Art in the Garden 1
Last Sunday I promised to share with you some of the sculpture I saw at Art in the Garden.
Cocoon
Bronze with granite plinth
Orla de Brí
Orla de Brí has been working from her studio in Co Meath for the last 16 years.
Cocoon detail
She is comfortable with many materials, which include: bronze; steel; and stone.
There is a fluency in her handling of metal that suggests a particular affinity.
de Brí’s sculptures are social animals. They are quite likely to occur in groups. Within these groups the individuals interact - they observe and vie with each other and they compete. Her solitary stylised figures often commune with abstract shapes or elements from nature. Throughout her work there is always communication and interaction.Human evolution and development are of great interest to her. How we analyse ourselves, relate to other people, and how we connect with our surroundings is always explored in de Brí’s work.
She has had six major solo shows, and has exhibited in many group shows. de Brí has completed 17 large scale site-specific public sculptures. Her work is in many public collections, including: Bank of Ireland; Aer Rianta; American Airlines; Dublin City University and Office of Public Works. She is also in many significant private collections both nationally and internationally.
Orla has pieces in many private collections both nationally and Internationally.
kenju said,
May 29, 2011 at 2:51 pm
I’d like to see that in person - or up close.
Grannymar said,
May 29, 2011 at 2:54 pm
Judy - Did you click on it? and once it opens in another screen click on it again.
wisewebwoman said,
May 29, 2011 at 2:59 pm
Beautiful GM, I love pieces that age and weather along with their surroundings, organic.
XO
WWW
Grannymar said,
May 29, 2011 at 3:04 pm
WWW - Not all of the pieces were to my taste, but I have picked a selection of those I could live with.
Rummuser said,
May 29, 2011 at 3:08 pm
A very talented sculptor. This one is a beaut.
Grannymar said,
May 29, 2011 at 6:19 pm
Ramana - I really liked this piece.
Baino said,
May 29, 2011 at 10:56 pm
She should enter our Sculpture by the Sea exposition in Jan it would go down well I think. Love your photo walks
Grannymar said,
May 29, 2011 at 11:23 pm
Baino - Still plenty more to come.
Brighid said,
May 30, 2011 at 5:13 am
That is interesting, thank you for showing her work. I like such an eclectic mix of mediums.
Grannymar said,
May 30, 2011 at 8:45 am
Brighid - I hope to link to all the sculptors as I go along. It is a learning curve for me too.
speccy said,
May 30, 2011 at 9:23 am
That is super! I’d have been tempted to take that one home with me
Grannymar said,
May 30, 2011 at 9:29 am
speccy -
There were a few that I would have liked to take home, alas I forgot my tow truck!
Marianna said,
May 30, 2011 at 2:59 pm
I love outdoor sculptures. I should qualify that with a “most”.
Thanks for sharing.
Grannymar said,
May 30, 2011 at 3:07 pm
Marianna - Glad you enjoyed it. I have to say that I like recognisable sculpture.
Marianna said,
June 3, 2011 at 5:55 am
Here’s one that was installed in a neighbouring city during the Olympics: http://www.richmond.ca/culture/publicart/biennale/maolenin.htm
It’s raised quite a stir.
Grannymar said,
June 3, 2011 at 8:47 am
Marianna - I can imagine the discussion that sculpture started. You would need to know what was in the Artists’ minds.