Explore the Description of this artwork, Earth Goddess (sculpture).
Earth Goddess was created by the English ceramicist Sandy Brown. Earth Goddess is 11.5 meters in height with 6 meter wide arms and stands in a square in the town of St Austell in the English county of Cornwall. It depicts a female figure with outstretched arms decorated with bright 'blobs' of colour. It is formed from five large circles of clay places on top of each other. Each circle is formed of three parts. The BBC News reporter Rebecca Jones described the construction of Earth Goddess as "Technically challenging ... a bit like giant ceramic beads on a metal pole". The creation of Earth Goddess cost £90,000. Upon completion it was the tallest ceramic sculpture in the United Kingdom.
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