Yinka Ilori wraps Piccadilly Circus fountain in bright orange Pegasus-topped plinths
British-Nigerian designer Yinka Ilori has partially enclosed the Eros fountain at Piccadilly Circus in central London with a pair of brightly coloured plinths.
Named Good Things Come to Those Who Wait, the installation was designed to create a positive message at the centre of one of the city's busiest junctions.
Yinka Ilori has created the Good Things Come to Those Who Wait installation at Piccadilly Circus
The artwork consists of a pair of Pegasus's each perched on top of a bright orange, curved plinth made from perforated metal.
Each plinth is nestled into the steps surrounding the 19th-century Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain, popularly known as Eros, on the southeastern side of Piccadilly Circus.
The installation surrounds the Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain The orange plinths are adorned with the words "dream with love" and "protect your dreams" in bright yellow. The text is written in Yinka Sans Ultra ? a custom typeface created for Ilori by type foundry British Standard Type.
Sat on top of the seven-metre-high plinths, the winged horses from Greek mythology are a nod to the statue that tops the fountain. Although the statue is commonly known as Eros, it actually depicts Eros's brother Anteros.
Read: British Standard Type creates "bright and playful" font family for Yinka Ilori
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