City's sculpture plans unveiled

The rotating sculpture was inspired by the movement of an ice skater

Details of a landmark sculpture outside Nottingham's Ice Centre have been made public.

The 62-foot high sculpture, costing £80,000, will slowly rotate in Bolero Square outside the stadium.

Nottingham-based artist team Wolfgang Buttress and Fiona Heron, whose work includes the Angel of Islington, were commissioned to create it.

Nottingham City Council says the project has been funded by East Midlands Arts, with a contribution from Mich Stevenson, the chairman of the ice centre's operating company.

Stainless steel

Wolfgang Buttress said: "It's made out of stainless steel sheets - the top sheets are mirror polished, and the under sheets are matt and as it turns round slowly it will have a swish of light which will represent the blades spinning round on the ice itself.

"The first drawings actually were based on a skater.

"As it moved on we abstracted the figure, but the actual basis is in reality."

Councillor Malcolm Wood said: "There is a dearth, quite frankly, of public art in this city so I'm delighted we have been able to commission a piece of public art for Bolero Square.

"I think it's a feather in our cap that we've got prestigious artists like this working in Nottingham."

Work on the sculpture, currently under construction at Goodman Metal Works, in Colwick, Nottinghamshire, has so far taken 18 months.

Nottingham City Council hopes it will be place in Bolero Square by the end of November.