P.S. WAY TOO MANY NIPPLES*

The visitor's comments board at the Lewis Glucksman is a brilliant idea.  Lots of people have taken to expressing their thoughts graphically as well which is very appropriate.

I appropriated a few for this blog and thanks to all for the entertainment!

* in relation to Alice Maher's work - I think.

I liked it so much I bought the catalogue

This was a great exhibition on at the Lewis Glucksman gallery in Cork city, featuring works by Matisse, Tacita Dean and William Kentridge. 

Tacita Dean, Still Life, 16mm film projection

William Kentridge, Drawing for What Will Come (Fly II), charcoal on paper

Henri Michaux, Mouvements: Soixante-quatreDessins Un Poeme Une Postface
"An aquaintance of major twentieth century artists such as Paul Klee and Max Ernst and loosely linked to the Surrealist movement, Michaux experimented with drugs to push the boundaries of definition between writing and drawing.  Mouvements consists of 64 drawings, some that appear like calligraphic characters, others that resemble a sequence of abstract figures or unidentified insects in motion"

Susan Morris, ERSD, View from Side, inkjet print on Hahnemuehle paper

Alice Maher, from The Music of Things, intaglio print

William Kentridge, detail

A giant bobble hat in Limerick ...

also known as the Ormston House Summer Member's Show:-

For better photos and more information, see www.ormstonhouse.com



Akiko Taniguchi

More deliciousness from the Land of the Rising Sun. 

Consuming Dawn; etching, lithograph, chine colle



Cold Front; etching, drypoint, mezzotint, chine colle




Mother Earth; etching, collagraph



"Taniguchi’s abstract visual language is based on her continuous research into forms found in the natural world. She looks at connections and forces of regeneration that exist in different environments. Taniguchi starts off with photographs of natural phenomena such as cloud formations, ice crystals, or cracks found in earth that have been parched by drought. Her hand-generated responses to these photographs heighten the rhythms, patterns and structures occurring in nature. To achieve this, she employs a variety of print-media including collagraph, etching, drypoint, mezzotint and chine collé. Her combination of processes creates complex three-dimensional surfaces of bold black forms, delicate calligraphic lines, and areas suffused with color."

See:  http://www.davidsongalleries.com/artists/taniguchi/taniguchi.php

Sleeping Field; etching, collagraph

Sunflower; etching, collage



Urban Fantasy; collagraph



Waiting for Spring; etching, collagraph



Kumi Obata



Temperature of Bed



Kumi Obata is a Japanese artist who makes some of the loveliest etchings I have ever seen.  I could look at her work for hours.  Her website is

http://kumiobata.com/index.html

Unfortunately it is all in Japanese so I can't tell you much more except to urge you to have a look.

Bright Rain



The Reflecting Skin



An Elephant and the Weather



Untitled



Day to Rest



The Moon and Sign

Nevan Lahart

Nevan Lahart at the Temple Bar Gallery, great show but my little camera wasn't up to the large scale paintings so just three images here.  This weekend I'm back to Dublin for the Dublin Zine Fair and I'm very excited!!

EV+A at LCGA

Lots of good stuff from EV+A at Limerick city Gallery of Art.  Above are installations, some video stills and my legs and Penneys bag.