John McKenna (sculptor)
John McKenna | |
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Royal Grammar School Worcester | |
Alma mater | Middlesex Polytechnic Art College |
Occupation | Sculptor |
John McKenna (born 1964) is a Scottish sculptor[1] born in Manchester.[1] He is based in Turnberry, South Ayrshire, Scotland.[2]
Education and early years (1993–2002)
McKenna moved to
Relocation to Scotland (2002)
By the year 2002 McKenna was commissioned to produce the main artwork on the
Larger Public Art projects (2006–present)
In 2006 the larger studios at the farm to which McKenna relocated enabled him to extend into fabricating larger stainless steel sculptural structures. The new facilities saw the creation of a
In 2007 McKenna set up the A4A art for architecture studio sculpture foundry where he started casting his own bronze sculpture and statues. He also created a bronze statue The Miner of Auchengeich as a memorial in Moodiesburn near Glasgow.[11]
McKenna's stainless steel sculpture of a 'Hovering Kestrel' measures six metres across its wingspan by four metres high, sited on a building facade 14 metres high. The Kestrel was commissioned by the client for the Citadel Logistics Building on the Black Country Spine route, near Bilston in the West Midlands. The Kestrel concept for the artwork came about through design research work undertaken by A4A associate Steve Field drawing on Natural History information on the former site.
Sporting Sculpture statues
McKenna's commissions include statues of footballers: Jock Stein at Celtic Park, Glasgow[12] and of Jimmy Johnstone in the Jimmy Johnstone Memorial Garden, Old Edinburgh Road, Viewpark, Lanarkshire.[13][14]
On 20 September 2013 the town of Dudley commemorated the
During 2015 the football club
Bon Scott
In 2016, McKenna's sculpture of former AC/DC frontman, Bon Scott was unveiled in his hometown of Kirriemuir. The statue has been funded via a crowdfunding which had raised over £45,000 to see the work completed.[15]
References
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- ^ "Ayrshire Arts Network ~ Artist Directory". ayrshirearts.com. Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
- ^ a b c "John McKenna". ayrshirearts.com. Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
- ^ "La Vaque dé Jèrri". Societe Jersiaise. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
- ^ "HM The Queen opens RJA & HS Headquarters". avonteur.com. Archived from the original on 29 September 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
- ^ a b "No ordinary drama queen". The Scotsman. 8 July 2004. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
- ^ "Cunard's Queen Victoria Shines a Spotlight on Museum-Quality Art Collection" (PDF). cunard.com. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
- ^ "The statue of Eof". evesham.com. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
- ^ "Artist's Directory : John McKenna". ayrshirehearts.com. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
- ^ ""Jigger" the Brownhills Miner". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
[Taylor] was working in the pit at Walsall Wood when the roof suddenly collapsed
- ^ "Replica unveiled for stolen Auchengeich mining statue". BBC News. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
- ^ "Statue unveiled for Celtic great Jock Stein". Stv.tv. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
- ^ "Jimmy Johnstone memorial garden and statue officially opened". Stv.tv. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ^ "'Jimmy 'Jinky' Johnstone portrait statue'". artparks.co.uk. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ^ "AC/DC singer's statue to be unveiled at BonFest". BBC News. Retrieved 29 April 2016.