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Br i a nBa l l a r de nj o y spa i nt i nga ndi sc ons t a nt l yi ns pi r e db y hi sr e s pons et ot heor di na r yt hi ng s ,s u c ha sav a s eof f l o we r s ,a nol di r on,af i g u r e ,al a nds c a pe ,amode li nhi s s t u di o .Het e ndst owor ki ni nt e ns ebu r s t sofc r e a t i v i t y ; s u r g e sofs e l f e x pr e s s i ont ha tof t e npu nc t u a t epe r i odsof r e s t l e s si na c t i v i t y . Onc es t a r t e d,hema ypa i ntt hes a me s u bj e c ts e v e r a l t i me s , ac ha ng eofl i g ht , ofwe a t he r , a not he r v i e wpoi nt ,adi f f e r e nc eofs c a l eorpr opor t i onofc a n v a s be i ngs u f f i c i e ntt o pr ompta not he re x pl or a t i on oft he t he me . Thel a nds c a pe shepa i nt sa r eof t e nha r s ha nd u nt a me ds u c ha st hos eof ft hec oa s tofDone g a l orKe r r y .

Hepa i nt st hes a mes c e ne sr e pe a t e dl yi nor de rt og a i nt he c onf i de nc et oe x pr e s si t sma nymoodsi npa i nt .

Ba l l a r di sar i c hc ol ou r i s ta ndi si nt e r e s t e di nt hec ont r a s t i ng c ol ou r sa ndt e x t u r e si ns i mpl es u bj e c t s .Pa i nt i ngdi r e c t l y ont ot hec a n v a swi t hv i g or ou sbr u s hs t r ok e s ,heu s e sbol d s l a s he sofr i c hc ol ou ra c r os sas ol i da ndhe a v i l yl a de nwi t h f l u i dpa i nti nwhi c ht hebr i s t l e sa l wa y sl e a v et he i rma r kof s pe e da ndpr e s s u r e , t he ya r es u bj e c tt oas t r u c t u r a l or de r , a s we l l a sapi c t or i a l de pt h.Hes t r i v e sf orba l a nc ei nhi swor k a ndhi ss t r u g g l ei sa l wa y sc e nt r e donac onc e r nt oc r e a t ea s u bt l eha r monyofc ol ou ra ndf or m,as e a r c hf ort he ‘ s t r u c t u r eofapa i nt i ng ’ a ndade s i r et oe nt i c ea ndl e a dt he e y ewhe r ehewa nt si tt og o .

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J OHN BEHAN RHA wa sbor ni nDu bl i ni n1 9 3 8 ,a ndno wl i v i nga nd wor k i ng i nGa l wa yc i t ywhe r ehec ont i n u e st ov a r yhi ss t y l eofe x pr e s s i on, J ohnBe ha ni sf i r ml ye s t a bl i s he da sas c u l pt orofi nt e r na t i ona l s t a t u r e .

Af t e ra na ppr e nt i c e s hi pi nme t a lwor ka ndwe l di ng ,t hef ou nda t i onsf or Be ha n ’ ss u c c e s swe r el a i di nt hes i x t i e s ,whe nhet r a i ne di nLondona ndOs l o a ndbe g a nt oe x hi bi twi de l y .

Bu thea l s oha dawi de ra r t i s t i cv i s i on, whi c hs a w hi mc ha l l e ng et hee l i t i s m oft hea r te s t a bl i s hme nta nds e e kt opopu l a r i s ea r t .

Hewa saf ou nde rme mbe roft heNe wAr t i s t s ’g r ou pi n1 9 6 2a ndDu bl i n ’ s i nno v a t i v ePr oj e c tAr tCe nt r ei nDu bl i ni n1 9 6 7 .

Heha sbe e na wa r de dma nyhonou r sa ndbe c a meaMe mbe roft heRo y a l Hi be r ni a nAc a de myi n1 9 9 0 , ha v i ngbe e na nAs s oc i a t eoft heAc a de mys i nc e 1 9 7 3 .

Hei sa l s oame mbe rofAos dá na .

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I nag e ne r a ls e ns ehec a nbec r e di t e dwi t hpl a y i ngama j orpa r ti nt he de v e l opme ntofs c u l pt u r ei nI r e l a ndo v e rt hel a s tf or t yy e a r s .

