#008000
A group exhibition of Engage Art Studios’ members
Tim Acheson, Maeve Curtis, Aja Daly, Cecilia Danell, Eimear Jean
McCormack, Shelly McDonnell,
Tadhg Ó Cuirrín, Roisin O’Sullivan, Winnie
Pun, Victoria Smith, Amy Taylor, and Ruby Wallis. Curated by Grace
McEvoy
The Shed, The Docks, Galway
21 September – 7 October 2012
Opening reception: Culture Night, Friday 21 September, 6pm. Refreshments by Kai Cafe + Restaurant.
Opening Hours: Friday – Sunday 12 – 6pm
"When we look at landscape, we're not looking at an object that our
glance is directed towards as a focal operation, rather, we see the
totality of all the possibilities of focus that exist within a field of
vision." – Jørgen Dehs
This exhibition, #008000, draws together
twelve visual artists from Engage Art Studios. The title is the HTML
(a website programming language) colour code for green, the colour most
associated with our landscape. HTML codes serve as a programming guide
for the visual senses in the creation of digital landscapes. Similarly,
the work within this exhibition explores the subjective representation
of landscape, and the artistic methodologies and processes that are used
in its portrayal.
Landscape is generally understood as the
harmony of a set of objects, and their unification within a plane of
vision. However, no ultimate definition or representation of it exists
and our understanding of landscape is constantly being reformed and
negotiated. It is a unity constantly under construction.
Historically, landscape has been a recurring focus within various art
forms and has, as a subject matter, been revered, romanticised,
territorialised and used as metaphor. Arguably, the landscapes that
surround us, in both organic and inorganic forms, possess sublime
features which suggest greater universal forces and powers that are
beyond our comprehension. As such our efforts in trying to understand
and represent landscape express our continued desire to discover who we
are and why we are here.
This exhibition is not a redrawing of
the notion of landscape, rather, it aims to bring together a body of
work which looks at the way in which we see the external world.
Engage Art Studios is located in the heart of Galway city and supports
contemporary artists in a professional environment. Founded in 2004,
Engage provides a central space for professionally-oriented visual
artists, of all levels, to work within a vibrant community of
creativity, production, inspiration and opportunity. The unique studio
space is on the top floors of the old Cathedral Building on the corner
of Middle and Abbeygate Streets. Engage Art Studios is supported by the
Arts Council and the Galway City Council. Engage is a member of Adapt
Galway, a coalition of visual arts groups. The Shed, an empty 4000 sq ft
warehouse space currently used for visual art, is a project initiated
by Adapt that will continue into next year.
This exhibition is
supported by The Arts Council, The Galway City Council, The Galway
Harbour Company, and Kai Cafe + Restaurant. Special thanks to Adapt
Galway and Grace McEvoy.
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