SCULPTURE IN CONTEXT - OCTOBER 2021

SCULPTURE IN CONTEXT - OCTOBER 2021

This year the organisers will be celebrating the 35th Anniversary of Sculpture in Context and 20 years exhibiting in the Botanic Gardens.

The Artists: Gunvor Anhoj, Ester Barrett, Annika Berglund, , Boldi, Sarah Bracken, Allan Buckett, Maureen Bushe, Tara Butler-Frey, Catherine Byrne, Pamela Byrne, William Caffrey, Donnacha Cahill, Michael Calnan, Jane Campbell, Merce Canadell, Barra Cassidy, Ellen Cassidy, Jessica Checkley, Evgeny Chubatyy, Jean Cleary, Nigel Connell Bass, Sean Cooke, Brigid Corcoran, Helen Costello, Caroline Creagh, Creative Crew (Erika Tyner, Gaby Browett, Kymberly Dunne-Fleming, Sandra Schoene), Des Cullen, Sara Cunningham-Bell, Michelangelo Dalla Pieta, Remco de Fouw, Niall Deacon, Ray Delaney, Leona Devine, Ann Dillon, Jen Donnery, Anna Donovan, Grainne Doyle, Ken Drew, Nuala Early, Maresa Edwards, Ramona Farrelly, Aideen Ferguson, Paul Flynn, James Gannon, Conleth Gent, Martin Gibbins, Seamus Gill, Patrick Gillis, Katy Goodhue, Gwyn Grace, Catherine E. Greene, Eoin Guidera, Frank Hallinan-Flood, Claire Halpin and Madeleine Hellier, Vivian Hansbury, Elaine Harrington, Niamh Harte, William Harvey, Hatty + Young, Richard Healy, Maree Hensey, Petr Holecek, Lindsey Holland, Dirk Hudson, Zuzana Jezikova, Orla Kaminska, Emmet Kane, Andrea Kavanagh, Michael Keane, Jane L. Kelly, Barbara Kenneally, Penelope Lacey, Ayelet Lalor, Fran Lambkin, Fiona Leech, Chloe Lennon, Agata Lipianin, Grant Mac Ewan, Michelle Maher, Susanne Mahon, Fidelma Massey, Adam May, Fiona Mc Donald, Annita Mc Kee, Dervella Mc Nee, Maggie McCartney, Patrick McCormack, Sandra McCowen, Annita McKee, Helen Merrigan- Colfer, Ed Miliano, Ani Mollereau, Cecilia Moore, Sallyanne Morgan, Annemarie Mullan, Geraldine Carla Murphy, Jane Murtagh, Mary Nagle, Deirdre Ni Argain, Bríd Ní Rinn, Conall O Caoimh, Dubhaltach Ó Colmáin, Maeve O' Donnell, Helen O'Connell, Michelle O'Donnell, Martin O'Keefe, Ina Olohan and Adele Walsh, Niall O'Neill, Kate Oram and Terence Herron , Deirdre O'Reilly, Andrew O'Shea, Ciaran Patterson, Aoife Patterson, Kevin Pierce, Piia Rossi, Kate Quinlan, John Quinn, Sara Roberts, Mette Sofie Roche, Alicia Ruiz Lopez, Áine Ryan, Mark Ryan, Soren Schaarup, Brigitta Seck, Mary Sullivan, Brian Synnott, Niamh Synnott, Elke Thonnes, Dainius Varnelis, George Walsh, Helen Walsh, Adele Walsh, Sunny Wieler

