South Dublin County Public Art

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The Wave by Mark Joyce

Type:
Visual Arts
Location(s):
Junction 13, Sandyford Interchange, M50
Commissioner:
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
Funding:
National Roads Authority
Programme:
None
Year:
2008

Context Background:

In 2006 a major public art commission was awarded to artist Mark Joyce. The project was funded through the Per Cent for Art scheme related to two capital construction budgets - the Southern Cross and the South Eastern Motorway funded by the National Roads Authority. The two schemes were pooled by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council and South Dublin County Council. This commission was one of the first works in a round of public art commissions to be rolled out in 2008-2010 in tandem with the new Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council Strategy for the Arts.

Description:

The M50 ring road is one of the major transport routes on the outskirts of Dublin and the commissioners wished to mark it with a landmark site-specific permanent artwork.

Located at the on ramp to the M50 at Leopardstown junction, Wave by Mark Joyce, consists of 250 coloured aluminum columns which emerge from the flat granite of the site and create a wave of energy, with colours running from leaf green to violet on the visible spectrum. Seen from a moving car, the cluster of coloured lines shift as the viewer moves. The artwork makes a bold statement on the motorway, located at the interchange at the Sandyford Industrial Estate and creates a notable art work that will serve as a landmark for the Sandyford area.

Artist Biography:

Mark Joyce was born in Dublin in 1966 and studied at the National College of Art in Dublin and at the Royal College of Art, London. He has had several solo exhibitions, including regular ones at the Green on Red Gallery, Dublin and his work has been included in group exhibitions both in Ireland and abroad. Mark has been the recipient of a number of awards, including ones from the Arts Council and the British Council and is currently the Course Co-ordinator for the BA in Fine Art at the Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Dún Laoghaire.

Commissioner Type:

Local Authority

Commissioner:

Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council

Programme:

None

PerCent for Art:

yes

Commissioning Process:

Two stage open competition

Funding:

National Roads Authority

Budget Range:

70,000 - 150,000