In his large work, Icon Study, artist Neil Dunne explores and challenges the ideas behind icon painting. This is the latest in our series on works by contemporary Dublin artists.
The latest in our series on works by contemporary Dublin artists features a sculpture informed by the artist’s work as an occupational therapist. It’s on display at the Science Gallery.
Artist Orla O’Regan captures the delicate fontanelle of a baby’s skill in this porcelain sculpture. This is the latest in our “Curios About” series, which features works by contemporary artists in Dublin.
This work draws something from the colour palette of neo-impressionism, the formality of abstract expressionism and the aesthetics of contemporary street art, according to artist Derick Smith.
In the series to which this image belongs, contemporary artist Aaron Smyth explores questions around gender, intimacy, and relations. What you see is just a detail: click through to see the whole image.
This work is “a reflection on working a normal nine-to-five job, where the content is kind of strange and unrelatable to you . . . repetitive and pointless”, according to Cox.
Rather than gradually sell off all of Russborough House’s old master paintings to fund its upkeep, might it be better to just sell the house and bring the paintings to Dublin?
For thirty years, artists have hung their paintings on the railings around Merrion Square on Sundays. On 13 September, they will celebrate their anniversary.
