The first incarnation of the "Gromit Unleashed" Bristol sculpture trails featuring the beloved Aardman characters from the "Wallace and Gromit" films took place in 2013. Bristol is the hadquarters of the production company, and the trails became an instant hit. I did the trail that year and then learned how to create my own Gromit figure with employees of Aardman using the same clay used to create the claymation figures. In 2015, there was a 'Shaun in the City' Charity Sculpture Trail in Bristol which also visited London 'Shaun the Sheep' Art Charity Sculptures in the City (London). In 2016, some sculptures from the Hong Kong sculpture trail visited Bristol, and I saw them: Hong Kong "Gromit Unleashed" Gromits Visit Bristol. After a hiatus of nearly ten years, the city of Bristol and Aardman are hosting "Gromit Unleashed 3" sculpture trail.
I enjoyed locating as many sculptures as I could, although I did not get to see all of them as some of them are spread far and outside of Bristol. The trail covered the sculptures of Wallace, Gromit, Feathers McGraw, Sean the Sheep, and the newest character Norbert the garden gnome, who appared in the latest film that was launched at the end of last year.
The sculptures were placed from the start of July and will be available to see until the end of August, so there is still some time to see them.
As in the previous years, the sculptures aim to raise money for charity - the children's hospital.
Each sculpture is unique and painted by different artists. They will be auctioned later in the year to raise the charity.
I always enjoy visiting the sculpture trails, and photographs of the last ones can be seen below:
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