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31: 101: 278: 119:, and was commissioned by Newtown South Aston City Challenge, Birmingham City Council and West Midlands Arts. it is a steel sculpture, height 4 metres (13 ft). The artist worked with local children to develop the design; the three interlocked rings each relate to the design of real pieces of jewellery. 137:"Northam Shoal", of 2002, was commissioned by Southampton City Council. It is a steel sculpture by the artist and MJF Precision Welding, height 12 metres (39 ft), situated in Old Northam Road. A shoal of about 1,000 stainless steel fish are lit by 30: 317: 322: 50:
from 1982 to 1983, where he began to work particularly in welded metal sculptures. He was a Henry Moore Sculpture Fellow from 1990 to 1991, and was an
312: 307: 210: 22:(1960–2014) was an English sculptor and teacher. He created many public sculptures by commission, which stand in locations in Britain. 332: 82: 73:", he created kinetic installations showing the patterns created by moving molecules. This was the basis of the exhibition 327: 78: 92:
He was married to Susan Postlethwaite, and they had two children. Grimsey died in 2014, after suffering from cancer.
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He was concerned that there should be collaboration between art and science, and was particularly interested in
282: 55: 47: 152:, is a line of panels displaying flowers, set into the ground, representing the underground route of the 126:. It was commissioned by the Woolwich development Agency and Greenwich Council. The work commemorates 302: 297: 100: 149: 112: 51: 237: 131: 116: 225: 249: 172: 156:. The alternative name of the burn is the Florid Burn, meaning "abounding in flowers". 291: 122:"The Woolwich Ship", of 1999, is a steel sculpture situated in Plumstead Road in the 85:
in Sheffield in 2012. He was the co-author, with the science writer Peter Forbes, of
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in a sequence so that the shoal appears to move in a spiral.
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at several organisations. From 2003 he taught at the
58:, from 2008 as head of sculpture, until his death. 206: 204: 65:. Working with scientists on a project funded by 262:"The Flowering of the Lort Burn – Tom Grimsey 8: 264:newcastleart.org. Retrieved 6 February 2024. 188: 186: 184: 214:The history of art education in Brighton 87:Nanoscience: Giants of the Infinitesimal 318:Academics of the University of Brighton 165: 69:to develop a "Directed Reconfigurable 144:"The Flowering of the Lort Burn", in 7: 192:Peter Forbes: Tom Grimsey obituary. 323:Alumni of Wimbledon College of Arts 252:Art UK. Retrieved 5 February 2024. 240:Art UK. Retrieved 5 February 2024. 228:Art UK. Retrieved 5 February 2024. 14: 108:His works include the following: 81:in Manchester in 2011 and at the 276: 34:"Newtown Jewels", in Birmingham 313:21st-century English sculptors 308:20th-century English sculptors 83:Magna Science Adventure Centre 1: 216:. Retrieved 7 February 2024. 178:. Retrieved 5 February 2024. 16:English sculptor (1960–2014) 79:Science and Industry Museum 75:Giants of the Infinitesimal 349: 124:Royal Borough of Greenwich 46:from 1979 to 1982, and at 44:Wimbledon College of Arts 42:in London. He studied at 211:"Tom Grimsey, sculptor" 105: 56:University of Brighton 35: 333:Sculptors from London 285:at Wikimedia Commons 103: 33: 328:People from Highgate 38:Grimsey was born in 238:"The Woolwich Ship" 150:Newcastle upon Tyne 130:, particularly the 113:Newtown, Birmingham 104:"The Woolwich Ship" 52:artist-in-residence 48:St Martin's College 198:, 3 December 2014. 106: 36: 281:Media related to 132:Woolwich Dockyard 117:Jewellery Quarter 340: 280: 265: 259: 253: 247: 241: 235: 229: 226:"Newtown Jewels" 223: 217: 208: 199: 190: 179: 170: 348: 347: 343: 342: 341: 339: 338: 337: 288: 287: 274: 269: 268: 260: 256: 250:"Northam Shoal" 248: 244: 236: 232: 224: 220: 209: 202: 191: 182: 171: 167: 162: 98: 28: 17: 12: 11: 5: 346: 344: 336: 335: 330: 325: 320: 315: 310: 305: 300: 290: 289: 273: 272:External links 270: 267: 266: 254: 242: 230: 218: 200: 180: 164: 163: 161: 158: 97: 94: 77:, held at the 27: 24: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 345: 334: 331: 329: 326: 324: 321: 319: 316: 314: 311: 309: 306: 304: 301: 299: 296: 295: 293: 286: 284: 279: 271: 263: 258: 255: 251: 246: 243: 239: 234: 231: 227: 222: 219: 215: 212: 207: 205: 201: 197: 196: 189: 187: 185: 181: 177: 174: 173:"Tom Grimsey" 169: 166: 159: 157: 155: 151: 147: 142: 140: 135: 133: 129: 125: 120: 118: 114: 109: 102: 95: 93: 90: 88: 84: 80: 76: 72: 68: 64: 59: 57: 53: 49: 45: 41: 32: 25: 23: 21: 275: 257: 245: 233: 221: 213: 195:The Guardian 193: 168: 143: 139:fibre optics 136: 121: 110: 107: 91: 86: 74: 60: 37: 19: 18: 303:2014 deaths 298:1960 births 283:Tom Grimsey 146:Leazes Park 115:, near the 71:Nanomachine 63:nanoscience 20:Tom Grimsey 292:Categories 160:References 154:Lort Burn 128:Woolwich 89:(2014). 40:Highgate 176:Art UK 96:Works 67:EPSRC 26:Life 294:: 203:^ 183:^ 148:, 134:.

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Highgate
Wimbledon College of Arts
St Martin's College
artist-in-residence
University of Brighton
nanoscience
EPSRC
Nanomachine
Science and Industry Museum
Magna Science Adventure Centre

Newtown, Birmingham
Jewellery Quarter
Royal Borough of Greenwich
Woolwich
Woolwich Dockyard
fibre optics
Leazes Park
Newcastle upon Tyne
Lort Burn
"Tom Grimsey"
Art UK



The Guardian


"Tom Grimsey, sculptor"

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