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Eilis O'Connell (born 1953, Derry, Northern Ireland)[1] is an abstract sculptor. She is known for her free-standing works and wall pieces.[2]

Sacrificial Anode in Montgomery Square, Canary Wharf, London
"Sacrificial Anode" in Montgomery Square, Canary Wharf, London

Early life and education


O'Connell was born in Derry and educated at the Crawford School of Art, Cork, Ireland and Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.[3][4]


Career


Helix at One Curzon Street, Mayfair, London
"Helix" at One Curzon Street, Mayfair, London
Sculpture over Pero's Bridge, Bristol
Sculpture over Pero's Bridge, Bristol

O'Connell has been commissioned to make public sculptures throughout the UK and Ireland.

She is a founder director of the National Sculpture Factory (Cork); a member of Aosdána and the Royal Hibernian Academy; and a former member of the Arts Council of Ireland.

Her honors include the Art & Work Award from Wapping Arts Trust, and Royal Society of Arts Award (1998). O'Connell's works were displayed at the Biennale de Paris (1982) and the São Paulo Art Biennial (1985).[5] She has received fellowships from The British School at Rome and PS 1 in New York.[6]

The artist's 1988 work "The Great Wall of Kinsale is one of the most contentious public artworks ever erected in Ireland."[7] Composed of several sections and forms, it is also the longest sculpture in Ireland at 179 feet.[8] The large rusted steel sculpture drew protest, concerns of safety, an attempt to deinstall it, and criticism of its appearance. Eventually, the rusty metal was painted, a water feature was added, and barriers were placed around it without O'Connell's permission. As such, she considers the work to have been "destroyed".[7] In artist Sean Lynch's 2011 show, A Rocky Road, at the Crawford Art Gallery, he investigated the legacy of O'Connell's Great Wall of Kinsale.[9]

She exhibited sculptures at Eileen Gray's E-1027 house in France in 2018.[10]

O'Connell's work is in the collections of IMMA, Lismore Castle, Cass Sculpture Foundation, Chatsworth, Antony House and more.[11][6]


See also



References


  1. Ruckenstein & O'Malley 2013, p. 382.
  2. Finlay 1989, p. 202.
  3. "Eilís O'Connell: Conetwirl". Cass Sculpture Foundation. Archived from the original on 23 February 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  4. "Eilis O'Connell". IMMA. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  5. "Eilís O'Connell RHA Haptic". Royal Hibernian Academy. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  6. sculptors.org.uk https://sculptors.org.uk/artists/eilis-oconnell. Retrieved 19 March 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. Vallig, Marc O’Sullivan (29 December 2021). "Cork in 50 Artworks, No 19: Controversy and rancour at The Great Wall of Kinsale, by Eilis O'Connell". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  8. "Kinsale Sculpture Controversy". RTÉ Archives. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  9. Censoring art : silencing the artwork. Roisin Kennedy, Riann Coulter. 2019. pp. 158–174. ISBN 978-1-5013-6158-6. OCLC 1167515918.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  10. "Sculptures by Eilis O'Connell at Eileen Gray house E1027". RTE Radio. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  11. "Eilis O'Connell". IMMA. Retrieved 19 March 2022.

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