Michael Quane
Born1962 (age 61–62)
Cork, Ireland
NationalityIrish
Alma materCrawford School of Art
Known forsculpture, equestrian sculpture
Notable workFigure Talking to a Quadruped
Horses and Riders[1][2]
Carbon Sync[3]
Tomás Ó Criomhthain[4]
Styledirect carving
MovementModern sculpture, modernism[5]
Children2
ElectedAosdána (1998)
Royal Hibernian Academy (2004)
Websitemichaelquane.com

Michael Quane RHA (/ˈkweɪn/;[6] born 1962) is an Irish sculptor.[7][8][9][10] He is a member of Aosdána, an elite Irish association of artists.[11]

Early life

Quane was born in Cork in 1962. He began to draw and carve wood aged 12 and briefly studied science at University College Cork before transferring to the Crawford School of Art and Design.[12]

Career

Kingdom of Plants Arising by Quane (National Botanic Gardens, Dublin)

Quane's professional career began in 1987;[13] he was elected to Aosdána in 1998 and the Royal Hibernian Academy in 2004.[14]

Quane works in materials such as elm wood, Kilkenny limestone, marble. Equids feature prominently in his work, inspired in part by a childhood experience of witnessing a donkey dying in a bog. According to Deborah Hickey (The Echo), "Michael’s work rebukes the traditionally classical theme of man’s power over animal. His human figures are anti-heroic as they navigate life with their fellow inhabitants of this planet."[15] Quane practices direct carving, not making models or maquettes.[5]

Personal life

Quane lives in Leap, County Cork.[15] He has two children.[16]

References

  1. ↑ Hill, Judith (16 March 1998). Irish Public Sculpture: A History. Four Courts Press. ISBN 9781851822744 – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ "Iconic Mallow sculpture set for move to pastures new". independent.
  3. ↑ Dunne, Aidan. "Art in Focus – Carbon Sync by Michael Quane". The Irish Times.
  4. ↑ Craith, Máiréad Nic (6 November 2019). The Vanishing World of The Islandman: Narrative and Nostalgia. Springer Nature. ISBN 9783030257750 – via Google Books.
  5. 1 2 "Songs of Stone: The Direct Carvings of Michael Quane - West Cork People". 9 March 2021.
  6. ↑ "Michael Quane with Strange Beasts at the Lavit Gallery,Cork" – via www.youtube.com.
  7. ↑ Stace, Alison (3 March 2022). Sculpture Parks and Trails of Britain & Ireland. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781789941432 – via Google Books.
  8. ↑ O'Sullivan, Marc (29 August 2021). "Cork In 50 Artworks, No 18: Michael Quane's Riders and Horses at Mallow Roundabout". Irish Examiner.
  9. ↑ "West Cork artists celebrated". The Southern Star.
  10. ↑ b
  11. ↑ "Michael Quane artist". Gormleys Fine Art.
  12. ↑ "Aosdána". aosdana.artscouncil.ie.
  13. ↑ "WATCH: For sculptor Michael Quane 'the arts are central to who we are'". echo live. 13 February 2022.
  14. ↑ "Remembering Frank". The Irish World. 31 January 2022.
  15. 1 2 "Cork sculptor's passion was set in stone from a very early age". echo live. 2 July 2019.
  16. ↑ "Michael Quane RHA". Michael Quane RHA.
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