Art
Green Spaces
Architecture
Light Pyramid
Art
Artist: Liliane Lijn
Date: 2012
Materials: Steel
Location: Campbell Park
/// spell.confetti.routine
The Light Pyramid was first lit for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee on 4 June 2012 and is still lit to commemorate special local and national events.
Onwards and Upwards
Art
Artist: Robert Koenig
Date: 2011
Materials: A single piece of sweet chestnut
Location: Campbell Park
/// unwind.sage.nuzzling
Created as a representation of the growth and development of both the park and the city.
Gnomon
Art
Artist: Peter Bowker
Date: 1994
Materials: Ffestiniog blue grey slate and bronze
Location: Campbell Park
/// drizzly.likely.sleep
A ley-line runs through the centre of Milton Keynes and this sculpture takes its reference from this ancient track.
Head
Art
Artist: Allen Jones
Date: 1990
Materials: Corton steel
Location: Campbell Park
/// earful.conquests.excellent
As people walk past, the human head slowly reveals itself. Deliberately constructed it this way to encourage park users to stop and spend time.
Circle Dance
Art
Artist: Clare Wilks
Date: 1997
Materials: Fresh willow wands and steel rods
Location: Campbell Park
/// purified.alleges.gloom
This living sculpture represents a group of figures holding hands, moving so fast that they seem almost to merge into one another.
Chain Reaction
Art
Artist: Ray Smith
Date: 1992
Materials:
Location: Campbell Park
/// surprised.economics.mealtime
Designed to be viewed from every angle, creating a three-dimensional model of figures balanced like acrobats in an endless chain.
Support
Art
Artist: Alec Finlay
Date: 2019
Materials: Oak
Location: Campbell Park
/// backed.blockage.freed
Commissioned by MK Gallery, in memorial to a former colleague, he artwork is made of 5 oak pieces created into supports and painted black.
Animals at War
Art
Artist: Ronald Rae
Date: 1998
Materials: Granite
Location: Campbell Park
/// bookshop.momentous.easygoing
This is a memorial to all animals that have died in wars, in particular the horses that died in their millions in World War I.
Armillary Sphere
Art
Artist: Justin Tunley
Date: 1995
Materials: Laser cut steel with stone carving
Location: Campbell Park
/// dictation.crackling.harsh
This art piece is also a sundial. The date in Roman and Arab numerals ‘MCMXCV’ denotes the unveiling in 1995 on Midsummer’s Day.
Leda and the Swan
Art
Artist: Michael Morse McDonald
Date: 1992
Materials: Granite
Location: Campbell Park
/// headstone.weekends.hems
The carved piece shows a swan with its wings outstretched, wearing a chain at the base of its neck. Opposite is a female figure with her hand on its n
Cave
Art
Artist: Ivan and Heather Morison
Date: 2011
Materials: Concrete & Wood
Location: Campbell Park
/// overgrown.sculpting.sunblock
The piece celebrates the relationship between Campbell Park and Milton Keynes Gallery and aimed to offer a shelter for reflection, storytelling and sh
War Veteran
Art
Artist: Ronald Rae
Date: 1997
Materials: Granite
Location: Campbell Park
/// comically.jars.lurching
This life size sculpture of a land mine victim depicts the human cost of war and is based on Rae’s grandfather, who fought in the Battle of the Somme
The Rose
Art
Artist: Gordon Young
Date: 2014
Materials:
Location: Campbell Park
/// clustered.emeralds.balancing
The Milton Keynes Rose is a public space designed for commemoration, celebration and contemplation.
Dream Flight
Art
Artist: Philomena Davis
Date: 1989
Materials: Bronze
Location: Centre MK
/// lifeguard.famed.building
High Flyer
Art
Artist: Philomena Davis
Date: 1989
Materials: Bronze
Location: Centre MK
/// pony.colder.ecologist
Flying Carpet
Art
Artist: Philomena Davis
Date: 1989
Materials: Bronze
Location: Centre MK
/// modifies.coining.purple
Vox Pop
Art
Artist: John Clinch
Date: 1988
Materials: Bronze
Location: Queens Court, Centre MK
/// inflamed.shuttling.trio
Downhill
Art
Artist: Boyd and Evans
Date: 1984
Materials: Acrylic on canvas
Location: Central Library
/// parties.assure.dustbin
MK Menhir
Art
Artist: Sam Jacob
Date: 2016
Materials: Hard coated foam
Location: Midsummer Boulevard West
/// agreement.announced.indicates
The Space Between
Art
Artist: Eilis O'Connell
Date: 1992
Materials: Patinated bronze with fibre optic
Location: Exchange Square
/// routing.lousy.target
The Conversation
Art
Artist: Nicholas Moreton
Date: 1995
Materials: Bronze, Kilkenny Limestone
Location: Centre MK (outside)
/// scored.slyly.custodian
The Meeting
Art
Artist: Nicholas Moreton
Date: 1995
Materials: Bronze, birds-eye limestone
Location: Centre MK (outside)
/// sock.triathlon.stem
Black Horse
Art
Artist: Elisabeth Frink
Date: 1978
Materials: Bronze
Location: Lloyds Court
/// transfers.help.hexes
Lloyds Court was the first site to be developed in Central Milton Keynes, completed in 1975.
Milestones III
Art
Artist: Boyd and Evans
Date: 1996
Materials: Acrylic on canvas
Location: Central Library
/// stocky.dizziness.drip
Some Day
Art
Artist: Boyd and Evans
Date: 1984
Materials: Acrylic on canvas
Location: Central Library
/// member.inversely.villager
Situation Comedy
Art
Artist: Boyd and Evans
Date: 1981
Materials: Acrylic on canvas
Location: Central Library
/// troll.nickname.barrel
Fiction, Non-Fiction and Reference
Art
Artist: Boyd and Evans
Date: 1984
Materials: Acrylic on canvas
Location: Central Library
/// windmill.polished.trumpet
The Whisper
Art
Artist: Andre Wallace
Date: 1984
Materials: Bronze
Location: Central Library (outside)
/// fractions.defeat.styled
City Centre 1
Art
Artist: Stephen Gregory
Date: 1977
Materials: Acrylic on canvas
Location: Civic offices
/// baths.stroke.vent
Catwalk
Art
Artist: Stephen Gregory
Date: 1979
Materials: Acrylic on canvas
Location: Civic offices
/// excusing.stocked.survey
Octo
Art
Artist: Wendy Taylor
Date: 1980
Materials: Stainless Steel and water
Location: Norfolk House
/// backs.third.accordion
Essence
Art
Artist: Wendy Taylor
Date: 1982
Materials: Bronze
Location: Saxon Court, Saxon Gate
/// helpful.installs.escorting
2M Series No 4
Art
Artist: Bernard Schottlander
Date: 1983
Materials: Painted welded steel
Location: Fred Roche Gardens
/// segments.dislodge.drove
3B Series No 5
Art
Artist: Bernard Schottlander
Date: 1983
Materials: Painted welded steel
Location: Fred Roche Gardens
/// chilled.prime.pinging
2B Series No 2
Art
Artist: Bernard Schottlander
Date: 1983
Materials: Painted welded steel
Location: Fred Roche Gardens
/// either.lost.superhero
Embrace
Art
Artist: John Wragg
Date: 1966
Materials: Stainless Steel
Location: Grafton Park
/// nooks.economics.ditching
O’wert thou in the cauld blast
Art
Artist: Ronald Rae
Date: 1984
Materials: Granite
Location: Station Square
/// eggshell.monopoly.latched