Gormley’s Angel of the North is an impressive sight close up. There were some great perspectives on it. We seem to have bumped into Gormley’s all over the place – New York, Liverpool and Eastbourne.
Photographs – Anthony Gormley Angel of the North.
Sorry to say it has never quite appealed to me.
Perhaps you have to see it up close. It is very large and quite awe-inspiring.
I think Gormley has a great sense of humour.
I think you are correct you would have to see it up close, I just have my idea of what I like.
We’re all different – my Mum used to say. And it takes all sorts to make a world. And it wouldn’t do for us all to like the same things. She was a whole encyclopaedia of sayings. But it’s true. It’s good to like different things.
The impact of the Angel of the North is much more vclose up those. You get the enormity of it.
Your Mother was right, we are all different and it is just as well. I don’t understand or like these very modern sculptures, I am not referring to The Angel of the North, I mean in general, perhaps I am too old fashioned and romantic in my views.
I like them. The Gormley’s I find humorous. He’s got a good sense of humour. I’ve seen them all over. They keep popping up.
Where else are they?
There were some in a square in New York – up on the skyscrapers and in the park, an exhibition of them at the De La Warr in Bexhill, and on the beach near Liverpool.
That’s interesting, what exactly were they?
They were figures. I believe taken from a cast of his body.
They would be worth seeing.
I’ve got some photos somewhere. I’ll see if I can dig them out.
Please do I would like to see what they are like.
I’ll have a look.
When it is convenient for you.
I found them
Great.looking forward to them.
They’re there!
I know I had answered earlier and then did this again. They were great and many thanks for taking the trouble of sorting them out and showing me.
That’s OK Anna. It was a pleasure. I am amazed I found them all.
Very well photographed. Have you shown all your Grandchildren his work, I suspect you have.
They are not particularly impressed.
Afternoon Opher. That really surprises me, I thought they would have all your enthusiasm.
They are not short of energy and enthusiasm – they’re just selective.
Aren’t we all, that’s the problem. Perhaps the energy and enthusiasm can be passed over here.
I know I need a bit of it right now!
Why end of the week? I tired from long walk to Breast Scan then three hours later bloody surgery again and INR it had “dropped” again, if it keeps dropping don’t know how that will affect San Francisco – blood clotting?
Hope your blood settles. You don’t want it to mess up SF.
Well I know I am causing the problem but they (dr will only do something if I pay). I am taking Strong Nurofen which I am not allowed it gives me 8 hours pain relief I have this pain now going from my back to my right hip and down my right leg 24 hrs a day, I am nearly screaming with it and I can usually tolerate pain but this is something else…. It’s either the tablets or gin. My reading 1.7 should be above 2.5. I am worried about clotting.
And they wouldn’t do anything? The NHS is meant to be free! You shouldn’t have to pay!!
No, when I asked in desperation “if I pay” (bloody fool I was) I have never seen such a smile sweep across a Dr’s face straight away he went “oh so you will pay for the consultation and the injection”, to which I said “no I am not paying for the consultation but if I can’t get the injection on the NHS I will pay I am in pain too much” he was not too pleased with me – he’s a new Dr (mine retired suddenly?) and bloody useless. When I do go for the Consultation Opher I will ask for it on the NHS.
I think that’s scandalous. It should be free.
Opher, it is all about money now, they don’t give a damn. The cost for the injections comes out of the Surgery money, so I pay and they save. Also 50 plus and “you cost too much to them”. Stupid idiot me I mentioned I would pay but I am in so much pain – I have a strong pain threshold but this is way beyond that now – I need a break from pain, especially going to SF.
Sounds like the guy’s a cynical bastard. Our surgery is great – nothing is too much trouble.
You are extremely lucky, ours used to be good. It is all new ones or locums and nearly all foreign – I could barely understand this fellow, Nigerian I think. They have closed their books. No, to him I am over 60, what maybe another ten years left costing them too much money, put up with the pain. Well I have had this spinal problem for what 30 years or more – David is dead 22 years this Christmas and it must be ten years prior to that he first took me to the Dr to point out my right hip and the pain I was in. They are bastards now.
We are very lucky with our surgery. They are really nice and look after us well.
Well try and hang onto them
We’ll see – we might move soon.
Why and where, abroad?
Thinking of moving out of the village into a town with more amenities. Not sure where yet. Somewhere central like York.
York is lovely but so expensive, just as well you have your pension.
Yes – we are rather stranded in a cheap part of the country. We cannot possibly move south because of the prices and York would really stretch us. But we will probably go for something smaller.
When you say cheaper part, you mean the houses are fairly priced. Here they are going high again, half a million and above this road and a few others around here.. How big are you now, the home! This is five beds/4 receptions and the rest. Too much for me far too much, but I am stuck as you know.
We’ve a four/five bed house. In York it would be £200,000 more. In London it would be worth millions. It’s the penalty of living in a place with low house prices. The South has got silly. It’s the bubble created by the wealthy investors and bankers buying in London for silly prices. It pushes everything up. Insanity.
Why do you want to leave, you have a large house your prices will increase too. Is it too big for you. The Boys always say if they could pick this house up and plonk it in London look what we would get for it, I would not sell this for anything under £700,000/800,000. Then where do you go
Our house is only worth around £300,000. Yet it is brilliant. It is just in the wrong place out in the country. We need more facilities. The East Riding is just cheap for houses.
Great photos tory of the Angel of the North, Opher. Now I’m even more looking forward to ur visit in spring. 🙂
Best regards, Dina
Thank you Dina. Enjoy!! Best wishes – Opher.