Carole Hodgson was a tutor in Sculpture within the Fine Art department when she was commissioned to produce this work for the Kingston Relief Road. Linking thematically with the river setting of the town, it shows a figure dynamically moving in a fluid dance, mimicking the flow of water. The sculpture was forged in Putney, and is designed so that rainfall flows from its curved surfaces.

The Kingston Relief Road sculptures were commissioned to improve the aesthetic appearance of this major road, and represent a clear partnership between the local authorities and Kingston Polytechnic’s art school at Knights Park. Fine Art tutor Ainslie Yule was instrumental in assisting with the commissions and placing of works.

Carole Hodgson

River Celebration

1990

Bronze in Foundry

Two colour photographs mounted on grey paper

20.5 x 29.6cm

Kingston School of Art Archive

Donated by the Artist

Carole Hodgson

River Celebration unveiling May 1990

Fairfield North, Kingston (end of Old London Road)

Patinated bronze with Portland stone plinth

Sculpture in situ: 170 x 168 x 168 cm

Commissioned by Kingston Borough’s Engineering and Transportation Committee for Kingston’s relief road system

Two colour photographs mounted on grey paper

20.5 x 29.6cm

Kingston School of Art Archive

Courtesy of the artist