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.
All tagged Painting
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.
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.
Some Character - Niall O'Lochlainn
Illustrator, Street Artist and Art Teacher to-be Niall O’Lochlainn discusses his creative characters, full-time art, and his ambitions for the near and far future.
ATMOS on Graffuturism
“Graffuturism is painting pieces that don’t follow the written rule book of graffiti”.
We chatted to ATMOS about his fresh painting style, his inspirations, and the future of the Irish scene.
What Makes a Magritte?
The Belgian surrealist lamented on the human perception of reality through his disturbing paintings. FAC Looks Back at what makes a Magritte.
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
Francis Matthews - Oil Paintings of Dublin Streets
Homegrown Artists: Francis Matthews is a visual artist working mainly in oil painting. His work focuses on light, architecture and the city.
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.
Peter Smyth - Painter & Sculptor
This time in our Irish Artists series we look at sculptor and painter Peter Smyth. Check out a selection of his work below, along with a few words explaining his thought process.