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The Story of a Steel Bear

This bear has raised £20.00

1766 visits

The Bear

David Mayne is the creator of the original steel Bear in the Botanical Gardens’ Bear Pit, on which the sculpture trail is based. For his trail Bear design, he wanted to tell the tale of the original Bear sculpture’s journey and how it has become what it is today.

The design reflects the surface of the original sculpture with a stylised paint finish, hidden amongst its fur are glimpses of the story of how the original sculpture was made­ – with countless happy memories and 200 cups of tea along the way!

 
Location
Meadowhall, Orange Car Park
The Artist
David Mayne
 David Mayne is a sculptor based in Holmfirth. He is the creator of the original steel Bear in the Botanical Gardens’ Bear Pit, on which the sculpture trail Bear is based. Throughout his career he has divided his time between large scale public art commissions, gallery exhibitions and community engagement and education projects. He was inspired to work in steel during his time in Sheffield and still uses this material today.  
The Sponsor
Irwin Mitchell
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