Location
Banff Castle Grounds
Banff, Banffshire
OS Map Reference
NJ 689 642
Date
23rd-26th May 2008
Description
As part of the first Coast Festival (23rd-26th May 2008 ). The artist kindly loaned a number of her animalier works.
While many artists world wide produce sculptures of animals using the technique of welded assemblage Helen's pieces are outstanding in her apprehension of both the basic anatomy and the movement and expression of each species. She is also careful not to completely lose the original identity of the materials used in the works construction. The nature of the scrap used often add considerably to the numinous qualities of the finished piece. In my personal view the best of her works are those pieces that evoke rural Scotland (deer, sheep, horses, hunting dogs, native birds etc.) given extra poignancy by being made of the detritus of the rural economy of the recent past.
Related Information
The small giraffe in the tenth photograph recalls the artists life size adult giraffes in Edinburgh.
Era
2000s
Related Artefacts
- Banff Castle and Banff Castle Gates
- Brain Coral fossil Banff Castle
- Coast Festival,
- Coast Festival, benches installation
- Coast Festival, installation at Macduff Pier
- Coast Festival, video piece
- Domed Well Housing
- George Duff memorial, Banff Castle
Categories
Iconography
- animals in general
- bird
- camel
- cat
- cock or hen
- dog or hound
- leopard
Creator
- Helen Denerley, Sculptor
External Links
Photographer
- David Watson Hood
Unavailable Data
- Information Source
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