Michael Lyons 1943-2019
Elidore, 1970
Painted fabricated steel, gun metal castings
38 1/4 x 39 3/8 x 23 5/8 in
97 x 100 x 60 cm
97 x 100 x 60 cm
The title of this work recalls a Celtic fairy tale about a young boy who was brought up to be a cleric but who defiantly runs away and discovers a...
The title of this work recalls a Celtic fairy tale about a young boy who was brought up to be a cleric but who defiantly runs away and discovers a magical land full of pygmies and pleasantries. The tale also contains a reference to how Britain was named after Brito, a refugee from the ancient city of Troy. Here Lyons has created an abstract amalgamation of steel forms, suggestive of industrial machinery, furnished with bronze gunmetal castings.
Exhibitions
Thirsk Hall Sculpture Garden, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, 2021-2022Michael Lyons: Maquettes, The Orangery, Thirsk Hall Sculpture Garden, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, 2021-2022
Michael Lyons at Thirsk Hall, Thirsk Hall Sculpture Garden, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, 2021
Literature
Judith LeGrove. The Sculpture of Michael Lyons, Samson & Company, Bristol, 2013, cat. no. 50, p. 22, illustrated p. 123Judith LeGrove. The Sculpture of Michael Lyons, Samson & Company, Bristol, 2013
