AN ARTIST is making waves in Redcar - out of concrete.
The five metre tapered column, made of pre-cast concrete, features wave-like forms. It has been erected at one of the town's main gateways, next to the Zetland Park roundabout, between Lord Street and Granville Terrace.
The column, called The Touchstone, is the creation of artist Graeme Johnson. It features stainless steel bands that wrap around the column at three levels, carrying pieces of text from "Reading Redcar", a poem by local poet Bob Beagrie.
The scultpture is part of a £34,000 project and is one of several seafront enhancement schemes funded by £300,000 from the Government's Capital Challenge programme.
Project manager Phil Reilly, from Cleveland Arts, said: "We're delighted to have completed the sculpture and we hope it will make a significant contribution of public art to Redcar."
Local people were involved in choosing the final design for Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council, following a series of discussion workshops
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