Latest news from William Pye
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Coanda In A Private Garden
Tuesday, 17th February, 2009
An example of the Coanda effect in a private garden in south London. The water is allowed to spill over the edge of a bowl and adheres to its underside, converging towards the central trunk. The piece is 1.9 metres... Read more
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Shimmer, A New Piece In Italy
Tuesday, 17th February, 2009
Shimmer has its genesis in the mediaeval garden at Ninfa, south of Rome, where at one point water appears under a shallow layer of grass to become a fully fledged stream. It is that point of emergence that I find... Read more
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A New Permanent Font For Salisbury Cathedral
Tuesday, 30th September, 2008
I have worked on the project on and off for the past ten years and the font is now completed and was consecrated by the Archbishop of Canterbury on 28th September 2008, as part of the Cathedral's 750th anniversary celebrations.The... Read more
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New Work By William Pye At The Royal British Society Of Sculptors
Wednesday, 21st May, 2008
'Beneath the Surface: A Decade of Projects Seen in Depth' opens on 5th June 2008. Alongside recently completed works, it will feature maquettes, drawings and photographs of five large-scale projects.Professor Brian Falconbridge President of the RBS, said: "For more than... Read more
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Major Makeover At King's Cross, London
Wednesday, 21st May, 2008
A new 8.5 metre sculpture is now in King's Cross on the same site that my first major commission appeared over thirty years ago. I returned to the site of Nat West's former offices on Pentonville Road - now The... Read more
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William Pye Wins Competition In Norway
Friday, 9th May, 2008
On 5th May 2008 William Pye won a major international sculpture competition for a water sculpture to occupy a new square in the town of Drammen, near Oslo in Norway.The jury, comprising professional artists, the donors and members of the... Read more
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Three Sculptures In Russia
Thursday, 11th January, 2007
On 1st November 2006 I learned that the head of the Mariinsky organisation wished to acquire three of my works - 'Coracle', 'Dish Vortex' and 'Starburst'. These water sculptures were destined for the new Mariinsky Concert Hall in St Petersburg... Read more
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September 2006: New Sculpture In Greece
Wednesday, 10th January, 2007
In early September 2006 'Attica', an eight metre high, six tonne water sculpture in mirror-polished stainless steel was loaded and sent on its way by road and ferry to Greece where it was installed on the slopes of Mount Parnitha,... Read more