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On the Wing
On the Wing
On the Wing
On the Wing
On the Wing
On the Wing
On the Wing

© the artist. Image credit: David Oudney / Art UK

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Brushed polished stainless steel wings with galvanised and silver-painted tapered steel poles. Granite blocks and pink granite chips form the base. The bearings are set into the top of each pole, allowing the wings to turn 180 degrees in the wind. The fabrication and installation was by Birch Engineering Ltd and the granite base in collaboration with Ironside Farrar. Information from the artist reads, ‘The site for the sculpture is opposite the entrance to Dundee Airport and close to a wildlife conservation area for birds. Winged flight was my primary inspiration. The design of the piece grew from the nature of the site, a long narrow area of grass, between the railway line and the main road into Dundee. Thus the sculpture would be seen from both sides by passing traffic rather than pedestrians.

Title

On the Wing

Date

1994

Medium

steel & granite

Accession number

DD2_DO_S133

Acquisition method

commissioned through Dundee Public Art Programme and funded by Scottish Enterprise Tayside and Dundee District Council, with support from Robert Fleming Ltd

Work type

Sculpture

Owner

Dundee City Council

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at all times

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Located at

Riverside Drive, City of Dundee

DD2 1XE

Located by Dundee Airport.