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Five Years of the Open Window

Last night, I attended the 5th Anniversary Opening Night at the Open Window Gallery, 205 Rathmines Rd Lwr, Rathmines, Dub 6. It was very busy despite the wet weather. The atmosphere was relaxed with wine and nibbles. Plenty of artwork in a wide variety of mediums to view. 

Classy.

Mick O’Dea at Kevin Kavanagh

Last night, I attended the opening of Mick O’Dea’s exhibition at the Kevin Kavanagh Gallery, Chancery Lane, Dublin  8. The gallery was packed. Mick’s portraits were full of life. It was worth the effort going. This exhibition called ‘Kilkenny Festival Portraits 2015 - 17′ will run until 30th June. Classy.

Gallery Zozimus Reopens

I attended the very successful reopening of Gallery Zozimus at 51 Frances Street, Dublin 8 tonight. Plenty of people came. The atmosphere was informal. There was a large variety of beautiful artworks on display. Gallery Zozimus will be open from Monday - Saturday 10:00 am - 5:30 pm.

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Michael Wann at the Solomon

Tonight, I attended the opening of Michael Wann's exhibition 'The Old Grieving Fields' at Solomon Fine Art, Balfe Street, Dublin 2. I enjoyed looking at his many drawings done in charcoal on paper. He had created most of his artworks in a nice compact size from 23 x 30 cm to 70 x 60 cm.

I will discuss my favourite drawings starting with 'Omens/Crows Arriving'. It appeared quite eye-catching with all the passing birds in flight.

Omens/Crows Arriving by Muchael Wann

His 'Controlled Explosion' was the most dramatic image in his exhibition.

Controlled Explosion by Michael Wann

I liked his attention to detail in his road images.

The Old Work Road by Michael Wann

The High Bog Road by Michael Wann

A joy to view. Both artworks were small and hung in their own alcove with a third artwork that was similar in dimensions and subject matter.

I found this image to be evocative.

Aerial 3, Night Visions by Michael Wann

It reminded me of a dystopian vision of the future with fires burning in the distance under a dark sky.

Then there was the striking composition of helicopters flying in loose formation.

Recon by Michael Wann

I liked the short title. It added a sense of storytelling to this image.

Michael's exhibition will run until 1st Mar 2025. It was well worth seeing it.

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Yan at Taylor Galleries

Tonight, I attended the opening of 'Yan', at the Taylor Gallery. Nine artists are exhibiting work ranging from paintings on paper and plywood, collages and a few sculptural poeces. I loved John Graham's grid images with their combinations of vertical and horizontal lines and enjoyed Jin Hirosawa's colourful paintings for their humour. 'Yan' will run until 22nd Feb 2020 at the Taylor Galleries, Kildare St., Dublin.

Classy.

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Oliver Sears Gallery

Last night, I attended the opening of Claire Curneen and Keith Wilson’s joint exhibition at the Oliver Sears Gallery, 29 Molesworth St, Dub 2.. It was worth the effort. Loved Claire’s piece called ‘Rain’ and admired Keith’series of 30 small paintings  ‘Where The Light Falls’. Met both artists. They were very nice. Their exhibition will run until 3rd May. Classy.    

Conor Foy at the Molesworth

Tonight, I attended the opening of Conor Foy's exhibition 'Bang Bang' at the Molesworth Gallery, 16 Molesworth Street, Dublin 2. The venue was busy and had a relaxed pleasant atmosphere. I was intrigued that Conor had painted all of his paintings on birch panels. Most of his artworks feature small groups of people located in plain backgrounds like 'Gold Comfort', three figures huddled together against a gold leaf expanse. Some paintings evoke snowy scenes eg 'JB' and '3'. I particularly liked Conor's portraits such as 'Red Cap', 'Boy Golden' and '2024'. His exhibition will run until 28th Sept 2024.

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Winstanley at the Kerlin

Tonight, I attended 'Arcadia', the opening of Paul Winstanley's latest exhibition at the Kerlin Gallery, Anne's Lane, Dublin 2. His paintings, oil on linen or oil on panel were the right sizes for their subject matter. The larger artworks like 'Landscape With Clouds II' (2024) looked majestic but were too dark and brown for my liking. ⛰ Paul's smaller paintings from his body of work, 'The Falls' featuring waterfalls had more movement and colour in them. 💧 My favourite painting was 'Veil 30' (2024) which comprised a closed net curtain with a landscape beyond it. Paul's exhibition will run until 18th Jan 2025. 📰 It was well worth going.

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