RISE is the official name given to the public art sculpture located at Broadway Roundabout in Belfast, Northern Ireland.[1] However, it has been given unofficial, colloquial titles such as the "Balls of the Falls", "the Testes on the Westes" and "the Westicles".[2] These names have been derived by both the sculptures location on Broadway Junction (located above the A12 Westlink and in close proximity to the Falls Road)[3] and in reference to its shape made from two, spherical, metal structures.[4]
The RISE sculpture was designed by Wolfgang Buttress and consists of a geodesic sphere suspended inside a larger, 30 m (98 ft) diameter sphere and stands at an overall height of 37.5 m (123 ft).[5]Geodesic refers to the shortest path between two points on a curve so that in the case of the RISE sculpture, adjacent connections on each of the spheres are connected using straight bars, thereby minimising the distance between two points.[5] At 30m wide and 37.5m tall, RISE is the biggest public art sculpture in Belfast.[6]
RISE was commissioned by Belfast City Council[1] and built in 2011[7] as part of a multimillion-pound road improvement programme.[8] It now sits atop of the A12 Westlink Underpass (a grade-separated junction) where, according to a 2009 NI assembly report, sees approximately 80,000 cars on average flow past it each day.[9]
The globe-shaped, white and silver steel sculpture is a representation of a new sun rising to celebrate a new chapter in the history of Belfast.[8] The inner sphere represents the sun rising over the bogs and the outer sphere represents the sun's halo, while the angled, steel supports are to represent the reeds of the bog meadows that extended more widely across the area before it was developed.[5] Due to the Belfast's history of conflict and the location of the Westlink separating some of Belfast's unionist and nationalist communities, the sculpturer noted that it was important to design a sculpture that could be viewed in its 'roundness' from any angle and therefore any political or religious persuasion.[5]
The sculptor encouraged input from local people living near the landmark sculpture, including the holding of creative workshops with groups from the Donegall Road and St James' areas of Belfast.[8]
Work on RISE was due to begin in August 2009 and end in October 2009.[11] However, due to delays the completion date was changed to March 2011.[12] It was finally completed in September 2011, nearly two years behind the original schedule.[13]
Competition
There had been a previous competition and previous winner: Trillian by Ed Carpenter. However, plans were scrapped amid escalating steel costs, which threatened to raise the price of the sculpture, originally agreed at £400,000, to £600,000.[14][15]
In October 2009 school children and senior citizens from across Belfast worked with New Belfast Community Arts Initiative, local writers and the artist, Buttress, to look at plans for RISE, and to learn more about creative expression through workshops. The workshops were designed to give people an insight into the process involved in creating the sculpture, to give an opportunity to reflect on what it symbolises for Belfast, and to offer their own creative insights in response.[18]
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This article possibly contains inappropriate or misinterpreted citations that do not verify the text Please help improve this article by checking for citation inaccuracies August 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message RISE is the official name given to the public art sculpture located at Broadway Roundabout in Belfast Northern Ireland 1 However it has been given unofficial colloquial titles such as the Balls of the Falls the Testes on the Westes and the Westicles 2 These names have been derived by both the sculptures location on Broadway Junction located above the A12 Westlink and in close proximity to the Falls Road 3 and in reference to its shape made from two spherical metal structures 4 RISEArtistWolfgang Buttress Engineers Price amp Myers Contractor GRAHAM Construction Steel Fabricator Hasson and SonsYear2011TypeSteelDimensions37 5 m 30 m 123 ft 98 ft LocationBelfast Northern IrelandThe RISE sculpture was designed by Wolfgang Buttress and consists of a geodesic sphere suspended inside a larger 30 m 98 ft diameter sphere and stands at an overall height of 37 5 m 123 ft 5 Geodesic refers to the shortest path between two points on a curve so that in the case of the RISE sculpture adjacent connections on each of the spheres are connected using straight bars thereby minimising the distance between two points 5 At 30m wide and 37 5m tall RISE is the biggest public art sculpture in Belfast 6 RISE was commissioned by Belfast City Council 1 and built in 2011 7 as part of a multimillion pound road improvement programme 8 It now sits atop of the A12 Westlink Underpass a grade separated junction where according to a 2009 NI assembly