UNFURLING SCULPTURE BY ANNE McGILL [FLOATING ON THE LAKE AT FARMLEIGH]

'Unfurling' Sculpture by Anne McGill Farmleigh Lake


The good news is that I know who the artist is.

Towards the end of last year I had the good fortune to visit Anne’s studio in Clontarf and I was very impressed by the scope and quality of her work.

This floating sculpture is an unfurling fern frond in the pond. It was designed by Anne McGill a sculptor living in Dublin.

Anne has designed floating sculptures which have been exhibited in 'Sculpture in Context' at the Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin.

Anne's work can be viewed at www.annemcgill.com

http://www.fotonique.com/unfurling-sculpture-anne-mcgill-floating-lake-farmleigh/

SPIRAL POND BY ANNE McGILL - SCULPTURE IN CONTEXT AT THE BOTANIC GARDENS







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UNFURLING BY ANNE McGILL - SCULPTURE IN CONTEXT 2014

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DRAGONFLY BY ANNE McGILL - SCULPTURE IN CONTEXT 2015

NOTE: Since taking these photographs I have abandoned the idea of using the Metabones adaptor and I have invested a lot of cash in native lenses.

Anne McGill is an Irish sculptor working from her studio in Dublin. Anne´s sculpture has evolved over the last two decades from semi-abstract figurative bronze sculptures to large outdoor ephemeral sculptures and more recently ´found objects´ installations.

Anne has used the theme of music in a lot of her artwork and has made various musically themed sculptures for site specific commissions.

She is presently working on outdoor installations and large garden sculptures using various materials. She has created ceramic sculptures, wooden sculptures, stone sculptures, metal sculptures and lately willow and hessian sculptures.

I experimented with a Sigma 180mm lens mounted on a Sony A7RM2 body using a Metabones adaptor.

This combination does not work in Auto-Focus mode so I had to use manual focusing and this was not easy and it certainly would have been impossible without focus peaking [a feature that I have never properly employed before]. In case you are unaware focus peaking is a tool to assist you while manual focusing. It highlights the areas that are in focus so you are able to quickly focus the camera and not miss crucial shots. However, focus peaking is not as easy as it sounds because it shows you what's sharp on the viewfinder screen, not what's sharp in the actual image. Since the screen or viewfinder has a much lower resolution than the actual camera sensor areas that are highlighted as being sharp in the viewfinder can be very much out of focus in the image you actually capture.

The Dragonfly on the pond was difficult to photograph as it kept moving.

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YELLOW MAN BY ANNE McGILL SCULPTURE IN CONTEXT AT THE BOTANIC GARDENS IN DUBLIN

As a matter of interest: Yellowman is a chewy toffee-textured honeycomb produced in Northern Ireland.Ingredients of Yellowman are commonly quoted as including brown sugar, golden syrup, butter, vinegar and bicarbonate of soda but there are many local variations in ingredients and recipes.

This is one of three art installations by Anne included in this year’s exhibition in the Botanic Gardens.

Contact the artist at: http://artstudio-one.ie/about/


Sculpture In Context 2016 at the National Botanic Gardens,Glasnevin, Dublin 9.
8th September to 21st October 2016

One of the events that I really look forward to every year is the Sculpture In Context exhibition in the Botanic Gardens and this year is no exception.

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IN CONVERSATION BY JACKIE BALL [SCULPTURE IN CONTEXT 2016]

This time I used a Sony FE 70-200 GM lens rather than the Voigtlander 15mm which I used before.

Jackie is a visual artist living and working in Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin. As a graphic designer Jackie manipulated type, letters and words into logo's and symbols using paper and ink. As an artist, she manipulates thoughts, meanings and ideas to create three dimensional objects using clay, glass, metal and found objects.

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WINGING IT BY ANNE McGILL SCULPTURE IN CONTEXT [WHAT CAN BE DOWN WITH OLD PIANO KEYS]

This is one of three art installation by Anne included in this year’s exhibition in the Botanic Gardens. Contact the artist at: artstudio-one.ie/about/

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YELLOW MAN BY ANNE McGILL SCULPTURE IN CONTEXT [BOTANIC GARDENS IN DUBLIN]

Recently I visited the artist at her studio in Clontarf and was impressed by what I saw. As a matter of interest: Yellowman is a chewy toffee-textured honeycomb produced in Northern Ireland.Ingredients of Yellowman are commonly quoted as including brown sugar, golden syrup, butter, vinegar and bicarbonate of soda but there are many local variations in ingredients and recipes. This is one of three art installation by Anne included in this year’s exhibition in the Botanic Gardens. Contact the artist at: artstudio-one.ie/about/

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Phoenix Stirring By Anne McGill [Sculpture In Context 2016 - Final Day]

Anne McGill is an Irish sculptor working from her studio in Dublin. Anne´s sculpture has evolved over the last two decades from semi-abstract figurative bronze sculptures to large outdoor ephemeral sculptures and more recently ´found objects´ installations. Contact the artist at: artstudio-one.ie/about/

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