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Blessington Street Basin, D7

Natural Histories

Austin McQuinn & Students of St. Mary's Boys School (Dublin)
1994

Description

Series of niches in a new wall face of the Blessington Street Basin. Into these niches are a series of bronze sculptures insertes. These bronzes suggest animal or fish-like organisms, vegetation and amoebic life which and intend to reflect the Basin's reputation as a refuge for nature.
For the design of the animals the sculptor began a project with Fifth Class boys at St. Mary's School. The boys, looking at all kinds of exotic aquatic life, produced a huge amount of art work. With their drawings and clay models, McQuinn he created the 17 bronze sculptures.

We found 13 niches, with originally 15 sculptures, two of these are missing.

Dublin - Baile Átha Cliath - Natural Histories

Information Sign

NATURAL HISTORIES
by
AUSTIN McQUINN
Commissioned by
THE BLESSINGTON ST. BASIN
ACTION COMMITTEE
In association with
DUBLIN CORPORATION
and thanks to
FIFTH CLASS, ST. MARY'S BOYS SCHOOL,
DORSET ST.
JUNE 1994

Sculptors

Austin McQuinn, Irish visual artist and writer in the fields of Visual Culture, Performance Studies, Human-Animal Cultural Studies, the History of Art and Contemporary Art Theory and Studio Practice. (Website).
Students of St. Mary's Boys School (Dublin)

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, List of public art in Dublin.
Sculpture Dublin, Art in Parks: Guide to Sculpture in Dublin City Council Parks, 2014 (PDF online).

Locatie (N 53°21'27" - W 6°16'14") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: ie407; Photograph: 24 June 2023
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