Shorelines 2, is a vibrant exhibition, exploring Dublin’s varied seascapes through brand-new works from some of Ireland’s most exciting artists.
The exhibition of traditional painting and drawing embraces a remarkably wide range of styles, ranging from semi-abstracts, like Mary Duffy’s Windy Day on Sandymount to the photo-realism of Vincent Smith’s Dun Laoghaire. The glowing Impressionism of Anne McNulty’s Red Cranes in the Distance contrasts with the dramatic Devil’s Cove by Brian Manning.
Blue, green and grey form the dominant colour harmonies, but Patrick Cahill, Kayla Martell and Brian Gallagher respond to their subjects with wonderfully warm tones. Their paintings, drawings and etchings reflect the life of our endlessly changing coastline.Using more limited pallets, Susan Early’s etchings and Sorcha O’Farrell’s drawings are marvellously detailed and evocative.
This is the 151st year of the Dublin Painting and Sketching Club’s exhibiting history. It was formed as a co-operative of artists, in 1874, with Nathaniel Hone, John Butler Yeats, Sarah Purser and Bram Stoker among its earlier members. Today, club membership exceeds 90 and includes some of the country’s most illustrious painters, sketch artists and print makers.
Visitors to the exhibition will find a wealth of skill, imagination and vision… a fitting testament to maritime Dublin and the long artistic tradition of the Club.
Courtesy of the Dublin Port Company (DPC), the exhibition is housed in the Substation Gallery, which is located at the entrance to Dublin Port, on the corner of Alexandra Road. The exhibition is open to the public, 11am-4.00pm, from May 23rd to June 5th, every day except Monday. Admission is free of charge.
