ISBN 978 0946641 093 88 pages (paperback) 24x17cm 56 illus
Born in Wexford in 1950, Michael Warren is one of Ireland’s best-known sculptors. He uses traditional materials within a contemporary abstract framework to produce works which have a sense of calm and grandeur. This book beautifully illustrates Warren’s work over a period of thirty years, and features an in-depth and fascinating essay on the life of the sculptor.
EXTRACTS
"Although clearly concerned with formal Modernist qualities such as texture, surface, weight equilibrium and balance, at the core of Michael Warren’s art lies something far less tangible – an examination of what it means for human beings to be in the world ... a straightforward appreciation of Warren’s sculptures requires no special skill because their quality in purely formal terms is more than enough to sustain them as considerable works of art. They have a simple, powerful and meditative quality. However, their complexity and value as symbol and metaphor is clearly better appreciated when read in conjunction with texts which have inspired the artist."
— from the essay by Peter Murray
CONTENTS
Light, Gravity and Distance: The Sculpture of Michael Warren by Peter Murray 12-23 COLOUR PLATES 24-79 List of Illustrations / Artist’s Statement / Artist’s Biography 84-87
