Granite: 8x22x3ft 15.00 tons. Location: 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 to the tiger as an endangered species.
Tyger, Tyger, burning bright,
In the forests of the night
What immortal hand or eye
Could frame thy fearful symmetry?
The stone for this sculpture was an amazing find in the quarry. At 22 feet long it was the largest stone to date that Rae had tackled. When the tiger emerged out of the stone he decided it was well worth the effort.
To see a short video about this sculpture go to Latest News on the right hand column of this page and click on Ronald Rae at his Falkirk Wheel Exhibition Part Two.
