Mixed-Media Sculpture: “Celtic Cross” by Séamus Ó Dubsláine
Mixed-Media Sculptor
Séamus Ó Dubsláine hard by the Neponset River
Celtic Cross
by Séamus Ó Dubsláine
Background
Séamus Ó Dubsláine is creating a series inspired by the “Celtic” Cross,
a beautiful and symbolic icon used for centuries to mythologize a culture.
Using the “Celtic” Cross as a touchstone, he reaches back through his own ancestry
and the works of James Joyce.
Several of Séamus’ ancestors left Ireland early in the seventeen hundreds
due to land confiscations there,
and still others left during the “famine” of the 1840’s.
Monks of the Screw
Reclaimed Douglas fir wood, scarlet epoxy paint, copper tube, wine corks, synthetic amber beads, brass wire and brass plated corkscrew. 26″ H x 42″ W x 8″ D (2009)
Sovereign Immunity
Red oak wood, white oak wood, fiberglass, copper tube, pine wood, epoxy, plaster, found iron piece, stained glass, redwood, barbed wire, .44 Magnum bullet, chain, lock and key. 40″ H x 64″ W x 13″ D (2010)
Batallón de San Patricio
Reclaimed pine wood, found copper plate. 18″ H x 28″ W x 3″ D. (2012)
Sublime Impotence
Reclaimed pine Christmas tree stands, plaster, steel chain, found sheet metal chimney and brass pipe. 36″ H x 36″ W x 70″ D. (1996)
Coign Of Vantage
Reclaimed oak wood, Jacobian stain, copper tube and wire, brass, found iron piece, English/Irish dictionary and antiquated glass. 37″ H x 60″ W x 9″ D. (1997)
The Old Rugged Cross
Reclaimed pine wood, copper tube. 24″ H x 38″ W x 4″D. (2012)