News: Public art to use scrap ideas
Artwork is being created for an 85m stretch of hoardings currently surrounding development works happening on the new civic building at the former Guest & Chrimes site in Rotherham town centre.
Artist Adam Mileusnic will be running workshops in simple "stop-frame" animations creating moving pictures from scrap metal that will convey the spirit of Rotherham's Renaissance – this will really bring the ideas for the overall commission to life.
Adam said: "Stop-motion is simply a matter of taking lots of photos and playing them one after another. By using the metal components as a motif, people can create their own brilliant, simple but eye-catching images which will then act as inspiration for my finished piece."
Adam won the commission set by Rotherham Borough Council, in partnership with Rotherham Open Arts Renaissance (ROAR), on the basis of his strong design and ideas of how to engage with members of the public and young people to ensure their ideas were also incorporated in the finished piece.
A multi-disciplinary artist and designer based in Yorkshire, his work has varied from the design of shops and boats, to websites, logos and branding for a range of clients both locally, nationally and internationally.
ROAR Chief Executive Karen Sherwood said: "It's a really exciting piece of work, not only for its sheer size but also for what it represents. This is a historical site and the developments which are happening on it represent great things for Rotherham's Renaissance.
"It's encouraging to see Rotherham Borough Council embracing the wealth of talent that exists with artists out there and using the 85m of hoardings as an opportunity to display that talent."
Workshops will be held at the new arts-hub within Imperial Buildings on Saturday and Tuesday April 3 & 6.
Rotherham Renaissance website
ROAR website
Rotherham
Artist Adam Mileusnic will be running workshops in simple "stop-frame" animations creating moving pictures from scrap metal that will convey the spirit of Rotherham's Renaissance – this will really bring the ideas for the overall commission to life.
Adam said: "Stop-motion is simply a matter of taking lots of photos and playing them one after another. By using the metal components as a motif, people can create their own brilliant, simple but eye-catching images which will then act as inspiration for my finished piece."
Adam won the commission set by Rotherham Borough Council, in partnership with Rotherham Open Arts Renaissance (ROAR), on the basis of his strong design and ideas of how to engage with members of the public and young people to ensure their ideas were also incorporated in the finished piece.
A multi-disciplinary artist and designer based in Yorkshire, his work has varied from the design of shops and boats, to websites, logos and branding for a range of clients both locally, nationally and internationally.
ROAR Chief Executive Karen Sherwood said: "It's a really exciting piece of work, not only for its sheer size but also for what it represents. This is a historical site and the developments which are happening on it represent great things for Rotherham's Renaissance.
"It's encouraging to see Rotherham Borough Council embracing the wealth of talent that exists with artists out there and using the 85m of hoardings as an opportunity to display that talent."
Workshops will be held at the new arts-hub within Imperial Buildings on Saturday and Tuesday April 3 & 6.
Rotherham Renaissance website
ROAR website
Rotherham
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