{"product_id":"billy-connolly-wading-bird-stainless-steel-billy-connolly","title":"Wading Bird - Stainless Steel","description":"\u003cp\u003eCreated from his \u003ca title=\"Walkies | 2012\" href=\"\/en-ca\/products\/billy-connolly-walkies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003esell-out drawing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e of the same name, this stainless steel sculpture by Billy Connolly originates from the artist's inaugural \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca title=\"Billy Connolly | Born On A Rainy Day | 2012\" href=\"\/en-ca\/blogs\/posts\/billy-connolly-unveiled-debut-art-collection\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eBorn On A Rainy Day\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/em\u003ecollection that has since spawned into eight incredible releases including \u003cem\u003e\u003ca title=\"Born On A Rainy Day 2022\" href=\"\/en-ca\/blogs\/posts\/billy-connolly-born-on-a-rainy-day-2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBorn On A Rainy Day 2022\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Some of the drawings just tell you that they would be good as sculptures. They jump from the paper into the three-dimensional. It's dead obvious once you've done it.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBilly described this piece as; \"This is a Glasgow chicken. It's a wee clever cheeky birdie. He's looking for a victim - he balances up here on these legs and descends at enormous speed with his wee beak. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eI love the dimension of his head compared to the rest. His bum is rather exotic. He's a bushy-bum cheeky birdie, and there's not many of them around.\".\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormed first in clay to capture the detailed lines of his signature style, the sculpture is then cast in stainless steel which relates to Billy's time as a welder in the shipyards of Glasgow before his rise to fame. Contrast is created between detailed and patterned areas through intricate texture and polishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShop Billy's full range of artworks \u003ca title=\"Shop art by Billy Connolly\" href=\"\/en-ca\/search?q=billy+connolly\u0026amp;sort_by=relevance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ehere\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Billy Connolly","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56599601873245,"sku":"BCN-SCU-POR-26475","price":10909.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0883\/1906\/6461\/files\/bcn-wading-bird-sculp-1_2022-02-23T15-23-37_a7638f53-86f6-48b8-b0e8-264e9303a19d.jpg?v=1749468034","url":"https:\/\/www.castlefineart.com\/en-ca\/products\/billy-connolly-wading-bird-stainless-steel-billy-connolly","provider":"Castle Fine Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}