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The Sockman
''The Sockman'' ( commissioned as ''The Sock'') is a bronze statue in Loughborough town centre. The sculpture depicts a man seated on a bollard, naked except for the eponymous sock on his left foot. The sock is symbolic of Loughborough's hosiery industry, and the plinth is engraved with images of the town's history. The piece has become iconic, and is used as a symbol for Loughborough. History In 1997, Charnwood Borough Council decided to have a sculpture to provide "an attractive feature and focus of public interest" in the newly-pedestrianised Loughborough Market Place. They chose a central site just in front of Loughborough Town Hall. A competition was held in which five artists were selected to design a statue. A panel of local experts and laypeople were gathered to make the decision; the winning design was by Scottish people, Scottish sculptor, Shona Kinloch. Her piece was favoured for artistic quality, technical merit, and durability (being both weather and vandal re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shona Kinloch
Shona Kinloch (born 1962) is a Scottish artist based in East Kilbride who specialises in sculpture. Education Kinloch received a Bachelor of Arts with honours in Fine Art (Sculpture) from the Glasgow School of Art in 1984, followed by Post Graduate Study (Sculpture) in 1985. In 1986, the Glasgow School of Art sponsored Kinloch to travel for three months in the Middle East. Her husbanGary Andersonis also an artist who graduated from the Glasgow School of Art in 1984. Artwork Kinloch is a member of the Royal Society of Sculptors and in 2009 was elected an RGI at the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts. She often works in bronze, creating figurative works of people and animals for both public and private commissions. She has exhibited widely, including at Cyril Gerber Fine Art (September–October 1990), Ewan Mundy Fine Art (April 2002), The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh (June 2002), and The Wade Gallery. She also has public works on five different Royal Caribbean cruise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
