First published in 1605, with the second installment appearing in 1610, Miguel de Cervantes’s Don Quixote is widely considered to be the most influential text of the Spanish Golden Age, and an institution in the Western literary canon. Alonso Quixano’s … Continue reading Drawing on Don Quixote // Review
●●●●● Born at 23 Merrion Square and educated in Dublin, Freiburg and Paris, Mary Swanzy (1882-1978) was the first Irish artist to adopt and adapt the Cubist technique. Working at almost exactly the same time as Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), whom … Continue reading Mary Swanzy: A Voyage No Longer Overlooked IMMA’s retrospective of the Irish Cubist is a revelation
The National Gallery of Ireland has had a very colourful few months. Fresh off the heels of the Emil Node: Colour is Life, comes the bright and energetic: Roderic O’Conor and the Moderns. This exhibition has been highly anticipated, being … Continue reading Between Paris and Pont-Aven. Roderic O’Conor and the Moderns // REVIEW
●●●●○ From an Irish perspective, William Crozier is mainly recognized for the vibrant landscapes he painted at his home in West Cork toward the end of his life. Bright pallets and large canvases are familiar to the public, as well … Continue reading William Crozier’s “The Edge of a Landscape” at IMMA The exhibition creates an incredibly moving experience by displaying Crozier’s work in reverse chronological order by decade, starting immediately with his well-known style and familiar settings featured in the last decade of his life.
●●●●○ Despite his status as creator of Ireland’s most beloved painting, Irish nineteenth-century watercolourist Frederic William Burton is often a forgotten figure. While The Meeting on the Turret Stairs has been widely acclaimed, his other works evoke significantly less recognition. The … Continue reading Frederic William Burton: For the Love of Art The National Gallery of Ireland’s latest major exhibition offers visitors an opportunity to discover the impressive career of this home-grown talent, alongside works of friends, contemporaries and masters.
●●●●● Art that claims to tackle the big issues facing society is nothing new. However, in the rush to inform and highlight, the true power behind the works can be diminished. It is too often the case that art of … Continue reading Potent Imagery: the 8×8 “Freedom” Exhibition The real power of the exhibition lies in the immediacy of its imagery.