Martin Heron
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Heron's Handstanding (2006) stands by primary school on the Ravenswood housing estate in Ipswich, Suffolk.
Martin Heron is a sculptor from Northern Ireland working with steel. He is a member of the Royal British Society of Sculptors.[1] 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 balancing on a 20-foot pole.[2][3] His piece, Handstanding, is outside a public school in Ravenswood, Ipswich. Another sculpture group carved from tree trunks is found along the Irwell Sculpture Trail.[4]
Notable commissions
- Where Dreams Go, Strabane District Council, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland,[5] 2007–08
- Handstanding, Ipswich Borough Council, Ravenswood, Ipswich, 2006
- Ascent Terrifique & Reach stainless steel sculptures, Home Zone Project, Hull City Council, Albany Street Kingston upon Hull, 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, Leicestershire, 2003
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