FLY ME TO THE MOON BY PATRICK McCORMACK

FLY ME TO THE MOON BY PATRICK McCORMACK

FLY ME TO THE MOON [BY PATRICK McCORMACK]

I have completed my city travel programme for 2021 so I can now concentrate on other projects. However, I have already booked hotel accommodation in some cities for 2022 but in many cases the cost has increased by more than 100% especially in Belfast, Cork, Galway and Kilkenny and it would appear that I will not be visiting Galway or Kilkenny because of cost. I have managed to get a reasonable deal in Cork, even though the time of the year does not really suit. I have booked a week in Belfast but I am not at all happy with the price.

Patrick McCormack (Fly Me to the Moon), winner of The Goodbody Award for a work of distinction in any medium.

The OPW hosted the 35th Sculpture in Context exhibition at the National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin. As the longest-running, largest and most important sculpture exhibition in the country, this pivotal event in the Irish arts calendar attracts a large public and critical audience and is the cultural highlight of the National Botanic Gardens calendar. It runs until 15 October, is free of charge and open daily.

Below is the artist's biography:

"The journey into the world of craft began in the early 80’s with a diploma in musical instrument technology from the London College of Furniture. I then returned to the country of my birth, New Zealand, where I spent the first three years of my life. It was here I made the transition from working with wood to metal. This opened the floodgates of creativity and honing my existing skills to a new medium was exciting and challenging. Functional pieces such as chairs, tables, candle holders, mirrors, lamps, vases and bowls, sold in galleries throughout New Zealand.

Returning to Wicklow in ‘97, I exhibited at ‘Showcase’ for many years receiving an award for ‘Moon bowl’ and at ‘Sculpture In Context’ an award for ‘Vest’.

Now living in West Cork since 2001 I have been part of many joint exhibitions, including ‘10 Hands’ and ‘West Cork Creates’. Much of my work is commissions, bespoke awards and presentation pieces."


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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

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