"Together Apart" Sculpture Re-Sited

Following the culmination of Cavan Fleadh 2011, the "Together Apart" Sculpture which had been temporarily sited on the grounds of Cavan Cathedral has now been moved to a permanent site in Con Smith Memorial Park Cavan.

New Sculpture Sited at Cavan Cathedral

My sculpture "Together Apart", commissioned as part of the Peace III project was sited today. The sculpture will not be officially launched until the 29th of this month (July) but I thought I would treat you all to a sneak preview!

New Sculpture

I have been commissioned to create a sculpture by the Peace III Project, along with 4 other sculptors, on the theme of peace. above is a concept image of my design. To explain the concept of the sculpture a little more here are the different aspects to the meaning of the sculpture and how they relate to peace.

• The neagtive space between the two sculptures form the shape of a dove, the worldwide symbol for peace.
• The two separate parts of the sculpture represent opposing sides/ conflict/ difference, yet together they can form something new and beautiful (the dove)
• The sculpture allows for two people to sit facing each other and engage in conversation, togethereness was a key word mentioned in our last workshop.
• The woods used in the sculpture will be sourced from Ireland and abroad (Africa, America, Europe...) , this again represents a coming together of nations.

Other work from Pride Exhibition 2010

Work by the other artists in the Pride Exhibition, 2010. Only 8 months late! -  but better late than never.

Pride Exhibition at Anglo Celt Buildings

Below are images of my work on display in the Pride Exhibition in the Anglo Celt buildings. The exhibition opened on friday and runs for the duration of the Fleadh. I'll be following up this post with another showing samples of the work from the other artists in the exhibition.

The Other Fleadh 2010 Sculptures

As promised below are images of the other public sculptures that were created as part of the Mórtas an Cabháin project.Ross Cochrane and Alan James Burns are also creating work for the project but their pieces will not be in place until close to the fleadh.

Dancing at the Crossroads - Bandstand, by Laura O' Connor

Dancing Shoes, mixed media, by Sally O' Dowd

Dance, Dance wherever you may be, by Tina Quinn

Fiddle, by Joey Burns

Willow, by Edwin Lynch

Play, by Anne O' Reilly

Upcoming Exhibition

Currently working on a new body of work for next months exhibition in the Anglo Celt warehouse space in Cavan. It's a group show with the other artists who designed sculptures for the Fleadh 2010 in Cavan this year. Which reminds me that I had promised to post up images of the other Fleadh 2010 sculptures, i'll try do that tomorrow.

Anyway the exhibition theme is again fleadh related so it'll be something musical from me again although I'm thinking of doing something more representational rather than the conceptual or abstract that i'm used to. Time frame will also affect what approach I take but as it is a group show I'm only aiming for maximum 5 new pieces so it's not impossible, I hope! It's a short stint project so I'm definitely going to try something new anyway.