B of the Bang!
Now sadly dismantled, B of the Bang was Britain’s tallest sculpture and was commissioned to mark the success of the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester.
Located next to the City of Manchester Stadium, in Beswick, Manchester, the statue was designed by Thomas Heatherwick and unveiled by sprinter Linford Christie in 2005. It takes its name from a quotation of Christie in which he said that he started his races not merely at the ‘bang’ of the starting pistol, but at ‘The B of the Bang’
B of the Bang! belongs to the following groups:
Art North West and This is England Available for sale asGreeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints and Framed Prints
smallfox
great shot! shame indeed, that it was dismantled
lroof
amazing image!
Matt Botwood
Fantastic sculpture – great composition
Danimal11
looks like a desert plant w out the stem. shift my head
anaisnais
Interesting, at first glance I’m sorry to say I tought it may have been a small cordoline from thumbprint…..ooopsss….bright red and creeping away, lol. Thanks for sharing.
rzs7yk
cool photo
Matthew Metcalf
I have tried many times to capture a shot of the Bang. Always failed miserably. You seem to have pulled it off here though. It is a shame that some people just didn’t get it, Heatherwick is a seriously talented artist/engineer, it is a shame this couldn’t have stayed…..............
JIBBERS
NICE!!! (:
catdot
Brilliant shot. Agree with Danimal11, thought it was a plant seed head or something.
Danielle Schmidt
insane!
Scott d'Almeida
stunning
naishh
gr8 shot…..