The Lovely People - Temper

Working in Birmingham this week, the route from my freelance job to my Ibis Budget hotel (contractor style!) took me via the Mailbox and The Cube. I noticed this sculpture by Birmingham street artist, Temper. Temper was commissioned by The Cube to create some three dimensional art for the space and he created The Lovely People, sculptures of inspiring local folk. 

I hadn't realised there was more than one sculpture until a Google search to find out more about the artwork revealed there was more than one. Alas, I have only an image of the lovely person below.

Each sculpture has a large, red heart instead of a face as Temper wanted to portray each person by the size of their heart, rather than their physical appearance. Such a nice sentiment. The statues include Gerda, a Holocaust survivor, and Dave Burns, a fire fighter awarded the George Medal for Bravery.

Proper lovely