List of public art in Oxfordshire
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This is a list of public art in Oxfordshire, in England. This list applies only to works of public art accessible in an outdoor public space. For example, this does not include artwork visible inside a museum.
Oxford[]
Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Owner / administrator | Notes |
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'The Oxford Ox' | Park End Street. OX1 1HS 51°45′13″N 1°16′09″W / 51.753512°N 1.269079°W |
2001 | Olivia Musgrave | Bronze | >3m tall. | unknown | Commissioned to celebrate the opening of the Saïd Business School. | ||
'Inspire' | Oxford Castle. OX1 1AY 51°45′05″N 1°15′46″W / 51.751442°N 1.262796°W |
2006 | Alan Wilson | Bronze and stainless steel | 4m tall. | unknown | Commissioned by the Trevor Osborne Partnership, this sculpture references ancient obelisks and their relationship with the arc of the sun. The overall shape reflects the huge ancient window on one side of the square while the mix of bronze and stainless steel pays homage to the ancient and modern buildings that make up the space. | |||
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'View through the Window'. | Elizabeth Jennings Way. OX2 7BW 51°46′25″N 1°16′10″W / 51.773577°N 1.269548°W |
2007 | Tim Shutter | Bath stone, Stoke Ground base bed | 244 x 357 x 155 cm | Berkeley Homes, Oxford and Chiltern Ltd. | The form of the bay window doubles as a temple-like folly. The mullions represent car parts in reference to the Morris Oxford factory that used to be on this site. | ||
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'Another Time XI', known locally as 'The Iron Man' | on the roof of Blackwell’s Art and Poster shop at the corner of Broad Street and Turl Street, Oxford. 51°45′15″N 1°15′23″W / 51.754195°N 1.256496°W |
2009 | Anthony Gormley | Iron | 2.1m tall | Exeter College, Oxford | The statue was placed on the roof of Blackwell’s Art and Poster shop at 9.30am on Sunday 15 February 2009. It weighs half a tonne, and is part of Gormley's "Another Time II" series of figures. An anonymous benefactor provided the funds for Exeter College to secure the sculpture.[1] | ||
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'Knowledge and Understanding', known locally as 'Books'. | Bonn Square, Oxford. OX1 1LQ 51°45′06″N 1°15′36″W / 51.751728°N 1.260055°W |
2009 | Bronze | 1m tall | Oxford City Council | A gift to Oxford in 2009 to commemorate 60 years of twinning with the German city, 'Books' is inscribed with the words Knowledge, Understanding, Friendship and Trust (Wissen, Verständigung, Freundschaft, Vertrauen). The book theme continues on selected benches in the square.[2] | |||
'The Space of Reading' | Weston Library, Broad Street, OX1 3BG 51°45′17″N 1°15′18″W / 51.75485°N 1.25493°W |
2019 | Tania Kovats | Bodleian Libraries | sculpture created from casts of 21 books[3]
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Faringdon[]
Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Owner / administrator | Notes |
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Dali's Diver | Market Place, Church Street 51°39′31″N 1°35′01″W / 51.658531°N 1.583487°W |
2014 | Tim Shutter | Bath stone, Stoke Ground base bed | Diver 100 x 52 x 51 cm | Faringdon Town Council | Celebrating the friendship between the local eccentric Lord Berners and Salvador Dali. Includes a carved Berners quotation"Mistrust a man who never has an occasional flash of silliness".
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Wantage[]
Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Owner / administrator | Notes |
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King Alfred | Market Square, Wantage | 1877 | Prince Victor of Hohenlohe-Langenburg[4] | Sicilian Marble on a granite block. | Wantage Town Council | ||||
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John Betjeman | Church Street, Wantage | 2016 | Martin Jennings[5] | Bronze Bust | Wantage Town Council |
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References[]
- ^ "New sculpture unveiled in Oxford". news.bbc.co.uk. 15 February 2009. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
- ^ Ffrench, Andrew (14 May 2009). "New sculpture marks Oxford's twin town link". The Oxford Times. Retrieved 2017-01-18.
- ^ "Acclaimed artist Tania Kovats creates new public artwork inspired by, and for, the Bodleian Libraries". Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford. 30 January 2019.
- ^ http://wantage-museum.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/King-Alfreds-Statue.pdf
- ^ Hughes, Pete (31 August 2016). "Legendary actor Edward Fox unveils John Betjeman bust in Wantage". The Herald Series. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
External links[]
- Guide to public art in Oxfordshire (PDF) by South Oxfordshire district council
- Public art map (PDF) by Oxford City Council
- Public art in Headington, Oxford
Categories:
- Lists of public art in England
- Lists of buildings and structures in Oxfordshire