Martin Heron is a

sculptor Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sc ...

from

Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ...

working with steel. He is a member of the Royal British Society of Sculptors and The London Group. His art is found outdoors in public places in Northern Ireland. His sculpture "For the Love of Emer" was Armagh City's first commission public artwork. It is a depiction of legendary Irish hero

Cú Chulainn Cú Chulainn ( ), called the Hound of Ulster ( Irish: ''Cú Uladh''), is a warrior hero and demigod in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology, as well as in Scottish and Manx folklore. He is believed to be an incarnation of the Irish god L ...

balancing on a 20-foot pole. His piece, ''Handstanding'', is outside a public school in

Ravenswood, Ipswich Ravenswood is a district within Ipswich, in the Ipswich district, in the county of Suffolk, England. It is sited on the old Ipswich Airport to the south-east of the town. The area has grown rapidly due to private housing development. The old ai ...

. Another sculpture group carved from tree trunks is found along the Irwell Sculpture Trail.

Notable commissions

* ''Where Dreams Go'', Strabane District Council,

County Tyrone County Tyrone (; ) is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, one of the nine counties of Ulster and one of the thirty-two traditional counties of Ireland. It is no longer used as an administrative division for local government but retai ...

, 2007–08 * ''Handstanding'', Ipswich Borough Council,

, 2006 * ''Ascent Terrifique'' & ''Reach'' stainless steel sculptures, Home Zone Project, Hull City Council, Albany Street

Kingston upon Hull Kingston upon Hull, usually abbreviated to Hull, is a port city and unitary authority in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies upon the River Hull at its confluence with the Humber Estuary, inland from the North Sea and south-ea ...

, 2005 * ''Afloat'', stainless steel sculpture, Groundwork Stoke-on-Trent, Westport Lake, Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, 2005 * ''Chariot'' stainless steel sculpture, commissioned for ASDA, ASDA superstore,

Thurmaston Thurmaston is a village and civil parish in Leicestershire, England, located within the Borough of Charnwood. At the 2011 census, it had a population of 9,668. It is situated four miles north of the city centre of Leicester and lies just o ...

, Leicestershire, 2003

References

Axis - Martin Heron
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