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| ArtistMaker: | BADICS; James | 
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| TitleOfWork: | 'Resurrection' | |
| DescriptionOfPhoto: | detail | |
| DateOfCreation: | 1968 | |
| Dimensions: | Height: 240 cm | |
| Medium: | ceramic tiles on concrete form | |
| Location: | Shopping Centre carpark | |
| AtoZReference: | p.69 2F | |
| Postcode: | S62 6NG | |
| Street: | Bellows Road and Market Square | |
| TownOrVillage: | Rawmarsh | |
| AreaInTown: | Shopping Centre | |
| MetropolitanBorough: | Rotherham | |
| Photographer: | Dave Ball | |
| ImageCopyright: | Sheffield Hallam University | |
| AccessionNumber: | r040f | |
| Description: The sculpture consists of two abstract forms built of concrete and covered with red and white ceramic tiles. Each red tile is 1 cm square; the white tiles are either 1 cm square or 6.5 x 2 cm. The sclpture has a central white shape suggesting both a cross or a figure. This is surrounded by a ring of interlocked forms with red outward-facing surfaces and white tiled surfaces facing inwards. This second shape forms a 'hedge' around the central white form reminiscent of a circle of dancing figures. The base is a spiral of 16 overlapped concrete slabs: Height: 108 cm high. Each slab is 184x122x8 cm. Commission: The artist, an engineer, had been working on the new Shopping Centre and donated the sculpture to Rawmarsh. The costs of materials, £60, were met by the local council. The artist donated all other expenses. [1] Comment: The piece generated an enormous amount of controversy with the local Citizen's Association, who were under the impression that it was a depiction of the Crucifixion. Despite being used, on occasion, as a climbing frame for over 30 years the upper edges of the sculpture, whilst missing some tiles, are still in reasonable condition. References: [1] Rotherham Advertiser: various articles. September 1967 and a large number of articles around June 22nd 1968. |
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