‘From these shores’ is an exhibition of paintings from two very different perspectives.
The exhibition opens on Friday 6th September at 7pm and continues to Friday 7th November, 2024. Two artists gazing across a body of water, one island, two countries and an unclaimed border. The act of painting can often be negated in today’s modern art world. Indeed, there are many galleries which no longer exhibit paintings. The act of creating artwork has transmuted and transcended towards the philosophical, geographical, and humanistic elements of this and other multidimensional lines of inquiry. A fine endeavour and necessary evolution.
However, when all of that, which can also be communicated through the gesture of painting, brings us to question and wonder, consider this exhibition as one to sit with and ponder your own perspectives, from your own shore. Rikki Van der Berg Moville, Co. Donegal Rikki’s expressionistic landscapes capture the raw, emotional essence of nature. These, mostly small works, distil the beauty and intensity of the environment into vibrant, dynamic brushstrokes. Focusing on expressive interpretations rather than precise details, she invites the viewer to deeply connect with the mood and atmosphere of each scene, experiencing the landscape in a more personal and evocative way.
Harry McMahon Portstewart, Co. Londonderry.
Harry’s work is underlined by a masterly knowledge of form and colour which translates the landscape as visual poetry. In his own words, “Always there was the Foyle, the stillness of Inishowen on the horizon and the rushing, fleeting glimpses of nearby shoreline”. In this series of paintings, Harry investigates and observes the Foyle from the eastern shore, travelling by train, capturing the moment and then the next. His approach to painting is sculptural on a delicate level. His work morphs between impressionistic, abstract and realistic form, tunning into his experience and memory, and always from a playful, curious perspective.
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From these shores | Rikki Van der Berg and Harry McMahon at Echo Echo Dance Theatre,
- 06/09/2024 – 07/11/2024 –
- Echo Echo Dance Theatre, Waterloo House, Magazine St, Londonderry BT48 6HH,, Derry – Londonderry
