| Lough
Boora Parklands
….where art and nature meet
September
6-September 24, 2004
The magnificent
wetlands and wildlife wilderness of Lough Boora now host some of
the most innovative land and environmental sculptures in Ireland.
The artists, inspired by the rich natural and industrial legacy
of the boglands, have created a series of large-scale sculptures
that are now part of the Parklands permanent collection.
Artist Marian
O’Donnell will create a new work of art for Lough Boora Parklands
from September 6th until September 24th. This ambitious piece of
land art will consists of a series of intersecting circles of different
sizes that represent the life cycles of the bog and man’s
interaction with it.
“ I am
delighted to have the opportunity to create a sculpture in the bog-land;
I feel I have a lifetime’s preparation for the project. Childhood
memories of turf-cutting under Croagh Patrick come flooding back.
The slane-cut turf marks left their varied patterns, unique to the
cutter. The turf banks, cut to different levels, provided a variety
of platforms from where the world could be viewed, as it showed
itself in its many forms, patterns, colours and textures, where
the black, mirrored pools created the impression that I was alone
in the universe”
Marian O’Donnell,
an Irish artist who grew up in Mayo and now lives in Maynooth has
exhibited in France, Germany, Denmark and New Zealand. Her large-scale
artworks are in the collection of Krakamarken Sculpture Park, Denmark,
the Saskatchewan Prairie, Canada and the Tír Sáile
Sculpture Trail in North Mayo.
Members of the
public are invited to visit the site at Lough Boora Parklands during
the installation of the artwork. Viewing areas are wheel chair accessible.
Further information on the Parklands can be found at www.loughbooraparklands.com
.
Funding for
this project has been provided by Offaly County Council Arts Office,
The Arts Council of Ireland and Bord na Mona.
For further information please contact:
Kevin O’Dwyer
0506 24044
Tom Egan 0506 45978
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