Réalachas

“Bíonn fhíor-thábhacht ar an bhfíor dhaonna i mo ealaín. Is paraidím am-chruthaithe é an Réalachas san Ealaín atá ábhartha le níos mó ná tríocha míle bliain anuas. Féadann an fhíor teachtaireachtaí chasta a iompair agus ár mbarúil chomhaimseartha den saol atá timpeall orainn a léiriú, ní amháin dár nglúin féin ach dosna glúine atá le teacht.”

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Holger Lonze, Suibhne, bronze 2008

Ag chur uigeacht ar Miotaseolaíocht na hÉireann

Leanann dealbhóireacht Holger Lönze le traidisiúin fada an Réalachais in ealaín Ghearmánaigh, cé go bhfuil stair shaibhir mhuirí agus sheandálaíochta na hÉireann mar chomhthéacs aige. Is móitíf athfhillteach í an churrach - meafar do thraidisiúin a chomhcheanglaíonn simplíocht foirme l' éiteas inbhuanaithe. Tá rian fágtha ar dhealbhóireacht Holger ag cuannacht na curraí agus an seanchas saibhir atá bainteach lena feidhm. Ag tagairt ar iomramhaí mar Bhran, Breandán agus Suibhne, glacann na fíoracha mhionchruinne, atá go minic tearchaidreamhach, leathfhear, leathainmhí, míshuaimhneas orthu féin, go minic gan treo, gan cheann scríbe acu - fiú amháin an t-alltar meabhlach a bhí ar lorg acu. Uaireanta, buaileann agus trasnaíonn a chéile na teastealaithe aonairaigh seo le seachránaithe eile. Is modh taiscéalaíochta é trasnú foirme am agus foirm trí mheán dealbhóireachta ina chuid saothar agus is eilimint thábhachtach 'is indibhidiúil í de'n theanga fhoirmiúil, rud a tháinig as an taighde a dhein sé ar an t-ábhar, am sa dhealbhóireacht. Creideann Holger go bhfuil fíor-shuntasacht ag coincheap an iomraimh i gcomhthéacs Domhanda, gur féidir le neamhchinnteachtaí chomhshaoil 'is éiginnteachtaí na sochaí iallach a chur ar Cultúir bogadh arís; go ceannphointí anaithnide, mar fhíoracha mhíshuaimhnigh aonaraigh ag iompar trí am. Bíonn báid 'is éin, cloig 'is tonnta, sciatháin 'is gaoth íomhánna athfhilltigh i saothar Holger, meafair mhíshuaimhneas an duine agus dúil bheith ag triall go dtí an Aineoil.

Téamaí agus Ábhair

Téamaí agus Ábhair

Boats and Birds

The image of the crow has evolved as one of Holger's prime references. Bran refers to the crow in Celtic languages and for Holger is synonymous with freedom and adventure: the curach voyages of Bran and Brendan are examples of this spirit. Sea voyages are an important inspiration for his work. Such as the 200 miles long Turas Cholmcille from Sligo to Rathlin Island, a project he undertook with four other artists in 2007. Building the curach for this trip, documenting the seascape through drawing and modelling and recording people met along the way - all feed directly back into new work including the Sea Bells cycle. More on the Voyages page.

 

Birds and Bells

A current focus of Holger's sculpture work is the 12th century Buile Suibhne or the Frenzy Sweeney. It describes the adventures of Sweeney after being cursed by Ronan to haunt the world as a mad yet poetic bird. Seamus Heaney created a rich tranlation of this text: Sweeney Astray. Some of this work cycle was commissioned by Craigavon Borough Council, sited at Oxford Island Nature Reserve. Two 4ft high figures of Sweeney and Ronan, smaller maquettes and a series of decorated handbells, based on the 10th century Bell of Armagh, now in the National Museum, Dublin form part of the work.

 

Bells and Waves

Other current work linked to the above work cycles include decorated Late Bronze Age horns and decorated handbells with wave patterns and seascapes, cast with authentic Iron Age and medieval methods. To see images of the Sea Bells, please go directly to the Bells page.

 

Ar ais go dtí an barr

Holger Lonze making a Bronze-Age horn
Bronze Sculpture on Ronan by Holger Lonze Bronze Sculpture on Ronan by Holger Lonze    
Sculpture of Sweeney by Holger Lonze Sculpture of Sweeney by Holger Lonze Sculpture of Sweeney by Holger Lonze Sculpture of Sweeney by Holger Lonze

 

 
Small medieval bells cast by Holger Lonze Decorated Bells based on the Seagoe Bell by Holger Lonze Small medieval bells cast by Holger Lonze    
         
         

Selection of Recent Work

Please roll over the images of recent work to the right to enlarge. The top rows show Suibhne and Ronan, based on the Frenzy of Sweeney. Sea Bells in the bottom row.

 

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