3D Sculptures: Angel of the North



“People are always asking why an angel? The only response I can give is that no-one has ever seen one and we need to keep imagining them. The angel has three functions - firstly a historic one to remind us that below this site coal miners worked in the dark for two hundred years, secondly to grasp hold of the future expressing our transition from the industrial to the information age, and lastly to be a focus for our hopes and fears.” - Antony Gormley, sculptor

 A contemporary sculpture created by Antony Gormley, Angel of the north is a steel sculpture of an angel standing at 66ft tall with it's wings measuring over 177ft. The sculpture is located at Gateshead, England.
The purpose of the sculpture was that it was built to symbolise the memory of the miners who worked underground in this part of the country for over 200 years. It is also thought that the sculpture was also put there to give hope to the people who visit it.