peoples/persons

november 30, 2018

copper house gallery, dublin


peoples / persons explores the differences of how the human form is depicted visually. a practice which has extended as far back to ancient egypt, portraiture was traditionally used to convey the essence of a specific person - their traits and quirks, serving a specific function to illustrate the appearance of a given individual usually of great importance, as well as having both aesthetic and technical appeal. after the birth of photography, portraiture in general endured a metamorphosis, with the purpose of portraiture being called into question. the retrospective manifestations of this, which still live on to this day, result in the artist having greater freedom in who and what they would like to depict - friends, family, muses or even pets - and how they wanted to do it. curated by sophie murphy hot whiskey courtesy of glendalough distillery



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Kathryn Rose - medusa's truth, 2018
Kathryn Rose - medusa's truth, 2018
oil on panel, framed 5.25" x 4" | 13.3cm x 10.2cm
Jay Miriam - an orange succulent, 2018 [sold]
Jay Miriam - an orange succulent, 2018 [sold]
oil on linen, 13.8" x 13.8" | 35cm x 35cm
Katarina Janeckova - what are the important things in life to focus on? 2018
Katarina Janeckova - what are the important things in life to focus on? 2018
Kathryn Rose - archaic fragility, 2018 [sold]
Kathryn Rose - archaic fragility, 2018 [sold]
Kathryn Rose - alastair, 2016
Kathryn Rose - alastair, 2016
ACHES - anti-alias, 2018 [sold]
ACHES - anti-alias, 2018 [sold]
Jay Miriam - self-portret after the shower, 2018 [sold]
Jay Miriam - self-portret after the shower, 2018 [sold]
Jay Miriam - one dry contact lense, 2018
Jay Miriam - one dry contact lense, 2018
James Kirwan - we are all in a highly complex simulation 2018
James Kirwan - we are all in a highly complex simulation 2018
Neil Dunne - heads, 2018
Neil Dunne - heads, 2018
Decoy - double take 3, 2018 [sold]
Decoy - double take 3, 2018 [sold]
Neil Dunne - lady Reclining IV, 2018 [sold]
Neil Dunne - lady Reclining IV, 2018 [sold]
peoples/persons - selection
peoples/persons - selection
peoples/persons - Jay Miriam selection
peoples/persons - Jay Miriam selection
peoples/persons - James Kirwan
peoples/persons - James Kirwan
peoples/persons - Kathryn Rose selection
peoples/persons - Kathryn Rose selection
Hugh Cooney - chewy chewers, 2018 [sold]
Hugh Cooney - chewy chewers, 2018 [sold]
Geoff Ryan - canes omnes caeli, 2018
Geoff Ryan - canes omnes caeli, 2018
acrylic and ink on canvas, 120cm x 150cm |. 47.2" x 59"
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