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NES S ABEHAN Th ef o u rp h o t o g r a p h sa r es t i l li ma g e sf r o mav i d e oI wo r k e do ne n t i t l e dMi l kBo wl .

Ph o t o g r a p hn u mb e ro n es h o wsac l a yb o wl wh i c hi sc a s t f r o maf e ma l eb r e a s t .

Ad e r e l i c tg e o r g i a nh o u s ep r o v i d e dt h es t a r kl yb e a u t i f u l s e t t i n g .

Ato d d swi t ht h el o c a t i o ni sap r i mi t i v ewo o d e n t a b l ef o u n di nas h e di nGa l wa y , wh i c hmyf a t h e rki n d l y d e l i v e r e dt oDu b l i n .Th eb o wli ss e ti n t ot h et a b l ea n d f i l l e dwi t hmi l k.I nt h ev i d e oama l ed r i n ksf r o mt h e b o wl a s we l l a st h ef e ma l es e e ni nt h ep h o t o g r p h s .

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P AULI NEBEWI CKRHA, AOS DÁNA Pa u l i newa sbr ou g htu ponas ma l lf a r mi nCo .Ke r r y ,I r e l a nd.He r mot he rHa r r ybr ou g hthe rt woda u g ht e r st oI r e l a ndi nt hel a t e3 0 ' s l e a v i ngNor t hu mbe r l a nd, Eng l a nd.

Ha r r ywr ot ea na c c ou ntoft he i r l i f ei nKe r r yc a l l e d" A Wi l dTa s t e "( Me t hu e n) .Af t e rKe r r y ,t he y we ntt ol i v ei nWa l e sa ndEng l a nda ndt r a v e l l e df r om pr og r e s s i v e s c hool t os c hool , l i v i ngi nac a r a v a n, ahou s e boa t , ar a i l wa yc a r r i a g e , awor k ma n' shu t , ag a t el odg ea nd, l a t e ri naDu bl i nc i t yhou s e .

" TheYe l l o w Ma n"e x hi bi t i on i n1 9 9 6a tt heRo y a lHi be r ni a n Ac a de my , Du bl i n, a l s odr e whu g en u mbe r sofa l l a g e s .

Thea r t i s t ' sbi og r a ph ywa swr i t t e nb yDr .

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Be wi c kwor k si nma nyme di ai nt hr e el a r g es t u di os .

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I t wa sa f t e rt ha ty e a rs heha dhe rf i r s te x hi bi t i onofhe rS ou t hS e a s wor ki nt heRu bi c onGa l l e r yDu bl i na ndt he ni nt heCa t t oGa l l e r y London.

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S heha sapa s s i onf orpa i nt i ngwi l da ni ma l sa ndf l o we r s.

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Whe ns hepa i nt ss hef e e l sv e r yc l os et ohe rs u bj e c t s e v e nt hou g hi tma ybeawi l da ni ma l l i k eada ng e r ou spor c u pi neora f o x .

He rs u bj e c t sf i l l st hepa g ea ndmor et he nof t e nt he ydon ’ tf i tont he ha ndma depa pe rs hema ybeu s i ng .

Ev e nt hou g hs hel i v e si nI t a l ys hes pe ndsal otoft i mei nhe r be a u t i f u lhomei nCo .Ke r r y.

Whe r es hel o v e st opa i ntt hena t u r e whi c hs u r r ou ndshe r .

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POPPYMELI A Bor ni n1 9 6 6 , I r i s ha r t i s t , PoppyMe l i ag r a du a t e di n1 9 8 9f r om t he Na t i ona lCol l e g eofAr t& De s i g n,Du bl i n.Fol l o wi ngt ha t ,Poppy s pe ntay e a rpa i nt i ngwhi l et r a v e l l i nga r ou ndt hePol y ne s i a nI s l a nds , wi t hhe rmot he rPa u l i neBe wi c ka ndhe rs i s t e rHol l yMe l i a ,a l s o a r t i s t s .Poppy ’ sf i r s ts ol oe x hi bi t i ons ,i nt heRu bi c on Ga l l e r y , Du bl i n,a nd t he Ca t t o Ga l l e r y ,London,we r e bot h hu g e l y s u c c e s s f u l .

