A stunning piece of public artwork, designed to complement a £14.5 million industrial and warehouse development in Oxfordshire, has been unveiled.
Acclaimed artist Claude Heath, a former artist in residence at the Henry Moore Institute and prizewinner in the John Moores Exhibition, was commissioned to produce an eye-catching sculpture for the heart of Cotmore Park Business Park, in Thame.
The £15,000 piece of art, titled ‘Colour Spaces’, was officially unveiled outside the headquarters of high quality print company Windles Group and leading haberdashery distributor Groves, who moved to the business park development last year.
It was commissioned by commercial property developer Stoford – which delivered the Cotmore Park Business Park development – in collaboration with independent art consultancy Public Artist Limited.
Claude, who was chosen to create the artwork following a selection process, was at the event to unveil his finished artwork.
Bruce Podmore, of Windles, said: “It’s taken time, careful thought and teamwork to produce this wonderful piece of public art. It’s been a real pleasure to work with the team and see Claude’s work become a reality.”
Andrew Groves, of Groves, said: “We are delighted to see Claude’s work realised on our site and proud to have had the opportunity to work with him. Stoford have done a great job delivering the development and this artwork is a fitting highlight for the scheme.”
Jon Andrews, director of Public Artist Ltd, said: “Claude stood out as an innovative artist who came up with some incredible ideas for the space and it was very exciting to work with him. Colour Spaces will be a fantastic addition to the development. We’re thrilled that Claude will be joining us to reveal his magnificent artwork.”
Last year, while Colour Spaces was still in the design stages, Claude Heath said it was planned to be an aluminium structure with a three-dimensional colour map applied to it: “Colours have height, width, and depth, relative to each other, and a colour space is how they map together. We are giving one of these colour spaces a solid form, as a sculptural beacon of digital colour in the Oxfordshire surroundings.”
