Issue 4


Surrey’s the


QUEEN OF ARTS Knife Birds


For my second choice, I am extremely fond of the first work we bought under the Per Cent for Art scheme: Knife Birds by Bridget McCrum, inspired by African tribal knives she saw in the British Museum. Cast in bronze and unveiled in 2004, like much of her output it spans the gap between figurative work and abstraction. Carefully sited on the Piazza by Bridget, the space between the two elements is as important as the elements themselves.


Meet long-serving University Arts Administrator Patricia Grayburn MBE DL. Awarded an MBE in 2004 for services to the arts, Patricia will have worked at Surrey for 35 years this September. Curator of the University’s art collection, we asked Pat to pick her favourite three sculptures from the amazing public art on campus.


The Stag


Picking just three sculptures is certainly a difficult task, but for my first choice, I must opt for The Stag by Allan Sly, standing prominently at the entrance to the University. It is his stylised interpretation of the University crest and now adorns many of our publications. He was also responsible for The Surrey Scholar in Guildford High Street, voted the town’s favourite sculpture.


Spine


My third choice would be Diane Maclean’s Spine by the lake, made as a memorial to her surgeon father. Not only does it have the most attractive curve but the hues of the stainless steel change according to the light and reflect the surrounding trees. I have seen students dancing round it and grasping it in photographs.


The University of Surrey has an open campus, and we encourage visitors to enjoy the public art on display. For more information, visit: surrey.ac.uk/visit-university


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