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John Kaufman
''The Diver'' (full name:''The Diver:Regeneration'') is a sculpture by John Kaufman located in the River Thames at Rainham, London, Rainham, east London. ''The Diver'' is made of Galvanisation, galvanised steel bands on a steel frame and is tall and approximately wide and is partly submerged every high tide and totally submerged by spring and neap tides. ''The Diver'' is constructed from (approx.) 300 m of galvanised steel banding and 3000 nuts and bolts and weighs 3 tons. It is secured into the Thames mud. History John Kaufman (1941–2002) was a self-taught sculptor living and working in the London Borough of Havering, East London. Inspired by prominent public artist Don Rankin to create his own piece of public art, John embarked on the Diver project in 1995. Initially he financed the project himself but later received funding from Veolia, Cleanaway, a local refuse company. Receiving mentoring from Don Rankin, support from the Havering London Borough Council ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Diver
''The Diver'' (full name:''The Diver:Regeneration'') is a sculpture by John Kaufman located in the River Thames at Rainham, east London. ''The Diver'' is made of galvanised steel bands on a steel frame and is tall and approximately wide and is partly submerged every high tide and totally submerged by spring and neap tides. ''The Diver'' is constructed from (approx.) 300 m of galvanised steel banding and 3000 nuts and bolts and weighs 3 tons. It is secured into the Thames mud. History John Kaufman (1941–2002) was a self-taught sculptor living and working in the London Borough of Havering, East London. Inspired by prominent public artist Don Rankin to create his own piece of public art, John embarked on the Diver project in 1995. Initially he financed the project himself but later received funding from Cleanaway, a local refuse company. Receiving mentoring from Don Rankin, support from the Havering London Borough Council in the person of Adam Nardell and addit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
