Title of artwork: Passacaglia Materials: Recycled cast iron Location: Brighton Beach (opposite Middle Street) Artist: Charles Hadcock Date: 1998
Passacaglia is a huge, curved abstract sculpture by Charles Hadcock; it is constructed from recycled cast iron, weighs 20 tonnes and is five meters high. The sculpture is made from tiles pieced together, inspired by limestone terraces. The tiles have textured surfaces that resemble Yorkshire paving, some are curved and some are flat which gives the sculpture the shape of a giant wave crashing on the beach. The reverse side of each tile reveals the nuts and bolts of the sculpture which was constructed by Hadcock on location in 1998.
Charles Hadcock is a sculptor, influenced by nature and mathematics. As with Passacaglia many of his works are large in scale and produced using traditional industrial process. For more information on Hadcock go to www.charleshadcock.co.uk.
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