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hambonio
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 Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2009 2:38 pm Post subject: Buchanan St sculpture |
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what ever happened to the ugly sculpture that was situated at the bottom of buchanan st? i was walking down there the other day when it struck me that its been gone for a few years .where is it now? who was the sculpture? what was it called ?im sure someone on ug knows the answer
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cybers
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| Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2009 2:47 pm Post subject: |
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has it not been moved to the upper section of bucky now ?
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Alex Glass
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It was put in storage. Not sure if it is still in the store or if it has been disposed of.
Don't know who the sculptor was but I am sure there was some discussion on here about this statue.
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Oh, that winged thingy? Hopefully it was melted down because it was hideous.
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It is called 'The Spirit Of Kentigern' by Neil Livingstone and it was meant to symbolise the Glaswegian's struggle to get out of bed in the morning....I mean, to lift themselves out of the drudgery of city life. Cheery bastard eh?
It was there from 1977 till 2000 when it was put in storage because it didn't fit in with Buchanan Street's snazzy new modern image. But Donald Dewar does apparently!
I like the old lump, it's got a familiarity about it.
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Jagz1876
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| schiehallion wrote: | It is called 'The Spirit Of Kentigern' by Neil Livingstone and it was meant to symbolise the Glaswegian's struggle to get out of bed in the morning....I mean, to lift themselves out of the drudgery of city life. Cheery bastard eh?
It was there from 1977 till 2000 when it was put in storage because it didn't fit in with Buchanan Street's snazzy new modern image. But Donald Dewar does apparently!
I like the old lump, it's got a familiarity about it.
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That's no way to talk about Donald Dewar. |
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Stuball
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I think he was referring to the style of statue fitting in more than the person
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Welcome to the site Jagz.
I remember that "art" as well.
It was an an interesting piece..............  |
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wee minx
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| Jagz1876 wrote: | | schiehallion wrote: | It is called 'The Spirit Of Kentigern' by Neil Livingstone and it was meant to symbolise the Glaswegian's struggle to get out of bed in the morning....I mean, to lift themselves out of the drudgery of city life. Cheery bastard eh?
It was there from 1977 till 2000 when it was put in storage because it didn't fit in with Buchanan Street's snazzy new modern image. But Donald Dewar does apparently!
I like the old lump, it's got a familiarity about it.
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That's no way to talk about Donald Dewar. |
Ah I remember that now, so...to me it looks like half a brain  |
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Jagz1876
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| Stuball wrote: | | I think he was referring to the style of statue fitting in more than the person |
I know he was, I just couldn't help myself. 
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