Subject(s): Greg Rutherford
Sport: Athletics
Location: Fen Street Roundabout, Milton Keynes
Unveiled: 9/6/2014
Sculptor: Clare Bigger
Material: Stainless Steel
Status: In Situ
Inscription(s): Plaque: THIS SCULPTURE, BY THE ARTIST CLARE BIGGER, WAS COMMISSIONED BY GAZELEY U.K. LTD IN THE YEAR 2013. TAKING IT'S INITIAL INSPIRATION FROM THE GOLD MEDAL EXPLOITS OF MILTON KEYNES ATHLETE GREG RUTHERFORD AT THE 2012 OLYMPICS, THE LEAPING MAN CONCEPT WAS FURTHER DEVELOPED TO HIGHLIGHT THE CORE VALUES THAT HAVE BEEN UNDERPINNING THE VERY SUCCESS OF MILTON KEYNES. NAMELY THE CITY'S 'CAN DO' COMMUNITY, STRIVING FOR AND ACHIEVING SUCCESS - BE IT FOR LOCAL BUSINESS OR BE IT FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE INVESTED THEIR FUTURES IN THE CITY. THE EAST FLANK ENTRY POINT TO MILTON KEYNES MARKS FOR MANY THE FIRST IMPRESSION OF THE CITY AS THEY APPROACH FROM THE SOUTH. THIS WORK RELAYS THAT SENSE OF HAVING ARRIVED AT SOMEWHERE QUITE DIFFERENT AND QUITE SPECIAL IN AN INSPIRATIONAL AND DYNAMIC MANNER.
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