Conor Fallon - Hardcover

Heaney, Seamus; Etc.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0946641692 ISBN 13: 9780946641697

Publisher: Gandon Editions, 1996

Synopsis

This book was the first major study on the work of Conor Fallon, who was one of Ireland's most important and accomplished sculptors. Son of the poet Pádraic Fallon, Conor was born in Dublin in 1939, and grew up in Co Wexford. He was captivated by the natural environment around him, and this led to a dominance of birds, fish and animals in his sculpture. In an engrossing and in-depth interview with Vera Ryan, he discusses his influences, principal concerns and working methods in making sculpture. There are also lively, intelligent contributions from Seamus Heaney, Hilary Pyle and Ciarán MacGonigal, all accompanied by excellent full-page photographs. "Vera Ryan's essay takes the form of a remarkable interview with Conor Fallon ... The diversity of four essays ... leads to a rounded vision of the man, his work, his inspiration, his working methods and influences. The work itself is beautifully photographed..." - Ann Reihill, Irish Arts Review "Excellent photographs of Fallon's sculpture, but the book is particularly remarkable for the fascinating interview with the sculptor by Vera Ryan." - Books Ireland "This book, from the active and resourceful Gandon Editions, has excellent photographs ... but the book is particularly remarkable for the fascinating interview with the sculptor by Vera Ryan." - Books Ireland "Conor Fallon's sculptures have the kind of elegant simplicity that's based on long observation and continual refinement. His (mostly) bird and fish forms have an archetypal inevitability about them. Their uncluttered lines and clarity of form are augmented by clean, clear textures." - Aidan Dunne, Sunday Tribune

About this edition

• Publisher: Gandon Editions
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0946641692
• ISBN 13: 9780946641697
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 72