"Sheep on the Road" by Deborah Brown
Owner: Laganside Corporation Location: Entrance to Waterfront Hall, Lanyon Place, Belfast Title: ‘Sheep on the Road’ 1991 Artist: Deborah Brown Material: Bronze Size: Life-size Funded by: Originally commissioned by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland for their sculpture garden at Riddell Hall,Belfast. Purchased by Laganside Corporation in 1999 after relocation of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland. Background: The artist has a profound love and respect for nature. ‘Sheep on the Road’ was inspired by her childhood visits and enduring interest in the landscape of Cushendun. The realistic rendition of the piece has resulted from careful observation of people and animals within the countryside. Artist Details: The acclaimed Northern Irish sculptor Deborah Brown was born in Belfast 1927. Renowned in Ireland for her pioneering exploration of the medium of fibre glass in the sixties, Brown has established herself as one of the country’s leading sculptors and has achieved extensive international acclaim. In 1982 a major retrospective of her work was held in the Ulster Museum and The Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery, Dublin. Since 1951 she has had one man shows in Ireland, England, Scotland and Canada and exhibits at the Shambles Gallery Hillsborough, County Down and the Solomon Gallery, Dublin. In 2002 she had two exhibitions ‘Through the Rock’ at Cavanacor Gallery, Lifford and ‘Cast in Nature’ at the Waterfront Hall curated by Marianne O’Kane. Her work is represented in many collections in Ireland and abroad, including the Ulster Museum, RTE, Bank of Ireland, the Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery of Modern Art Dublin, Irish Museum of Modern Art Dublin and the Arts Council. |
