Fine Arts
Meet the artist: Peter Killeen
Nature and our interpretation of it inspires the Cork-based sculptor, who believes in the importance of craftsmanship
Dublin-born, Cork-based sculptor Peter Killeen mastered his craft working in bronze foundries in Ireland and Australia. It was in those foundries that Killeen was first introduced to the cire perdue (lost wax) method of bronze casting and subsequently began casting his own work.
The skill of bringing an idea to physical form through a careful process defines his idea of the sculptor, and he emphasises a belief that craftsmanship ...
