Rowan Gillespie - Looking for Orion

By Roger Kohn


Rowan Gillespie - Looking for Orion
Online price: £24.99
Paperback, 160 pages
Published: 19th October 2007

Category: Architecture, Art and Design


A fascinating glimpse into the world of renowned Irish sculptor Rowan Gillespie, whose stature in the international art scene has grown immensely in recent years.



The deeply emotional Famine sculpture at Custom House Quay, alongside the River Liffey in Dublin is perhaps Rowan’s best known piece. Migrants, (or Famine part 2) which depicts a group of figures arriving on the other side of the Atlantic, has just been unveiled to critical acclaim. It forms the centrepiece of the prestigious Ireland Park on Toronto’s waterfront.



A highly illustrated, sensitively designed large format book. It provides an insight to the creative process as well as an alluring catalogue of Rowan’s work. Includes a detailed biography of the artist and discusses his idiosyncratic bronze-casting techniques in depth.



Published to coincide with the unveiling of Rowan’s most recent piece, Proclamation, opposite Dublin’s Kilmainham Gaol.



Publication Details:

Binding: Paperback, 160 pages
ISBN: 9781847170767
Format: 305mm x 235mm
200 colour photographs

BIC Code: AFKB
BISAC Code:  ART053000
Imprint: O'Brien Press


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