Public Art Research Archive, Sheffield Hallam University
PUBLIC ART IN SHEFFIELD

Sue Mason
mosaics, 1991
Tudor Square
marble


Location:
Spread across the square between the Norfolk Street entrance and the Lyceum Theatre. (A-Z p5 4F)

Description:
The mosaics are composed of marble tesserae set into metal frames which are laid into the paving of the square. They vary in size and shape. The marks are unreadable, treated more like brush strokes which suggest movement and direction.

Commission:
Sheffield City Council , funded by J. G. Graves Charitable Trust.

Comment:
Artist says that the marks indicate areas of focus to give a sense of the site to the pedestrian. X-shaped marks indicate the Ruskin Gallery, the Crucible and the Lyceum Theatres. A collection of lines in front of the Lyceum were placed to indicate a potential performance area. It is interesting that the dynamics of the site are indicated by extraordinarily subtle work. Because the mosaics keep the natural colours of the quarried marble, the pale beauty of the individual tesserae is difficult to see. They are indeed, as the artist describes, "little elements set in a larger area".



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