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02-04-2014, 10:56 AM | #1 |
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February 3, 2014: The Kelpies
IotD previously featured the Falkirk Wheel, and now standing adjacent to the Forth and Clyde, one of the connected canals, is... The Kelpies. These massive horse sculptures are 30 metres high and weigh over 300 tonnes. They represent Scotland's horse heritage, especially as the beasts were used to tow canal boats back in the day. It will be open to the public in April. Below, artist Andy Scott with two Clydesdales, which I guess The Kelpies are: I like this shot of the M9 motorway coming across the artwork. It would be awesome to drive down the road and suddenly see this: Aerial view video: Kelpies website BBC gallery |
02-04-2014, 11:29 AM | #2 |
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Very cool!
I like it when art and engineering coincide like this. Clearly, some serious engineering and mathematics had to be done to make this thing a reality, but at the same time, math alone would never come up with the vision of having freaking giant horse heads popping up out of the ground near a canal. Humans can be pretty cool when we work together. |
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02-04-2014, 04:20 PM | #4 |
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The sculptures are only a few miles from me, perhaps I could post some pictures at a later date?
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02-05-2014, 09:36 AM | #6 |
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These are fantastic!
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02-27-2014, 09:54 AM | #7 |
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These are beautiful! I love horses - nagged my folks for one from the ages of 5-10 until they caved and I ended up with a broken arm shortly thereafter. If they hadn't gotten me a horse, I am sure I would have ended up riding the cows around the field.
These are tremendous. As the inputter of structural stuffs into a fancy-schmancy structural program, I have to say that this required a LOT of coffee. I DO love it when we humans work together on such beautiful things. |
03-01-2014, 08:34 AM | #8 |
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Well said.
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Mini Kelpies pull up in New York for Scotland Week
http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/he...week-1-3349322 |
03-26-2014, 05:43 PM | #10 |
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Those are cool, but a Scotland week? Haven't the poor New Yorkers suffered enough?
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03-27-2014, 11:40 AM | #11 |
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I would love to see them. I wonder if they are intended to rust like the Angel Of the North?
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03-27-2014, 11:57 AM | #12 |
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I don't think my upcoming travels are going to take me over that way ... but if I find myself in the area, I'll see what I can do for photos/video
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