report sees approximately 80 000 cars on average flow past it each day 9 Contents 1 Concept and Construction 2 Competition 3 Cost and funding 4 Workshop 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksConcept and Construction Edit RISE during construction The globe shaped white and silver steel sculpture is a representation of a new sun rising to celebrate a new chapter in the history of Belfast 8 The inner sphere represents the sun rising over the bogs and the outer sphere represents the sun s halo while the angled steel supports are to represent the reeds of the bog meadows that extended more widely across the area before it was developed 5 Due to the Belfast s history of conflict and the location of the Westlink separating some of Belfast s unionist and nationalist communities the sculpturer noted that it was important to design a sculpture that could be viewed in its roundness from any angle and therefore any political or religious persuasion 5 The sculptor encouraged input from local people living near the landmark sculpture including the holding of creative workshops with groups from the Donegall Road and St James areas of Belfast 8 Belfast City Council coordinated the plans for the new sculpture with strong support and funding from the Department for Social Development Regeneration Directorate and the National Lottery through the Big Lottery Fund through the Arts Council of Northern Ireland as well as advice and assistance from Department for Regional Development Roads Service Construction of the piece was challenging 10 Work on RISE was due to begin in August 2009 and end in October 2009 11 However due to delays the completion date was changed to March 2011 12 It was finally completed in September 2011 nearly two years behind the original schedule 13 Competition EditThere had been a previous competition and previous winner Trillian by Ed Carpenter However plans were scrapped amid escalating steel costs which threatened to raise the price of the sculpture originally agreed at 400 000 to 600 000 14 15 Cost and funding EditOriginally the sculpture concept was estimated at a cost of 400 000 16 This final cost was reported in the region of 486 000 with 330 000 coming from the Department for Social Development 100 000 coming from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland and 56 000 being supplied by Belfast City Council itself 17 Workshop EditIn October 2009 school children and senior citizens from across Belfast worked with New Belfast Community Arts Initiative local writers and the artist Buttress to look at plans for RISE and to learn more about creative expression through workshops The workshops were designed to give people an insight into the process involved in creating the sculpture to give an opportunity to reflect on what it symbolises for Belfast and to offer their own creative insights in response 18 See also EditGolden sculpture References Edit a b The Belfast Ball Culture Northern Ireland 14 November 2008 Retrieved 6 January 2012 RISE sculpture in Belfast Wolfgang Buttress Artwork locally known as the Balls on the Falls The Westicles or the Testes on the Westes alamy 1 May 2017 Retrieved 28 January 2020 Google 28 January 2020 Rise Sculpture Map Google Maps Google Retrieved 28 January 2020 Sculpture is new icon for Belfast Belfast Telegraph 26 December 2011 Retrieved 28 January 2020 a b c d Rise 2011 Belfast Wolfgang Buttress 2011 Retrieved 28 January 2020 Rise Sculpture Visit Belfast Retrieved 5 February 2020 Police called to deal with man who scaled 40 metre high RISE sculpture in west Belfast Belfast Telegraph 9 June 2014 Retrieved 28 January 2020 a b c New landmark rises from rubble BBC News 13 November 2008 Retrieved 6 January 2012 Written answers to questions Official report Hansard PDF Report Vol 76 Northern Ireland Assembly 20 July 2012 Retrieved 20 March 2015 MMI engineering Archived from the original on 24 March 2012 This is Nottingham This is Nottingham 1 June 2009 Retrieved 6 January 2012 Rise sculpture at Broadway Roundabout Belfast City Council Belfastcity gov uk Retrieved 6 January 2012 Rise sculpture unveiled in Belfast U tv 16 September 2011 Retrieved 6 January 2012 BBC Newsline BBC News 13 November 2008 Retrieved 6 January 2012 Broadway sculpture scrapped amid escalating steel costs Belfast Telegraph 23 July 2008 Retrieved 6 January 2012 New Broadway sculpture to Rise above the city Belfast Telegraph 19 November 2018 Retrieved 28 January 2020 Delay RISE sculpture on Broadway roundabout under way Belfast Telegraph 20 April 2011 Retrieved 28 January 2020 Belfast City Council Belfastcity gov uk 19 October 2009 Archived from the original on 23 February 2012 Retrieved 6 January 2012 External links EditWolfgang Buttress BBC Newsline video Coordinates 54 35 19 N 5 57 31 W 54 58868 N 5 95854 W 54 58868 5 95854 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title RISE sculpture amp oldid 1139105398, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
