Phoenix Park statues

[Devin]

You should have been a revisionist historian!!!

Well, my motives here are urban design

And on that subject, something needs be put back in place of the Gough monument to break up the long town half of the Phoenix Park avenue. That roundabout where it was is bare ........ needs something more than the annual fucking christmas tree.

OPW, please note.

[PVC King]

The Michelan Man in 1930's style would be my nomination!!

[Paul Clerkin]

or the Gormely design for the liffey - his work doesnt have any site specific relevancy, so if they want to go ahead....

[Devin]

The Michelan Man in 1930's style would be my nomination!!

I'm trying to put those two things together - Michelin Man and 1930s style .......... trying! ....

[PVC King]

I'll take you to the building next time I see you

[lauder]

The Gough statue is intact and in some relatives garden in England! Sure the council could buy it off him.

However, I really like the idea of Gormley's statue here, would be a fabulous location.

[saintleger]

The Gough statue is intact and in some relatives garden in England! Sure the council could buy it off him.

Or just re-cast it again.
http://www.john-byrne.ie/project.php?projectsId=7
"The Gough statue had been erected in 1880 as a memorial to Limerick- born Viscount Field Marshall Gough and eventually destroyed in an explosion in 1957. It's remains came into the possession of it's current owner Sir Humphrey Wakefield (a relative of Gough's) in the 1980's and was subsequently restored and re-erected in the grounds of his Castle at Chillingham in 1990. Sir Humphrey kindly gave me permission to make a copy the sculpture (which is 150% life size) A team from Bronze Age foundry in the east end of London travelled up to Northumberland and over a week, of long working days, made moulds of the horse. "

There's an interesting article by David Limond in History Ireland (March/April) on the topic of toppling statues which mentions this re-working. I believe it's erected in Ballymun now, is it in the Social Welfare Office? Apols if this is old news.

[johnglas]

Never mind Gough; what about the Ballymun equestrian statue? Public art that's well crafted, representational (in many senses), has some sense of 'place' and is definitely not pompous. More like that, please.

[tommyt]

Or just re-cast it again.
http://www.john-byrne.ie/project.php?projectsId=7
"The Gough statue had been erected in 1880 as a memorial to Limerick- born Viscount Field Marshall Gough and eventually destroyed in an explosion in 1957. It's remains came into the possession of it's current owner Sir Humphrey Wakefield (a relative of Gough's) in the 1980's and was subsequently restored and re-erected in the grounds of his Castle at Chillingham in 1990. Sir Humphrey kindly gave me permission to make a copy the sculpture (which is 150% life size) A team from Bronze Age foundry in the east end of London travelled up to Northumberland and over a week, of long working days, made moulds of the horse. "

There's an interesting article by David Limond in History Ireland (March/April) on the topic of toppling statues which mentions this re-working. I believe it's erected in Ballymun now, is it in the Social Welfare Office? Apols if this is old news.

Great idea.

Could start a trend. How about a giant bronze of a Sherrifo 'young felit' in a wetsuit diving into the Liffey off North Wall Quay to replace the abandoned Gormley 'man havin' a slash' debacle?

[PVC King]

Looking at the Anish Kapoor exhibition in Ken gardens it is amazing the Phoenix Park doesn't show case some Irish Art; the back drop of the Aras would give almost as good a background as Ken Palace


http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/gallery/2010/sep/27/anish-kapoor-kensington-gardens-sculpture

Turning the World Upside Down by Anish Kapoor
Four Anish Kapoor sculptures, creating distortions of their surroundings, have taken up residence among the trees and waters of Kensington Gardens for six months