Falkirk Wheel Exhibition
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Granite: 5x11x3ft. 6.00 tons.
Location: The Falkirk Wheel.
For Sale.
This emotive work depicts St. Francis lying in retreat on "that rugged rock twixt Tiber and Arno" as Dante described La Verna. The sculpture shows the saint surro [ ... ]
Granite: 5x5x3ft. 3.00 tons. Location: The Falkirk Wheel. For Sale. Man of Sorrows. Carved in a fine-textured Portuguese granite this sculpture portrays the suffering of Christ. All of Rae's earliest sculptures were inspired by religious [ ... ]
Granite: 4x9x5ft. 5.00 tons Location: The Falkirk Wheel. For Sale. Boy with Calf. A most poetic and dynamic work of a boy leaning over a calf. On the other side of the stone he pulls a blanket up to his face, perhaps in remorse for what [ ... ]
Granite: 6x6x3ft. 4.00 tons.Location: The Falkirk Wheel. For Sale. Flight into Egypt. This sculpture is titled after the Holy Family showing Mary holding baby Jesus with Joseph at the other side of the stone. It is also a metaphor for all [ ... ]
Granite: 5x6x4ft. 4.00 tons. Location: The Falkirk Wheel. For Sale. Sheep on a Crag. This sculpture reveals three sheep within the stone. On one side the head of a ram with a curled horn. On the other side the ewe looks back at her lamb wh [ ... ]
Granite: 2x4x3ft 0.90 ton. Location: The Falkirk Wheel. For Sale. Baby Boar. Carved from a boulder of Kemnay silver-grey granite, Rae wanted this sculpture to look as if it had been carved by the wind giving it a primeaval quality.
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Granite: 8x22x3ft 15.00 tonsLocation: The Falkirk Wheel. Tyger Tyger Carved in Corrennie pink granite which is 460 million years old, this monumental relief celebrates William Blake’s well known poem. The sculpture also draws attention t [ ... ]
Granite: 7x12x3ft 8.00 tons.Location: The Falkirk Wheel. For Sale. Bison. Carved in relief in Corrennie pink granite this work was inspired by prehistoric cave art. Rae carved out the background and left the image of the bison on the natura [ ... ]
Granite: 3x7x6ft 5.00 tons Location: The Falkirk Wheel. For Sale. Dung Beetle. In Egyptian mythology the dung beetle or scarab rolled the sun across the universe. Rae's inspiration for this work was the monumental Egyptian scarab in the Bri [ ... ]
Granite: 5x7x6ft 5.00 tons. Location: The Falkirk Wheel. For Sale. Vulture and Carcass. This thought-provoking work is a warning about what can happen when man interferes with Nature. The vulture represents man's greed. The carcass is neith [ ... ]
Granite: 5x8x4ft 4.00 tons. Location: The Falkirk Wheel. For Sale. Ox. The emblem of St. Luke, beast of burden and of hard labour in the fields. St. Luke was also the patron saint of healing.
Granite: 7x10x5ft 10.00 tons
Location: The Falkirk Wheel.
For Sale.
Heavy Horse and Foal
This sculpture is a statement about the heavy horse - how much it is part of our heritage - long before the Industrial Revolution when [ ... ]
Granite: 7x11x5 ft. 10.00 tons.
Location: The Falkirk Wheel.
For Sale.
Elephant Family.
On one side of the stone is the patriarch and on the other the matriarch and baby. This much-loved endangered species is [ ... ]
Sculptures at The Falkirk Wheel Exhibition
The above twelve sculptures are on exhibition at The Falkirk Wheel from April 2008 till April 2010. Further images of Ronald Rae’s Sculptures are also available.
The Falkirk Wheel is located in Central Scotland where the Union Canal meets the Forth and Clyde Canal. The Wheel is the only rotating boat lift in the world.
For location visit The Falkirk Wheel. Pick up a sculpture trail map at the venue.
The Falkirk Wheel’s destinations manager, Carole Keltie said “We are very pleased to host Ronald’s unique collection of work. The Wheel itself is a feat of engineering and a stunning monument for the future which perfectly complements Ronald’s beautiful creations.”
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I love the way the Tiger in its ancient stone keeps its eye on the modern world. I think one could spend many hours just looking at and feeling these stones, several of which I had not seen before. I am glad to be able to see their images here. How anyone is able to take what is hidden in the massive stone, and express themselves so vividly with it, is always something that has amazed me about Ronald Rae’s work.
Thank you Carolyn for your comments. I am glad you have enjoyed looking at the sculptures on the web site. You are right – it is amazing that Ronald Rae can bring alive this ancient stone that is 460 million years old, exposing the tiger within. He himself does not know how it happens and calls it a miracle. There is no doubt it is determined by his dialogue with the stone in the quarry followed by his skill using hand tools and moreover that he puts his heart and soul into every work.