Uillinn: West Cork Arts Centre hosts ‘La Place des Grands Abysses’, an exhibition of work by Stephen Brandes that runs from now until September 4. A superlative draughtsman who has exhibited internationally, Stephen Brandes explores the interplay of word and visual language as a vehicle for storytelling with particular reference to […]
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The new Michael Collins mural in Clonakilty, titled ‘Paths to Freedom’, is not only a colourful nod to the birth of the Irish Free State, but also a work which enfolds West Cork into Ireland’s street art revolution. The stencilled mural is today’s equivalent of the medieval fresco; the level […]
Depending on what he’s working on at the time, Paddy McCormack will describe his occupation when asked as either artist or artisan. Working with metal, he uses a welding technique that is not widely practiced today. “I mostly braze my materials, copper and steel, using oxy/acetylene and silicon bronze rods,” […]
A summer exhibition and open studio event is being held by artist Sara Hodson in Lisnabrinna, Ballygurteen from July 23 to 25. The exhibition, featuring new landscape and equestrian paintings by Sara Hodson, takes place in Sara’s studio in a lofted barn and in an old dairy building. There will […]
Despite the additional challenges of social distancing, the Sherkin Island community has decided to go ahead with its plans to showcase the island’s creative and artistic talent and a series of art exhibitions will take place in the Community Hall on Sherkin Island this summer. The annual Sherkin Island community […]
Colour values in Western art have undergone many shifts, from the ancient Greek through to the Medieval, Baroque, Modern and neo-Baroque. The classical Greek values, echoed in the Renaissance (16th c.) and the Baroque (17th c.) are grounded in earth: their colour value system is one of muted, ‘blended notes’, […]
