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micktoon:
    Here is a link to an amazing sculpture I went to see in Seaham, beside Sunderland in North of the UK.
   Its been made by local artist Ray Lonsdale and all I can say its the best large scale metal art type sculpture I have even seen, what a shame this lad did not do the Angel of the North. It should really be doing a tour of the UK during the centenary year of the start of World War One so as many people as possible can see it. Well worth the trip to see if you are loacal or passing this way.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2643999/Sculpture-British-Tommy-reflecting-horrors-World-War-One-minute-peace-declared-installed-mark-centenary.html

Cheers Mick

ieezitin:
i am 52 years old. Members of my family died in that war as did the generation after, one grandfather for one. The figure of the sculpture says it all for both wars. A date which happens to be Friday this week makes my living grandfather (95 years) choke up, If only my children could see the world from his perspective.



thank you for sharing the link.

Anthony.

Kjelle:
Thanksfor tha link Mick... Though a Swede, I have relatives (on my wife's side) that lost their lives in the struggle for freedom and independence...

Kjelle

shipto:
brilliant! its good to see some well done thought provoking art getting the limelight for a change certainly beats a messy bed or sawn in half animals.

philf:
Thanks Mick for posting the link.

It's an amazing sculpture and you really get a feeling of the pain and suffering many of the soldiers must have endured during the fighting and afterwards.

I wonder how the artist made the head? It doesn't appear to be made of welded pieces - maybe laminated?

My grandfather was in France in WW1. I never remember him talking about his experiences during the war - probably much too painful for him. He lost a son, my uncle Dennis, in WW2. He was a stoker in a minesweeper which struck a mine just by the harbour entrance to Mersa Matruh in the Med. I have the telegram my grandmother received informing her that he was "missing, presumed killed" - it always brings a lump to my throat when I think about him.

I noted from the article that the sculpture is only going to be on display in Seaham for 3 months. I do hope it will be going to a permanent home afterwards.

Phil.

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