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    The Ulster Brewer - The Ulster Brewer, Belfast

    The Ulster Brewer

    4.0(2 reviews)
    0.2 mi

    "Men live by bread, but the cooper by the ale cask." - Irish Proverb…read more Titled The Ulster Brewer, the barrel man sculpture was created by Ross Wilson and commissioned by Bass Ireland in 1997, is proudly displayed outside Belfast's Waterfront Hall. This work of public art commemorates the city's rich brewing tradition and marks 100 years of Bass Ireland's presence in Belfast. The artwork depicts a cooper working methodically on a barrel, symbolizing the workmanship and tradition that have been central to Belfast's history. The sculpture's attention to detail is impressive, portraying the essence of the cooper's trade as well as the significance of brewing in local culture. [Review 1910 of 2024 - 887 in United Kingdom - 22932 overall]

    The Ulster Brewer is located at the Waterfront Hall and was commissioned by Bass Brewing company to…read morecommemorate 100 glorious years of brewing. If you don't know who Bass are they are the company that has the big red triangle for a logo. Pretty famous in Northern Ireland. I love this particular statue. I like the fact that it represents mans protection of his beer or at least that is what I have read into it. In fact I think it is just to commemorate the workers who helped create the famous Brew, the statue has a relative sense of pride. I think this sort of thing is great in the centre of Belfast as it celebrates culture and heritage of the City rather than dwelling on troubled times as people sometimes tend to do. It is in a great location and I have seen many tourists sitting beside the metal man crossing their arms and celebrating our culture in creating a perfect ale.

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    Flax Art Studios

    Flax Art Studios

    5.0(2 reviews)
    0.6 mi

    Flax Art studios have a rather serious, mature, industrial atmosphere. Indeed they originally came…read moreinto being in 1989 via a group of art school graduates, seeking space big enough to allow for the creation of large installations and sculptures. Flax's website describes the studio space as: "An area of 1,320 square metres provides ample room to house an industrial scale workshop, 7 large studio spaces, 11 smaller studio spaces, an international residency space and a communal fabrication area. A large mezzanine area accommodates the organisation's office and IT facilities." By the time I arrived at Flax it was the end of a walking tour of Belfast Art Studios and I'd been on my feet for over 3 hours walking, climbing stairs and wandering about without break. Thus I wasn't pleased to arrive at Flax and find their industrial lift out of order. Lift door probably not closed properly on the top floor and hence could not be called down to ground floor level, or so I was advised by the lovely Ladies who greeted us at the entrance doors. After 3 flights of stairs I arrived at Flax but was probably too tired to appreciate it fully. Despite this I was amazed at this warehouse sized space which was walled off into individual studios. The large fabrication area was pretty impressive too. I grabbed my third Suki tea of the day and had an amble around amiring work by Barbara Freeman, Sinead O'Donnell and Shiro Masuyama and chatted to the artists. I definitely want to return to Flax on the next Belfast Open Studios day in 2016, but will probably start with Flax so I'm not too tired to fully appreciate it. However, if you want to see an art studio big and well equipped enough to allow for the creation of large scale works such as public art pieces then this is the studio to visit. It's basically a huge warehouse with plenty of windows letting in natural light. If you're an artist looking for such a studio you can apply to rent a workspace in Flax by submitting a covering letter, up-to-date CV and up to ten images of artwork by post to: STUDIO APPLICATION Flax Art Studios United Optical Building 44-46 Corporation Street Belfast BT1 3DE

    this place is brilliant i have been here a few times and enjoy it everytime.read more

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    Open Window Productions

    Open Window Productions

    4.0(1 review)
    0.3 miThe Cathedral Quarter

    I had the pleasure of calling in here after noticing the decorative chess pieces displayed in the…read morewindow and couldn't resist a look in. It's a small art gallery on Donegal Street which I'd never been in before (shock horror!) which displayed various canvases, statues, sculptures, chess pieces, paintings etc. You could literally smell the hard work (I love me some solvents ...no not really) but the man was obviously hard at work. After a quick glance round I began to look more intensely at some of pieces. There was a great 'Ulster fry' piece and also the fairy pictures were breath taking. The statues were so detailed and life like I could hardly believe it. I began talking to one of the shop owners, a friendly man called Anto who specialised on the local figure paintings while his brother concentrated on the sculpture side of the business. I had a fascinating talk with him about his life, his ideas, his business and he made me promise to call in back for a cuppa tea and a chat (Bless!) I had a look on his website and discovered he founded his company in 1995 and since then has been making original, popular sculptures of everyday people, politicians and some famous clientele. An important feature of the company and studio is to provide workshops to enable individuals and groups to gain experience of different mediums, in particular sculpting. So it is without a doubt that I recommend this place. Call in yourself and see what's on offer. Or for a brief look around then see the pictures attached.

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