Date: 2021
Medium: Bronze as stainless steel
Dimensions: Aprrox 2.5m(h) x 5m(w) x 2m(d).
Foundry: Bronze Art, Dublin. Photograph: Gareth Byrne.
While this ubiquitous teapot form has obvious connections to Irish cultural practices, the large-scale bronze is based on the ‘Utah Teapot’ form. The Utah Teapot was one of the first digital 3D objects to come into existence back in the 1970s, and was made publicly available so software developers could begin to programme the first 3D design and animation applications. To this day it appears in 3D animation software apps and is used for both learning and testing simulated environments. The design of every modern building and surface in Smithfield, its public utilities, and even the Luas that runs past this new landmark were all designed using applications that owe their existence to the availability of the Utah Teapot. Similarly the FX in the films shown locally at the Lighthouse Cinema, and made at Brownbag Productions use apps which this form is part of their technical lineage.
Foundry: Bronze Art, Dublin. Photograph: Gareth Byrne.
Foundry: Bronze Art, Dublin. Photograph: Gareth Byrne.
Foundry: Bronze Art, Dublin. Photograph: Gareth Byrne.
Foundry: Bronze Art, Dublin. Photograph: Gareth Byrne.
Foundry: Bronze Art, Dublin. Photograph: Gareth Byrne.