We chat to Galway-based artist Shane O’Malley, known for his abstract geometric murals that explore relationships between space and colour, about changing the form of public art.
All in Irish Painters
Hidden Faces
An interview with illustrator Hidden Faces, who produced the sick artwork for our FLEECED print, about his whopper figurative pieces that capture the characters and angles of Dublin.
Carl Hickey Paints Real Life
In this interview, Carl Hickey tells the story of how he got into painting and explains his motivations for depicting unconventional real life scenes, like forensic investigations and tenant evictions.
Decoy
Decoy wants to bring walls alive across Ireland and abroad with his murals, canvas paintings and prints.
Epoch; Bold, Colourful, Feminine
Epoch are a female art collective looking to promote feminism and social equality through their work, contributing to Dublin visual culture with bold, striking, colourful contemporary art.
Conveying Concepts with Colour
Having featured in our Belladonna and Agóid print issues, we had to get illustrator Ciara O’Neill on our site. She shared with us her artistic journey, creative inspirations and favourite artworks.
Atmospheric Sensitivity
Rachel Clarke is an emerging Irish contemporary artist whose work traverses both abstracted & figurative works, demonstrating an atmospheric sensitivity with a pastel colour palette and delicate fluid shapes.
Relationships Between Realness and Representation
Shane Berkery strikes a beautiful chord in his oil paintings, aiming to become fluent in the visual language of representing the real human experience through paint.
Cartoons to Clientele - Shane Ha
Shane Ha is a painter, illustrator, designer and more. His cartoon style, meshed with realistic portraits and vibrant colours, has allowed him to carve out a living doing what he loves.
Modern Femininity through Myth and Folklore - Bronagh Lee
Brónagh Lee, illustrator from Dublin, engages with contemporary feminine norms in her work, drawing inspiration from mythology and folklore to depict modern female experiences.
Grey Area Exhibition II
FAC Checks: Grey Area II, hosted by SUBSET. Point Square. Friday, 26th October. Artists, 17ft murals, music, drink, a free magazine, and all profits going to Inner City Helping Homeless. Get on it.
Daire Lynch - Figurative Oil Painter
Homegrown Artists: Have a gander at the captivating works of self-taught oil painter Daire Lynch
Kevin Judge - Painter, Printmaker and Photographer
Homegrown Artists: A collection of visual works from the talented Dublin painter, printmaker and photographer Kevin Judge
Mark Finn AKA Humble Writerz
FAC Focus: We sat down with the weird & colourful work of Humble Writerz, to hear what he’s about, the artwork he creates and the various clothing and accessories he sells.
All City Jam 2018
FAC Checks: The last All City Tivoli Jam, which featured the likes of FAWK YEAH Skateboards, ACHES, Insane 51 and many more. Photography by Dylan Jackson.
VENTS
Graffiti Dublin; Documenting the graffiti writers and street artists of Dublin City. This time we look at VENTS.
Celtic, Iconic, Historic - Jim FitzPatrick
Jim FitzPatrick, an artist embedded in the cultural history of Ireland.
Conor Nolan - Illustration
Conor’s work can be characterised by expressive and energetic brush strokes, bold layering of colours informed by the aesthetics of screen printing and risograph printing.
AMPES
This time we took at look at the mad talent of AMPES.
REVERSE
A collection of pieces by Dublin based graffiti artist REVERSE