THREE BEARS WITH ATTITUDE [ARTIST - PATRICK O’REILLY]

These are a favourite of mine. I cannot find what the official title is so I have adopted my own and it is ‘Bears With attitude’.

By the way they have a brother ‘Beach Bear’ in Greystones county Wicklow. I you are aware of any other brothers or sisters please let me know an I will photograph them.

Patrick O'Reilly was born in 1957 in Kilkenny. At the age of 17 he studied at the Art College of Belfast, but left after on year. His giant bronze bears stand outside the 3Arena at the Point in Dublin and I really like them.

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DUALITY BY CHLOE LENNON [SCULPTURE IN CONTEXT 2016]

I do not have any contact details for this artist. Sculpture In Context 2016 at the National Botanic Gardens,Glasnevin, Dublin 9. 8th September to 21st October 2016

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IN CONVERSATION BY JACKIE BALL [SCULPTURE IN CONTEXT 2016]

Using a 15mm lens and shooting into the sun may not be a good idea.

Jackie is a visual artist living and working in Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin. As a graphic designer Jackie manipulated type, letters and words into logo's and symbols using paper and ink. As an artist, she manipulates thoughts, meanings and ideas to create three dimensional objects using clay, glass, metal and found objects.

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IN STILLNESS BY DAVID McGLYNN [SCULPTURE IN CONTEXT 2016]

David McGlynn was born in Dublin in 1969. He graduated from the National College of Art & Design in 1993 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Fine Art Sculpture, and has been working as a freelance artist ever since. David likes to implement several textures and forms when creating his sculptures or paintings. He recently broadened his range including Garden Sculpture in his work, and is available for private commission.

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IN MEMORY OF ABSENT LIGHTHOUSE KEEPERS BY VERONA STELLET [SCULPTURE IN CONTEXT 2016]

Because of it location this was not easy to photograph so the images of the lighthouse are not as sharp as I would like.


http://veronastellet.com

Verona was born in Germany growing up in the city of Luebeck, Schleswig-Holstein. She moved to Ireland to do a foundation art course at Galway RTC. Subsequently, she moved to Limerick to study fine art at the Limerick School of Art and Design and graduated with a National Diploma in Art (distinction) in 1987.

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BLOWING MY WORRIES AWAY BY BIANCA DIVITO [SCULPTURE IN CONTEXT 2016 AWARD WINNER]

Sculpture in Context 2016 award winner. Exhibition runs until October 21st 2016 at The National Botanic Gardens, Dublin.

“As a child I was mesmerized by my father's stained glass creations and the play of light prisms. Over the past ten years my creative journey has been to combine glass and crystal to make art glass which blends the aesthetic and personal. My pieces are necessarily timeless, but always alive and relevant.” -Bianca Divito

http://www.biancadivito.com/p/home

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BROKEN PROMISE BY EMMET KANE [SCULPTURE IN CONTEXT 2016]

Emmet Kane [http://www.emmetkane.com/Biography]  comes from five generations of Master Craftsmen and is a self taught woodturner. He has worked for his studio since 1988 in Castledermot Co.Kildare Ireland. 

After leaving school in 1989 he joined the Family Building Business were he learnt many new skills. Emmet got a place on the Crafts Council of Ireland Business & Design Development Course 1996/’97, after many years of developing his skills in woodturning This helped him set up his own business as a woodturner in Castledermot Co.Kildare.

His work is a series of one off pieces which often have similar themes running through these unique pieces of sculpture in wood using a combination of metal leaf and many other materials to enhance each piece.

He has been to invited to teach, lecture and demonstrate to Woodturning symposiums in Australia, Finland, England,France, Norway, Germany, and USA and throughout the island of Ireland.

The Irish Times discussed this artist in a piece [30 March 2015]: http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/art-and-design/how-emmet-kane-turned-wood-on-its-head-1.2154844

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EWE-TUBE BY MARK RYAN [SCULPTURE IN CONTEXT 2016]

I especially liked this.

YouTube - For those of you who are not from a farming background a ewe is a mature female sheep. Here in Ireland it is pronounced as yew but in some parts it may be pronounced as Yo.

Mark Ryan is a sculptor. He works in a variety of materials – wood, clay, plaster, steel, stainless steel and bronze.  He welds, cuts, casts and shapes. The scale of his work varies from small scale intimate works to very large scale sculptures in public spaces. His work is included in many national and international collections.

He has received the Braun prize at Carlow Eigse and the Halward Sculpture prize. His work is selected regularly for the RHA annual show and Sculpture in Context, the Botanic Gardens Dublin and by various galleries throughout Ireland.

Visit Mark: http://www.markryansculptor.com

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RETURN OF OBA BY BARRA CASSIDY [SCULPTURE IN CONTEXT 2016]

Barra is a Dublin born artist and is living in the north west of Ireland for nearly a decade now calling Sligo his home.

 Barra is a predominantly self-taught artist who never attended conventional college. He considers himself to be an eternal student because he has no desire to stop learning and exploring new areas as an artist.

 MORE: http://www.sligoarts.ie/ArtistProfiles/VisualArt/BarraCassidy/

LOVELY DAY BY MARTY MEINARDI [SCULPTURE IN CONTEXT

I have no information about the artist MARTY MEINARDI

 

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