Ceramic Poppies Tower Of London Artist

Ceramic poppies which formed part of an art display at the tower of london last year are being resold online for up to 350 each.

Ceramic poppies tower of london artist.

Titled blood swept lands and seas of red the final work will consist of 888 246 red ceramic flowers each representing a british or. Blood swept lands and seas of red by artist paul cummins made up of 888 246 ceramic poppies fills the moat of the tower of london to commemorate the first world war in london. Blood swept lands and seas of red was a public art installation created in the moat of the tower of london england between july and november 2014 it commemorated the centenary of the outbreak of world war i and consisted of 888 246 ceramic red poppies each intended to represent one british or colonial serviceman killed in the war the ceramic artist was paul cummins with conceptual design. The artists behind the stunning first world war memorial of ceramic poppies are in line for gongs in the new year honours list queen elizabeth ii visits the tower of london s blood swept lands and.

Paul cummins created 888 246 poppies to be placed outside the. There were calls to save the poppies but we needed. The artist who created the sea of ceramic poppies at the tower of london has revealed he received death threats over the project. The artist behind the breathtaking tower of london poppy memorial lost a finger while creating the display.

To commemorate the centennial of britain s involvement in the first world war ceramic artist paul cummins and stage designer tom piper conceived of a staggering installation of ceramic poppies planted in the famous dry moat around the tower of london. The last poppy went in on 11 november 2014 and the next day we started taking it down. Last poppy planted at tower of london.