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Glass in the Gardens @Sculpture in Context 2014

Sep282014
NewsUncategorised
Benjamin Just, ‘Bonsai Model’, Glass Wood Pvc, 20x40x10

Hard as it is to believe that a whole
year has gone by since I told you about ‘GLASS GALORE @Sculpture in Context2013′ – I’m delighted to say that we have done it again and glass art is once more making a big impression at Ireland’s largest and most prestigious annual
outdoor sculpture event Sculpture in
Context.

Madeleine Hellier, ‘Jinny Joe, Jinny Joe Bring me back an Egg’, Engraved Watch Faces
Gracing the gardens and glasshouses Dublin’s Botanical
Gardens every September/October since 2002 this exhibition features over 150
pieces from both Irish and International artists.There is always fantastic variety with works in all mediums from both established and emerging artists. 
We have counted an amazing fifteen lovely
pieces made with glass this year.
 Here’s the list of their creators:  
Gwyn Grace, ‘Bog Sundew Tentacles’, Glass
Benjamin Just
Eva Kelly
Gwyn Grace
Lisa Sarsfield
Madeleine Hellier
Mags O’Dea
Margaret Tuffy 
Merce Canadell
Rose Sinclair-Doyle
Sadhbh Mowlds
Michelle Maher
Susan Cuffe

Rose Sinclair-Doyle, ‘Past Whisper’, Glass, 35x25x8
Margaret Tuffy, ‘Small Breaths’, Blown Glass
Continuing the theme of glassy excellence,
I’m delighted to report that one of the three cash prizes for an Outdoor Work of Distinction in Any Medium’
was awarded to Merce Canadell, a final year student in the National College
of Art and Design glass department, for her piece Embracing Water. Her cast glass piece is partly submerged in the water feature in one of the greenhouses where the running water makes the sculpture glisten and seem to come
alive. (Though you should obviously try to see it in person – there is a great
shot of it at the end of this short youtube video).
Merce Canadell, ‘Embracing Water’, Cast Glass, 150x40x35

Some returning stars from last year’s exhibition are recent NCAD graduates Gwyn Grace, Mag’s O’Dea (who was awarded a prize last year) and Sadhbh Mowlds (The GSoI Prize winner at the RDS awards this year). The NCAD students are ones to be watched in this exhibition for sure!

Sadhbh
Mowlds, ‘The Good People’, Blown Enamelled Glass Wood
Mags O’Dea, ‘Nurturing The Seed Within’, Blown
Glass, 10x10x26 
Another familiar face from last years show is Eva Kelly – whose mixed media piece ‘Buried Treasure‘ features some very sweet cast glass dog bones. Well done also to Benjamin Just, who has not one but two glass pieces chosen for this years exhibition.

Benjamin Just, ‘Tree Rings’, Glass, 40x10x10
Eva Kelly, ‘Buried Treasure’, Cast Glass and Mixed Media, 25x19x10
Sculpture in Context 2014 at The
National Botanical Gardens will run till 17 October 2014. Admission is free and it’s a great visit for all the family to enjoy. Opening times are 9-5 weekdays and 10-6 weekends and bank holidays. Free
tours of the exhibition every Tuesday 10.30am – 11.30am and every Saturday 3pm
– 4pm. Full programme of all  the artists and works is available at reception. More details and contact info see their website. 
Lisa Sarsfield, ‘Accumulate I’, Acetate Silk Glass, 10x30x25
Written by Meadhbh McIlgorm
Photos by Eva Reddy 
Category: News, UncategorisedBy GSOI admin28th September 20142 Comments
Tags: Co.DublinCraft Irelandemerging artistEventsExhibitionGlass news IrelandGlass Society of Ireland eventsNCAD
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2 Comments

  1. eimearee says:
    29th September 2014 at 11:40 am

    Thanks for sharing! I'd only managed to see the pieces on show in the visitor centre so far – this is definitely motivation for another exploration of the gardens.

  2. Roel John Bobis says:
    1st October 2014 at 1:51 pm

    Do you know any glass supplier with that kind of products?

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