A living line, trembling with energy. The feeling which charges the hand: a poignant burst, guiding the etching needle, twisting, erupting, flicking and flowing, etching death into a copper plate. Francisco Goya’s series of etchings, ‘The Disasters of War’ (1810-1820), is an arguably unequaled record of cruelty, in the medium of […]

At the start of a sultry August the West Cork arts scene is brimming with life. Cnoc Bui, in Union Hall, is once more hosting West Cork Creates, Working Artist Studios, in Ballydehob, boasts a fabulous members exhibition, and the Blue House gallery, in Schull, is presenting a diverse show […]

Spring in West Cork means many things, not least the beginning of the exhibition season for many galleries. In Clonakilty, on March 27, 28 and 29, three exhibitions opened, either coinciding with or programmed for the Clonakilty Arts and Minds pop-up festival. The opening of ‘The Secret Country’ by TP […]

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