THE THREE BEARS VISIT MERRION SQUARE PARK SCULPTURE IN CONTEXT 2021 BRONZE COW BY JACKIE McKENNA MOVED FROM WOLFE TONE PARK TO WOOD QUAY ANDREW O'SHEA - SCULPTURE IN CONTEXT 2021 AN USUAL FRONT GARDEN - IS THIS AN EXAMPLE OF PUBLIC ART THE CHILDREN OF LIR AT THE GARDEN OF REMEMBRANCE JEROME CONNOR - MEMORIAL PLAQUE LONELY COW AT WOOD QUAY THE STEIN OR THE LONG STONE BY CLIODHNA CUSSEN WISHING HAND BY LINDA BRUNKER 8 LIMESTONES - IPHONE 12 PRO MAX 8 LIMESTONES - SONY RX0 UNTITLED SCULPTURE BY TONY CRAGG - PHOTOGRAPHED USING A SONY RX0 DO YOU LIKE CORTEN STEEL - 217.5º ARC x 12 BY BERNAR VENET MURALS AT LITTLE SHIP STREET TALKING HEADS ON ABBEY STREET AN ARTISTIC BRONZE STREET LAMP INTERNATIONAL SCULPTURE DAY LADY GRATTAN DRINKING FOUNTAIN THE AXE AND THE WAVING GIRL BY ALICE MAHER MAYBE IT IS STREET FURNITURE LUKE KELLY'S HEAD WAS VANDALISED SEVEN TIMES TREE OF LIFE BY VINCENT BROWN THE STATUES ARE BACK OUTSIDE THE SHELBOURNE THIS WAS A GIFT FROM THE GERMAN FEDRAL REPUBLIC RED CARDINAL BY JOHN BURKE - BAGGOT STREET A YELLOW METAL THING BY MICHAEL BULFIN - YELLOW STEEL GEOMETRIC REFLECTIONS CHRIST THE KING BY ANDREW O’CONNOR SCULPTURE BY BOB QUINN IN THE BOTANIC GARDENS WOOD SCULPTURES IN HOWTH BY RICHIE CLARKE THE AMMONITE BY NIALL O'NEILL - MALAHIDE BARN OWL AND HER CHICKS BY RICHIE CLARKE - MALAHIDE CASTLE WOOD SCULPTURE - TALBOT FAMILY COAT OF ARMS I ACTUALLY LIKE THIS RED METAL YOKE - NEWTOWN AVENUE BLACKROCK BARREL BY FERGUS MARTIN CORTEN STEEL SCULPTURE BY BERNAR VENET CLUB CHROMA CHLOROLOGIA DAN MacCARTHY'S CUT OUT PEOPLE - BLACKROCK PARK
HYBRID A SCULPTURE BY MICHELLE MAHER]

The Artist: "My ceramic sculptures are an exploration of colour and texture. The idea of connection is central to my practice; both in terms of how my pieces connect to each other and how they connect to the spaces they exist in."
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Born in Barcelona, Mercè Cañadell studied Ceramics and Sculpture in Massana School of Art & Design from 1990-93.

Since then she has continued studying different techniques and the use of different materials, covering mould making, sculptural ceramics, carved wood and painted textiles.
THE SOULS OF THE TREES - EBONY AND OAK BY MERCE CANADELL

Winner: "Outoor Work Of Distinction"

Helen Walsh Helen was born in the UK and grew up in Skibbereen; she studied Fine Art Sculpture in Limerick College of Art & Design, where she graduated in 1989. Soon after, she was commissioned to make two permanent, public works of Art. In 1994 she was awarded residency to Australia on grounds of distinguished talent. In Australia she worked on sets and props for TV, film and advertising. Helen moved back to West Cork where she now lives and works.

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An Linn is the Irish for "the age".

As a matter of interest instead of Ó and Mac, Ní and Níc respectively are used after names of females in surnames and it should be mentioned that Mc is but an abbreviated version of Mac [though some may disagree]

AN LINN A SCULPTURE BY BRID NI LINN

Photographs from two sessions - one in early September and the second at the beginning of November

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Two sessions - photographed early September and early October.

Donnacha Cahill is a west of Ireland sculptor specialising in Bronze and Steel. A Fine-Art graduate from the
‘Galway Mayo Institute of Technology’, Donnacha is renowned for his ability to create sculpture that tells a story but also allows the viewer to interpret the work with their own narrative.
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"sculptor and ceramic artist based in Dublin and Galway. At this moment I work mainly in steel, stainless steel and ceramic medium. I like to make large scale interactive pieces that invite a playful side to art."
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Frank has been a full time Fine Art painter for the past sixteen years. Prior to that he worked as an award winning Theatre design artist, both in Ireland and internationally.
DRAGONFLY
PEOPLE IN STONES SHOULD NOT THROW GLASS HOUSES
Conleth Gent was born in Newbridge, Co. Kildare and studied at U.C.D. University College Dublin. His love of wood and working with wood can be clearly seen in each of his unique pieces. He is concerned mainly with personal expression through the use of figurative elements and occasionally abstract forms. His approach is individualistic, communicating something of the character of the particular piece of wood and his interaction and relationship with it.
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Sculpture in Context is currently taking place in Dublin’s National Botanic Gardens through 15 October. In its 35th year, this event brings together the works of over 140 artists, resulting in a presentation of unique art and perspectives. This show is an important event in the Irish arts calendar as the longest running, largest and most important sculpture exhibition in the country.
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The minute I saw this I knew it was by Ken Drew.

Kenneth Drew is a practising sculptor with a studio in Ashtown, Dublin. He is also a sculpture tutor at Whitehall College, City of Dublin ETB. He works in a wide range of materials and scales from studio pieces to larger outdoor forms. He exhibits on a regular basis and works on private commissions for medium and larger scale sculptural forms. He has work in the Art for the State Collection and private collections in the US, Netherlands, Kuwait, UK Australia and throughout Ireland.
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This year the organisers will be celebrating the 35th Anniversary of Sculpture in Context and 20 years exhibiting in the Botanic Gardens.
SCULPTURE IN CONTEXT 2021

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