 |
 |
 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 |
 |
 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 |
 |
 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 |
 |
 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Five artists have been commissioned for the Arts in the Wetlands project. Holger C. Lönze....
Holger Christian Lönze is an established bronze sculptor and artist based near Ballydehob in West Cork, Ireland. He trained as a furniture maker before studying architecture in Detmold and lithography and sculpture in Belfast, finishing with a DPhil applying gestalt psychology to the perception of time in art. While researching design-for-sustainability for The Eden Project in Cornwall, he became interested in the ecological aspects of many Irish craft traditions and currach building in particular. Subsequently he has run many workshops in currach making and has built several of these west coast boats himself. Holger understands that art can highlight such sustainable crafts and encourage makers to re-evaluate their practice. The style of Holger’s own artwork shows the influence of the Berlin School, a long-standing realist tradition in German art. His generally figurative work often contains references to archaeology as well as ancient craft traditions and Early Irish literature. He usually works in bronze, often using Bronze-Age casting methods to reproduce his work. Please visit Holger's website for more information. Holger's Sculpture for Arts in the Wetlands......
Niall Walsh works as a sculptor in Co. Leitrim. Since studying sculpture at Dun Laoghaire College of Art, he participated at several national and international symposia and worked on commissions all over Ireland . Niall’s work is concerned with an inner ideology and history that speaks of human existence and endurance. Fire, an elemental force, makes the work more resilient and imposing in its absolute blackness by drawing light into its non-reflective surface. The sheer physicality of the burning process brings him closer to fire transforming the wood as the energy of the burning is arrested in the act of transferring the form from its physical presence to a memory. Thus the work could be said to be occupying space in a state of arrested change marking a specific point in time. This can be an unsettling point of view because it inevitably refers to one taking personal responsibility for what is going on politically, socially and environmentally. Niall's Concept for Arts in the Wetlands...... My work lies between land art, sculpture and design. It is site specific, investigating how sculptural forms integrate with their surroundings, interacting with human movement and the changing elements of light, weather, natural growth and decay. My artwork is often used as a stage, hosting events ranging in scale from theatrical production, through play and conversation, to the quiet of solitary contemplation. For more than fifteen years, commissions have taken me nationally and internationally to varied locations from coast, mountain, woodland and city. I enjoy the opportunity and challenge to work within interdisciplinary teams and collaborations. My initial training was in Landscape Architecture. This has given me an understanding of places, context and how people use space. It has also been very useful when working within architectural teams on more complex projects. I am also closely linked to the education of art and design in the landscape. I am a Senior Lecturer in landscape architecture at Leeds Metropolitan University, teaching across disciplines. Trudi's Sculpture for Arts in the Wetlands......
Eamonn Higgins is a sculptor based in north Antrim. He predominantly works with hot forged steel, but has also worked with materials like ceramics and glass. His work is about the subtle delicacies of the relationships that bind people together, whether it is about things that have nurtured who they are, or those that will define who they will become. Eamonn is pursuing this philosophy by challenging our perception of elegance and beauty through uncompromising deformation of metal using fire. He believes that beauty can be found in the balance between contrasts, as they make us ask questions about the similarities that lie between. In a community, this may be prevalent between the young and old where a mutual feeling of persecution can be a catalyst for an expression of cultural pride and communal togetherness. By observing destruction and creation within elegant and beautiful forms that are dominant throughout his work, Eamonn asks us to think again before we pigeon-hole what we are trained to think is pleasing to the eye. Eamonn's Concept for Arts in the Wetlands......
Yvonne Cullivan works in a range of traditional and digital media. Collaboration and community involvement compose a substantial part of her practice. Yvonne works in response to her geographical and social environment, inspired by exposure to diverse landscape and culture. Extensive travel, residencies abroad and a constant shifting of base have fueled this work. Inseparable to the artist, this work also involves internalized response, considering emotional or energetic reaction to place or event. Yvonne has worked on several collaborative projects which have had, at their core, attachments to environment, sustainability, landscape and history. Such projects have involved collaboration with artists, educational bodies, youth and community in a creative exploration of environment through traditional and digital media. Her role in such projects has been a combination of artist, educator and documenter. Yvonne's Concept for Arts in the Wetlands......
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
