The Burlington Sculpture Park, an arts project of the Town of Burlington, Massachusetts

Endeavour by Chris Plaisted

Endeavour

This work by Chris Plaisted was installed on. August 1, 2020.

It is a welded steel sculpture, 96″ x 132″ x 72″.

The work will show in Burlington for at least two years.

Here is the artist statement:

This is a new direction for me as this sculpture is, although abstract, based on an actual object. In this case the HMS Endeavour, also known as HM Bark Endeavour, which was a British Royal Navy research vessel that Lieutenant James Cook commanded to Australia and New Zealand on his first voyage of discovery from 1769 to 1771. The Endeavour was a flat-bottomed designed ship which made her well-suited to sailing in shallow waters and allowed her to be beached for loading and unloading of cargo and for basic repairs without requiring a dry dock.

Visit cfplaistedsculpture.com to learn more and see more of his work, and you can also visit and follow him on Facebook.

 

Here is a video of the installation of Endeavour in Burlington:

Below is a video of Chris Plaisted in sculpture shop that will give you a sense of the artist and how he works.