Martin Heron
Heron's Handstanding (2006) stands by primary school on the Ravenswood housing estate in Ipswich, Suffolk.
Martin Heron is a sculptor from Northern Ireland working with steel. He is a member of the Royal British Society of Sculptors.[1] His art is found outdoors in public places in Northern Ireland. His sculpture "For the Love of Emer" was Armagh City's first commission public artwork. It is a depiction of legendary Irish hero Cú Chulainn balancing on a 20 foot pole.[2][3] His piece, Handstanding, is outside a public school in Ravenswood, Ipswich. Another sculpture group carved from tree trunks is found along the Irwell Sculpture Trail.[4]
Notable commissions
- Where Dreams Go, Strabane District Council, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland,[5] 2007–08
- Handstanding, Ipswich Borough Council, Ravenswood, Ipswich, 2006
- Ascent Terrifique & Reach stainless steel sculptures, Home Zone Project, Hull City Council, Albany Street Kingston upon Hull, 2005
- Afloat, stainless steel sculpture, Groundwork Stoke-on-Trent, Westport Lake, Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, 2005
- Chariot stainless steel sculpture, commissioned for ASDA, ASDA superstore, Thurmaston, Leicestershire, 2003
References
- ↑ "Martin Heron, MRBS". Royal British Society of Sculptors.
- ↑ "New sculpture tilts Ulter hero". BBC News. 8 April 2010.
- ↑ "Cuchulainn Sculpture Unveiled In Armagh". 4NI.co.uk. 9 April 2010.
- ↑ "Head to Head". Irwell Sculpture Trail.
- ↑ "Attractions". strabanedc.org.uk. Strabane District Council. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
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