Public Art Review

The widow of Brian Clough is set to unveil the bronze statue of the former Nottingham Forest and Derby County boss on the 6th of November at Old Market Square, Nottingham. £60,000 was raised for Sculptor, Les Johnson, to immortalize Clough. The 8ft (2.4m) bronze which depicts the football manager with his hands clenched above his head is expected to draw fans from far a field. Clough will best be remembered for his team’s win at the League Championship at Derby County and at Forest, and then for winning two European Cups with the Nottingham club. Clough died in 2004 from stomach cancer.

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Famous Indian cricketer Rahul Dravid has had his landmark 10,000 Test runs honored in the most innovative way, a 10,000 brick wall. The wall, which was built by the Bangalore-based realtor group,  features a flat metal cutout of Dravid doing his famous cover drive. Sachin Tendulkar unveiled the Dravid Wall at the Chinnaswamy stadium and remarked `It is a great credit to his family. More than a great cricketer and a great batsman, Rahul is a perfect gentleman on and off the field. The Wall will inspire every budding cricketer to emulate Rahul and his batting skills,`Adding that special touch to Dravid’s Memorial Wall is a small electronic scoreboard which displays his current score with the bat. It is currently at 10,246 but that is about to change as India and Australia do battle in the coming months Cricket Test.

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The 40 meter high statue of Chinggis Khaan (aka Genghis) on horseback was unveiled in Tsonjin Boldog in Erdene soum of Tuv province, Mongolia, late November. Just what Mongolia  needs, another memorial to the almighty paranoid pillager, who died from falling off a horse (a little ironic don’t you think?). The statue is the largest Genghis in the world and features a viewing platform. The statue is part of a complex of buildings and is surrounded by 36 marble columns.  The complex, designed by architect D.Erdenebileg, sits on the site where some says Genghis first discovered the horsewhip in 1177 (who knew?).

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The bronze statue depicting racing car driver Peter Brock standing on top his 1984 Holden VK Commodore with the James Hardie Trophy held high above his head is soon to be unveiled at the National Motor Racing Museum. Brock who died in a freak accident in Perth, Western Australia,in 2006, was one of Bathurst’s biggest drawcards winning nine Bathurst titles. Following his death the Bathurst 1000 trophy was renamed “Peter Brock Trophy” in his honor. Oh and for all of you non rev heads Bathurst 1000 is a  1,000-kilometre (620 mi) touring car race held annually at Mount Panorama Circuit in Victoria, Australia.

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