Comedy Carpet Design

Gordon s proposal was to pay homage to blackpool s music hall and entertainment heritage by creating the country s first comedy carpet.

Comedy carpet design. Artist gordon young in association with leading design agency why not associates created the blackpool comedy carpet. Gordon also designed the climbing towers that greet visitors as they arrive from the m55 motorway his work is all about creating art which has relevance to its surroundings. The comedy carpet recently won a civic trust award for blackpool and is shortlisted for the design museum s design of the year. Here are the glamorous comfy and political fashions from the virtual red carpet fernando martinez sfgate sep.

Set in front of the iconic blackpool tower and stretching along the golden mile the 2200m2 artwork contains over 160 000 30mm granite letters embedded in concrete. After several months of research with input from. The comedy carpet for those who don t know is one of europe s largest pieces of public artwork. Designed by artist gordon young in collaboration with why not associates the typographic landscape is made up of jokes songs and catch phrases from more than 1 000 british comedians and writers.

In 2006 artist gordon young approached typographer andy altmann of why not associates with a mad idea blackpool city council were redeveloping the seafront and they commissioned gordon to create a piece of public art. 20 2020 8 48 p m. One of the uk s largest works of public art the comedy carpet opened in october on the seaside promenade in front of the renowned tower in blackpool. Discover and save your own pins on pinterest.

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