A Place,
on this Earth.
theDesk, Admiralty, Hong Kong.
Opening June 9th, 2021.
Greenane Island, near Kenmare 7 • 80 x 60 cm
I'm delighted to announce that my upcoming exhibition, ‘A Place, on this Earth’ will now open on June 9th.
Each piece was created standing and staring from one specific longtitude/latitude point (51.862758,-9.676595) on Cuss Strand, outwards towards the Greenane Islands, near Kenmare in Kerry, Ireland.
One place, infinite light experiences continually unfolding in front of me. I painted this series over January, February and March 2021. As we all struggle to see the way forward during this global pandemic I found myself more and more turning to the embrace of the soft, everchanging light. This one, small, insignificant, mesmeric place on the western edge of Europe being brought over to a small, yet significant, mesmeric place on the eastern edge of Asia.
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“Greenane Islands, near Kenmare.
A place.
One place.
At the edge of the world.
An expanse of light, of air, of colour, of movement, of silence.
As I stand continuously on the promontory at the end of Cuss Strand.
Latitude 51.862758, longitude -9.676595.
I lean forward as I stand. compensating for the wind always blowing in my face.
The slow, breathless movement of the tide is an ebb and then a flow.
In and then out. Like a conductor coaxing the last, floating notes from the orchestra. Drifting.
Infinite weather experiences as I stand here.
Four seasons in an hour.
Sometimes four right in front as you stare from right to left and then left to right.
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Kenmare Butter Market
Inaugural Exhibition
Summer 2021
Brief. And Yet Endless • 200 x 130 cm
This exciting collaboration is a three-person exhibition by three of Ireland’s foremost contemporary artists; Bridget Flannery, Paul Hughes and Paddy Lennon.
“Paul Hughes’ paintings have always been about capturing what he sees; that is, the playing and shifting between light and dark as you gaze at the horizon. Paul continually pushes the boundaries of his work and the tools of his craft, the intense colours are painstakingly created with raw materials oils, mineral powders, varnishes and his own hands. Paul’s work is held in both public and private collections from West Cork to the UK, New York, Hong Kong & Paris.”
Unfortunately no images are being released in advance of the exhibition.
www.kenmarebuttermarket.org
for exhibition updates
Sandycove Store
& Yard
March 2021
Going from this land to the next • 203 x 122 cm