of unveiling | 1992 | |
Unveiling details | 1992 | |
Road | A4046 | |
Precise Location | Entrance to Festival Park Factory Shopping Village | |
A to Z Ref | ||
OS Ref | SO165076 | |
Postcode | NP23 8FP | |
Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | Not listed | |
Duty of Care | Festival Park | |
Commissioned by | Garden Festival Wales | |
Notes | ||
Information from Festival Park: 'Arangzebe's tomb at Arangabad in India is masked by exquisitely delicate lace screens, which are trompe l'oeil carved from thread-fine white marble. Brimming Bowl reverses the effect; water made stable and shining like black polished stone, instead of stone itself rendered as fluid as lace.' | ||
Brimming Bowl was sponsored by Garden Festival Wales and supported by the Welsh Arts Council and Sculpture at Margam. The work is sited at the entrance to the Factory Shopping Village and visitors are encouraged to throw loose change into the water with all proceeds donated to the hospice of the valleys. | ||
A number of sculptures were commissioned for the Garden Festival of Wales in 1991/2 and some works remain on site. | ||
circa | ||
raw year | 1992 | |
Condition | Good | |
At risk | No known risk | |
Inscriptions | ||
Signatures | ||
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
Brimming Bowl | Steel, bronze, dry stone wall | 110cm high x 300cm diameter |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character
Detail | Comment |
|---|---|
No damage | |
Structural Condition
Structural Condition | Comment |
|---|---|
Broken, missing parts | Chunk of stone missing from rim of work |
Vandalism
Vandalism | Comment |
|---|---|
None | |
