Off with a bang in Hull, 2017 is certainly going to be a great year for Hull, and the city is fully immersed in the creative arts in honour of its UK City of Culture 2017 title. With Michelangelo’s drawings on display at the University of Hull’s Brymnor Jones Library, a 14th Century Pietro Lorenzetti painting at the Ferens Art Gallery and Radio 1’s Big Weekend heading to town in May, we’re simply spoilt for choice when it comes to seeking entertainment, but if you’re looking for local artistic talent, then look no further than Stead Engineering.
On the surface, art and engineering may seem like two entirely separate things, but if you take the time to think about the many beautiful objects in your life that are a product of engineering then you may change your mind. Take the Oxford Dictionary’s definition of art for example: “works produced by human creative skill and imagination”. There is no better way to describe the products that our team of engineers make and build on a daily basis. Whilst functionality always comes first when working in the manufacturing sector, that doesn’t mean that the things that our talented engineers create aren’t objects of beauty in their own right.
Many people discredit the work of engineers, perceiving it to be all about logic and practical problem solving, but what they don’t consider is the level of creativity that is required to make products that fit a client’s individual requirements.
Engineers are artists that must be flexible to work to many different briefs. We are able to find a way to combine maths, physics and practical skills to create an end product often worthy of public display – just think about wind turbine blade that was on display in Hull’s city centre. Engineers bring art, mastery and finesse to the manufacturing sector; transforming seemingly everyday, practical projects into things of beauty.
