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Remco de Fouw (born 1962) is an Irish sculptor. He has created on commission many sculptures, which stand in locations in Ireland and the UK.
De Fouw initially trained as a carpenter, later graduating from the National College of Art and Design in 1991. He has given several solo exhibitions and has taken part in group exhibitions. Awards include the Cream of Irish Award in Sculpture in 1997, and he has received three Arts Council Bursaries. He has produced many sculptures by public commission."Remco de Fouw"
Public Statues and Sculpture Association. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
"Perpetual Motion" (1996) by de Fouw and Rachel Joynt, was commissioned by Kildare County Council. It is by the M7 motorway near Naas in County Kildare. It is a sphere, diameter , on which various road markings are depicted, suggesting movement around a globe. It is described in ''publicart.ie'' as "probably Ireland's best known sculpture"."Perpetual Motion"
publicart.ie. Retrieved 21 June 2024. "First Conundrum" (2001) is in Festival Square, Edinburgh, and was commissioned by the City of Edinburgh Council and Scottish Enterprise. It is a group of spherical forms of varied size and material. "Waggle Dance" (2015}, by de Fouw and Rachel Joynt, is in front of the Iontas Building at"Sculpture by Remco de Fouw & Rachel Joynt at Maynooth University"
''Irish Arts Review'', Autumn 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
"Random Access Memory V" won the inaugural
'' The Irish Times'', 26 May 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
Life
De Fouw initially trained as a carpenter, later graduating from the National College of Art and Design in 1991. He has given several solo exhibitions and has taken part in group exhibitions. Awards include the Cream of Irish Award in Sculpture in 1997, and he has received three Arts Council Bursaries. He has produced many sculptures by public commission."Remco de Fouw"Public Statues and Sculpture Association. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
Works
De Fouw's works include the following:
"Perpetual Motion" (1996) by de Fouw and Rachel Joynt, was commissioned by Kildare County Council. It is by the M7 motorway near Naas in County Kildare. It is a sphere, diameter , on which various road markings are depicted, suggesting movement around a globe. It is described in ''publicart.ie'' as "probably Ireland's best known sculpture"."Perpetual Motion"publicart.ie. Retrieved 21 June 2024. "First Conundrum" (2001) is in Festival Square, Edinburgh, and was commissioned by the City of Edinburgh Council and Scottish Enterprise. It is a group of spherical forms of varied size and material. "Waggle Dance" (2015}, by de Fouw and Rachel Joynt, is in front of the Iontas Building at
Maynooth University
The National University of Ireland, Maynooth (NUIM; ga, Ollscoil na hÉireann Mhá Nuad), commonly known as Maynooth University (MU), is a constituent university of the National University of Ireland in Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland. It ...
, County Kildare. The sculpture, diameter , has a large aperture showing an internal cellular structure, as might be seen in a beehive (hence the term " waggle dance"). Its geometry and complexity relates to the intellectual endeavour of the university.''Irish Arts Review'', Autumn 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) is a medical professional and educational institution, which is also known as RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ireland's first private university. It was established in 1784 ...
Art Award in 2016. It was chosen from a shortlist of five works shown at the annual exhibition of the Royal Hibernian Academy. The award included a commission for a new work that would be housed in the college."Sculpture wins inaugural college of surgeons art award"'' The Irish Times'', 26 May 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
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