tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post2880623878591304719..comments2024-03-25T15:10:13.792+00:00Comments on English Buildings: Rochester Row, LondonPhilip Wilkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-46026544046169823462021-04-24T22:21:59.382+01:002021-04-24T22:21:59.382+01:00Joe: Yes, the woodgrain textures are made exactly ...Joe: Yes, the woodgrain textures are made exactly as you suppose. For another bit of Mitchell's concrete sculpture, in much deeper relief, see my post on Coventry, here: https://englishbuildings.blogspot.com/2016/09/coventry-warwickshire.html<br />Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-21855519831954390582021-04-23T17:19:40.910+01:002021-04-23T17:19:40.910+01:00I'm aware of woodgrain textures in concrete, w...I'm aware of woodgrain textures in concrete, which I assume are an intentional result of rough-sawn shuttering, so why not mold something while you're at it? The thought had not occurred to me. Thanks for the picture and the information on Mitchell.Joe Treasurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11452665782271458318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-44396597138794935482021-04-23T10:17:46.662+01:002021-04-23T10:17:46.662+01:00Many thanks for the photo. In low relief sculpture...Many thanks for the photo. In low relief sculpture, the design projects only slightly from the background. But in this case the design is carved INTO the background and is more like a geometric engraving. So did William Mitchell create other sculptures that were more usual? Did he want to display "abstract sculpture out of concrete" for a reason?Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.com