Context Background:
The third phase of South Dublin County Council's In Context, 2006 –2009, built on the underpinning principles and learnings gained from the previous two phases of commissioning and was further informed by the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism’s General National Guidelines for delivery of Per Cent for Art Schemes, published in 2004. This project was commissioned under In Context 3, of which the principle component was to create time for the artists to engage with the context.
Description:
The Marker Tree is a highly visible landmark, seen from close and far, day and night, for travellers and for residents. It is a distinctive gateway to South Dublin County. Based on the outlines of a tree the Marker Tree comprises an industrial style “trunk”, embellished with brightly coloured steel “cushions” in place of branches and leaf clusters. The idea marks the merging of rural and urban boundaries which are key to the identity of the county.
The sculpture was
fabricated by Ferrum Lassercut, lighting by Studio Dinniber. Michael McAdam, Engineer, Roads Dept. was South Dublin County Council's engineer, consultant engineer was Kavanagh Mansfield & Partners
Artist Biography:
Born in Amsterdam, Andreas Kopp
is now based in Germany (near Kassel) where he is working as a visual artist.
He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Düsseldorf, and alongside his
artistic work, He teaches as a guest teacher at various German art schools.
Andreas has exhibited extensively internationally. Recent one-person shows
include “Continental Drift” at Museum Arolsen, and “Redemption Song”, Ueker
& Ueker Gallery, Basel, or the “Gobelin # 5”, Galleria Borgogno, Arti a
Milano, Milan. Throughout his career he has
been awarded by several Art Prizes, residencies and advancements. He has
undertaken projects for architecture, collaborations with architects, and also
received a number of private and public commissions, some of them permanent
(like the designing of Europe´s largest indoor event hall, the Cologne Arena,
others temporary projects like his recent landscape installation entitled Tableau
vivant / 16:9 for Four Rivers, Zentrum fur aktive Kunst, Kassel.
Mediation:
In Context 3 Essays – Natural Desires by Chris Fite–Wassilak
Commissioner Type:
Local Authority
Commissioner:
South Dublin County Council SDCC
Programme:
In Context 3
PerCent for Art:
yes
Commissioning Process:
Open Competition
Funding:
National Roads Authority
Budget Range:
70,000 - 150,000
Project Start Date:
21/07/2006
Project End Date:
19/11/2011