{"id":430,"date":"2023-12-12T11:25:47","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T11:25:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artscharitydeanclough.org\/?page_id=430"},"modified":"2023-12-12T11:28:13","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T11:28:13","slug":"andy-plant","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/artscharitydeanclough.org\/?page_id=430","title":{"rendered":"Andy Plant"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sculptor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-twentytwentyone-image-frame\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"http:\/\/artscharitydeanclough.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Sized-Portrait-IMG_7472.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artscharitydeanclough.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Sized-Portrait-IMG_7472.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/artscharitydeanclough.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Sized-Portrait-IMG_7472-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artscharitydeanclough.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Sized-Portrait-IMG_7472-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Combining a background of sculpture, engineering, and transforming theatre sets, Andy Plant has been making interactive mechanical sculpture for 25 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">\u2018As much performance as visual art, the work combines mechanics and engineering, a sense of place and a sense of humour.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-extra-small-font-size\"><em>North Tyneside Arts 2001<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">\u2018We wanted to commission something that resonated with local people\u2019s memories and set the public space in the context of the whole town\u2026 above all a piece that was fun with a big wow factor\u2026. Andy delivered to all the objectives of the brief.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-extra-small-font-size\"><em>Rob Rimmer, Director West Allerdale Regeneration Programme 2006<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-75\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"mailto:andyplant33@gmail.com\">Email<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-75\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.andyplant.co.uk\/\">Website<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-twentytwentyone-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/artscharitydeanclough.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Sized-Heaven-earth-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artscharitydeanclough.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Sized-Heaven-earth-768x1025.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artscharitydeanclough.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Sized-Heaven-earth-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/artscharitydeanclough.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Sized-Heaven-earth.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-twentytwentyone-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"690\" src=\"http:\/\/artscharitydeanclough.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Sized-Windmill.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artscharitydeanclough.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Sized-Windmill.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/artscharitydeanclough.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Sized-Windmill-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artscharitydeanclough.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Sized-Windmill-768x530.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-twentytwentyone-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"http:\/\/artscharitydeanclough.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Sized-Astronauts-Caravan.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artscharitydeanclough.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Sized-Astronauts-Caravan.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/artscharitydeanclough.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Sized-Astronauts-Caravan-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artscharitydeanclough.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Sized-Astronauts-Caravan-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-twentytwentyone-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/artscharitydeanclough.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Sized-Glass-Pool-3-copy-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artscharitydeanclough.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Sized-Glass-Pool-3-copy-768x1025.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artscharitydeanclough.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Sized-Glass-Pool-3-copy-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/artscharitydeanclough.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Sized-Glass-Pool-3-copy.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-twentytwentyone-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"http:\/\/artscharitydeanclough.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Sized-IOU-rearview-bus.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artscharitydeanclough.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Sized-IOU-rearview-bus.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/artscharitydeanclough.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Sized-IOU-rearview-bus-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artscharitydeanclough.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Sized-IOU-rearview-bus-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sculptor Combining a background of sculpture, engineering, and transforming theatre sets, Andy Plant has been making interactive mechanical sculpture for 25 years. \u2018As much performance as visual art, the work combines mechanics and engineering, a sense of place and a sense of humour.\u2019 North Tyneside Arts 2001 \u2018We wanted to commission something that resonated with&hellip; 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