艺廊Co-op Mosaic, Hull
- 年代
- 1963 年
- 地点
- 赫尔河畔金斯顿
- 题材
- 公共艺术
- 材质
- 玻璃
- 国家
- 英国
The Co-op Mosaic is a mural in Kingston upon Hull, England, designed by the artist Alan Boyson. Commissioned by the Hull and East Riding Co-operative Society for the exterior of the end of their new store, the mural is sited at the junction of Jameson Street and King Edward Street, now a mainly pedestrianised area created for the City of Culture 2017. The building was erected by 1963. Depicting three stylised trawlers, it commemorates Hull's fishing fleet.
The mural is made from 4,224 panels, each 1 foot (30 cm) square and each containing 225 tesserae – cubes of Italian glass – using 1,061,775 in all. The panels are fixed to a 66 by 64 feet (20 by 20 m) curved concrete screen attached to the wall.
The mural was manufactured to Boyson's design by Richards Tiles Ltd, subsequently part of Johnsons Tiles Ltd. It was constructed by A. Andrews & Sons Marbles and Tiles.
Included in the mural is the Latin text res per industriam prosperae ('prosperit…
摘自英文维基百科「Co-op Mosaic」（CC BY-SA 4.0），暂时没有中文条目。