Huge horse head sculptures finished in scotland the kelpies one of the uk s tallest pieces of public art are two giant sculptures of horses heads and work on them has now been completed. The sculptures were designed by sculptor andy scott and were completed in october 2013. The kelpies are two 30 metre 100 ft high horse head sculptures located at the forth and clyde canal in the helix a 350 hectare parkland project built to connect 16 communities in the falkirk council area of scotland they are the largest public artworks in scotland.
The kelpies two towering statues of horse heads will open to the public after a night time launch event. A massive art installation at falkirk has been lit up for the first time. Towering over the forth and clyde canal the kelpies are a tribute to scotland s horse powered history.
100 foot tall horse head sculptures unveiled in scotland. The sculptures measure some 30 meters tall 99 ft and are meant as a monument to the horse powered heritage of scotland. Currently in the last stages of construction after nearly 7 years of development the kelpies are a pair of gargantuan horse heads by public artist andy scott that now tower over the forth clyde canal in falkirk scotland.
Colossal art design and visual culture. The kelpies go a step further in bringing together not only people from different parts of scotland and the uk but from all over the world. Located between falkirk and grangemouth it was created as a space for the communities in the falkirk area to come together.
The helix park is the home of the kelpies the largest equine sculptures in the world. The pair have become the world s largest equine sculptures standing 30m tall and. Two giant statues named the kelpies have been unveiled on the bank of the forth and clyde canal in scotland.
The dramatic horse heads are made of 600 tonnes of steel and can be seen. Construction has been completed on scotland s newest landmark two 100ft tall horse head sculptures called the kelpies. The effect of this cladding is so that the kelpies look solid and strong while at the same time appear porous and fluid.
The careful construction of the stainless steel skin panels slowly but surely brought these sculptures to life.
Horses heads sculptures in scotland. The kelpies are 30 metre high horse head sculptures depicting kelpies shape shifting water spirits standing next to a new extension to the forth and clyde canal and near river carron in the helix a new parkland project built to connect 16 communities in the falkirk council area scotland. The sculptures were designed by sculptor andy scott and were completed in october 2013. I saw the huge metal frames emerge from the ground and transform into the shape of horses heads.
I saw the huge metal frames emerge from the ground and transform into the shape of horses heads. The sculptures were designed by sculptor andy scott and were completed in october 2013. The kelpies are 30 metre high horse head sculptures depicting kelpies shape shifting water spirits standing next to a new extension to the forth and clyde canal and near river carron in the helix a new parkland project built to connect 16 communities in the falkirk council area scotland.
