A PHOTO CHALLENGE OF PLACES WE SIT…OR MIGHT SIT…OR ART ABOUT SITTING
This is Báite (sunken or drowned), inspired by Dublin’s Viking past.
The 35ft longboat, by artist Betty Newman, is made of steel and bronze with seats of native oak.
Evoking a beached Viking ship, it is lovingly referred to as The Boat that don’t Float by the Dubs!!!!
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I’ll add this to ‘The floosie in the jacuzzi’ as an example of Dubliner’s wit. I’ve never seen this one but will look it out next time as it is so representative of what i says it is – a rare thing these days!
And don’t forget the Molly Malone statue – The Tart with the Cart!!!
Betty Newman-Maguire is an amazing artist, and her public sculptures are truly fascinating 🙂
There’s quite a few of her pieces scattered throughout the country isn’t there… fabulous work…
I like this!
Thank you Aletta!
I love the integration of the sculpture and the benches.
Its a nice idea – although it could do with a bit of TLC couldn’t it … the weeds and graffiti don’t add much to the vista!
True. No doubt there is a metaphor in there somewhere.
😅 😂