A FUTURISTIC painting of a running man has made the leap from paper to reality.
Herefordshire artist Walenty Pytel has overcome memory loss to produce Futuristic Runner.
The piece was commissioned by the RNC (Royal National College for the Blind) and is based on a painting by former student Sarah Withers.
The 15ft sculpture will stand on a plinth outside the Point 4 sports centre, which officially opens on June 24.
The artist was struggling with amnesia before he saw the picture, which inspired him into his Bromsash studio.
“I’ve been producing sculptures for 40 years but this was the most difficult,” he said.
“There will be nothing like this in the whole world because the shape and design is so different.
“The artist had all these great ideas and I couldn’t change them, so that’s why it’s taken so long.”
Mr Pytel has spent three years creating Futuristic Runner from scrap metal and will galvanise it this week.
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