Poppyha st r a v e l l e de x t e ns i v e l y ,a r ou ndEu r ope ,Tu r k e yNe pa l , Ame r i c a ,Ne wZe a l a nd,a ndChi na .S i nc ee a r l yc hi l dhoods heha s s pe ntma nys u mme r si nTu s c a ny , whe r ehe rf a mi l yha v ea nol df a r m hou s e .Whi l ehe rma i ni ns pi r a t i onc ome sf r om t hec ou nt r y s i de

a r ou nd he rhomei n Ke r r y ,e a c h ofhe rs oj ou r nsa br oa d ha s pr o v i de dne wi mpe t u s .

Poppypa i nt si nas t y l i s e da ndhi g hl yde t a i l e dma nne r .Whi l ehe r s ma l l e s tpi e c e sma yt a k eamont h,t hel a r g e rone sc a nt a k eu pt oa y e a rt oc ompl e t ea nda r ev e r yof t e nbook e dbe f or et he ya r ef i ni s he d.

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MARGARETI RWI N Ma r g a r e twa sbor ni nI nd i aofI r i s hpa r e nt s .S hes t u d i e dMod e r nLa ng u a g e s a tTr i ni t yCol l e g e ,Du bl i n,be f or et r a i ni nga sapr i nt e r .S hes t u d i e di nDu bl i n a ndwi t hAnd r éL’ Hot ePa r i s . Fr om 1 9 7 7t o1 9 9 1s hel e c t u r e da tDu n La og ha i r eS c hoolofAr t ,Co .Du bl i na nda tt heNa t i ona lCol l e g eofAr ta nd De s i g n, Du bl i n.

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KATHARI NEWES T Ka t ha r i neWe s ti sa na r t i s twhowor k spr i ma r i l yi nc l a y .

He rmos tr e c e ntbod y ofwor ki sc a l l e d' Pl a y t hi ng s ' . ' Pl a y t hi ng s ' c ombi ne se s t a bl i s he dc onc e r nsi nt he wor ks u c ha sf l u i d i t y ,i nt e r i or / e x t e r i orr e l a t i ons hi psa nds u r f a c et e ns i onwi t h t her e s ona nc eofobj e c t sa s s oc i a t e dwi t ht hepr oc e s sofpl a ya ndt hei nhe r e nt ma l l e a bi l i t yoft hema t e r i a li t s e l fwhi c hi sc l a y .

The s eobj e c t spl a ywi t hs pa c e , l i g ht , f or ma ndi l l u s i on.

The yc ont a i na i ra ndq u e s t i ont hes ol i d i t yoft heobj e c t i t s e l f .

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Ka t ha r i nei sag r a d u a t eoft heNa t i ona lCol l e g eofAr ta ndDe s i g n,Du bl i n, I r e l a nd ,t heS c hoolof De c or a t i v eAr t s ,S t r a s bou r g ,Fr a nc ea nd Al f r e d Uni v e r s i t y ,US A.S heha se x hi bi t e de x t e ns i v e l yna t i ona l l ya ndi nt e r na t i ona l l y a ndwor k e da sa na r t i s t i nr e s i d e nc ei nAme r i c a ,Ne w Ze a l a nd ,Hu ng a r y , Kor e a ,I t a l ya nd mos tr e c e nt l ya tt he I nt e r na t i ona lWor k Ce nt r ei n He r t og e nbos h, TheNe t he r l a nd s .

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THELMAMANS FI ELD The l maMa ns f i e l dha sa l wa y sl o v e dt hes e as hor ef r om he re a r l yda y sont hebe a c hwi t hane ta ndbu c k e t , t r y i ngt oc a t c ht hi ng sa nddi s c o v e r i nga l lk i ndsofs e a s he l l s .

S heha sha dal onga ndha ppyr e l a t i ons hi pwi t h Cona ma r abog s ,r e g u l a r l ywa l k i ngt he r ewi t hha wk s a nddog s .He rs t u di oi nS pi dda lo v e r l ook st hel i t t l e ha r bou ra nds her e v e l si npa i nt i ngi ti ni t sv a r i ou s moods ,e s pe c i a l l yi nt he s t or m.The l ma e nj o y s wa t c hi ngt hec omi ng sa ndg oi ng soft hehook e r sa nd g l e oi t e og s .

