In 2014, John and A4A were the proud winner of the Port Glasgow Sculpture competition, the criteria of which was to create a lasting tribute to the shipbuilders of Glasgow. Four artists paid to put forward their proposals however, the people of Port Glasgow chose John’s idea. In his own view “a very democratic process”.
Titled Shipbuilders of Port Glasgow, the sculpture features two 33-feet high stainless steel shipbuilding figures at work on a ship’s hull. Having taken approximately seven years to complete, the sculpture will be positioned in Bay Park, near Coronation Park, Port Glasgow, UK.
Once installed, this enormous sculpture will make a mark on the global art community given the sculpture’s impressive size. The original installation had been planned for November 2020 however, due to COVID this has now been set back to begin in the latter part of this year. This magnificent and colossal tribute in recognition of the UK and Glasgow community’s shipbuilding history will be positioned close to the water in Bay Park, near Coronation Park in Port Glasgow.