Showing posts with label giles penny. Show all posts
Showing posts with label giles penny. Show all posts

24 April, 2008

Man with Open Arms, Canary Wharf

Man with Open Arms
I love this sculpture, it sums up so much about how I felt when I first came to work here (and indeed how I feel now), I think the original artist (Giles Penny) intended it to appear to be a direct appeal to heaven, but to me it just shouts out feelings of optimism, gratitude, excitement and limitless possibility...a fantastic piece of work in a fantastic location...

I'll take a shot that does it some justice when the weather is better...(sky is far too white today)... ;)

I might just go round and try and find some other sculptures around the place, I have seen about 15 or so just meandering, but I know for a fact that there are more, 40 in fact, just on my little "Canary Wharf" map - a good little project for those sunny summer lunchtimes to come perhaps...? ;)