The l maha sbe e ni nt e r e s t e di na r ts i nc ehe rv e r yy ou ng da y s .

He re x t r a or di na r yt a l e ntwa sr e c og ni s e de a r l yon whe ns hewa sg i v e nt hehi g he s ta c c ol a dei nt heTe x a c o Chi l dr e nsAr tCompe t i t i on.Ont hr e eoc c a s i onss he won t he t op a wa r di nt he Gl e n Abbe y Ar t Compe t i t i on,whi c hwa sj u dg e db yt hel a t eJ a me s Whi t e .

S hewe ntt owor ki nRTÉwhi l es t i l li nhe rt e e ns ,bu t s hea l wa y sk e ptu pwi t hhe rdr a wi nga ndpa i nt i ng .

Whe ns he r e t i r e df r om br oa dc a s t i ng i nt he l a t e ni ne t i e s , The l mawa sf r e et ode v ot ea l lofhe rt i met o a r t .

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MI CHAELMORRI S Mi c ha e li sl a r g e l ys e l ft a u g ht ,a ndhi st r a v e l sha v e he l pe di nhoni ngas t y l et ha t ,whi l edi f f i c u l tt opi n do wn,i sne v e r t he l e s si ndi v i du a la nd i mme di a t e l y r e c og ni s a bl e . " Is t a r t e di na r tc ol l e g ebu tl e f ta l mos ti mme di a t e l ymyy e a ri nc ol l e g epu tmeof fa r tc ompl e t e l y "s a y s Mor r i s ."

Bu tIt ooks omet i meou ta ndc a meba c k mor e ma t u r e ,a nd mor ec a r e f r e e ,wi t h ac l e a r e r pe r s pe c t i v eonwha tIwa nt e dt odo . " Mor r i s 't r a v e l st ookhi mf r om Fr a nc et oCa t a l oni a , a ndwhi l eDu bl i ni shi sma i ns u bj e c tma t t e r , hi swor k s s e e mt obes u f f u s e dwi t hbot hFr e nc hs e ns i bi l i t ya nd Me di t e r r a ne a nl i g ht . " Whe nIr e l a x e d, Ibe c a memu c hbe t t e ra sa na r t i s t , " hes a y s ."

Mys t y l ei snotade l i be r a t ec hoi c e .Wha tI ha dbe e npa i nt i ngpr e v i ou s l ymor phe di nt owha ty ou s e et oda y ,a ndIl e tt hes t y l ec omea bou tb yi t s e l f .I ha v ea l wa y sdonemyo wnt hi nga ndt r ynott obe i nf l u e nc e d,a ndi ti spos s i bl et ha tt hos ewhoha v e i nf l u e nc e d me a r e notmy f a v ou r i t ea r t i s t s .For e x a mpl e , Il o v eBa c on, bu tmywor k sl ooknot hi ngl i k e Ba c on.

I nf a c t , t hebi g g e s ti nf l u e nc et ha tIha v es e e ms t oha v ec omef r omBa r c e l ona ' sg r a f f i t i a r t i s t s . " I ft he r ei sat ou c hoft heGu e r i l l at oMor r i s ' pa i nt i ng s , i tonl ya ddst ot hes e ns eofv i br a nc yt ha thema na g e s t obr i ngt ot het r a di t i ona l l yg r e yDu bl i nCi t y .Hi s pa i nt i ngi sa sr e mi ni s c e ntofmos a i ca si ti soft he ma s t e r soft hel a t e1 9 t ha nd e a r l y2 0 t h Ce nt u r y , i nc l u di ngt hei mpr e s s i oni s t sa ndpos t i mpr e s s i oni s t s ; bu ti ti snone t he l e s sr e c og ni s a bl yDu bl i n.

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Ke nne t hWe bbi soneoft hemos ti mpor t a nta r t i s t swor k i ng i nI r e l a ndt od a y .

S US ANWEBB S u s a nWe bbwa sbor ni nNe wt o wna r d s ,Cou nt yDo wni n 1 9 6 2 .

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S u s a nc ombi ne she rl o v eofa ni ma l s ,mos te s pe c i a l l yhor s e s a ndd og s ,wi t hag r e a ta ppr e c i a t i onoft heI r i s hl a nd s c a pe , g i v i ngau ni q u ev i e wofI r i s he q u e s t r i a nl i f e .

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