Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Remco de Fouw

Remco de Fouw is a contemporary Irish artist in mid career, living and working in Dublin, whose work will be familiar to anyone who has travelled on the Naas Bypass. At this stage 'Perpetual Motion' sited at the Naas Bypass, co-created with Rachel Joynt has reached iconic status as a landmark on the Irish landscape. His other commissions include 'The Green Machine' in Temple Bar and 'Quintessometry' at Waterford Regional Hospital.
Remco is a prolific artist who has won a number of prestigious awards including the international Alexander Wejchert Award. He has exhibited at major visual arts events in Ireland and has had several solo exhibitions at national galleries such as The Project in Temple Bar and Limerick City Gallery of Art.

As a full time professional Artist, public commissions make up the main body of his work. Among these are 'Quintessometry' at Waterford Genereal Hospital. 'First Conundrum' at Festival Square, Edinburgh International Conferance Center. 'Gods Navel' at Charlotte plc Southampton. 'Silent Witness' at Meath county buildings, Ash Bourne. 'Eye Witness' at the N26 Ballina and 'A fracture in time', Castleblayney bombing Memorial Co. Monaghan

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