The Cyclists, Reg Cartwright and Unknown
Location: B Floor, QMC
Two works featuring bicycles. These works sparked a staff member's memory of cycling to work.
Bike to Work
The shiny bike of confidence struggles to climb the hill, The obstinate bike of courage balances through the potholes, The rhythmic bike of serenity flows along the home straight, The light bike of speed flings me from its seat, My embarrassed juddering body, determined to get to work. A member of staff responded to this picture with this poem about falling off her bike on the way to work. Thankfully, she didn’t arrive in an ambulance that day!
Do you like to ride a bike?
These bright prints were popular with lots of staff, patients and visitors, especially those who have enjoyed riding a bike. Trips out with family, regular commuting or racing at speed - cycling is a fun and satisfying part of many people’s lives:
If I was in the picture I would be at the front, driven to want to win the race after all the training I have put in. If I was in this picture, I would also be the cyclist No. 63: fun in character. I like the bold use of colour but also the cheeky fun use of there’s always one character who is a joker.
I like the punchy colours and you can picture yourself on the bike.
I’ve got happy memories of riding my bike when I were a kid, but I haven’t ridden a bike for years now.
At Sherwood Pines it’s great for cycling. There are ramps too, I go with my grand-children and it’s a bit frightening when you get to the top – full adrenaline speeding down again! I’ve got to do it, just to keep up with them.
Comments like these inspired us to make a new version of a well-known rhyme:
Ride, ride, ride your bike,
Quickly down the path,
Speedily, speedily, speedily, speedily,
It’s fun to go so fast.
Ride, ride, ride your bike,
Slowly down the lane,
Cheerily, cheerily, cheerily, cheerily,
Cycling keeps me sane!
Could you time how long it takes you to get to the next art work?
Ride, ride, ride your bike,
Quickly down the path,
Speedily, speedily, speedily, speedily,
It’s fun to go so fast.
Ride, ride, ride your bike,
Slowly down the lane,
Cheerily, cheerily, cheerily, cheerily,
Cycling keeps me sane!
Can you have a go at writing your own third verse of the rhyme?