As Maser prepares for his Graphic Studio Gallery debut, his recent controversy with Dublin City Council reminds us he’s a street-writing man, writes Mic Moroney
Unusual among street artists for his often abstract work, Dublin-born Maser is rarely removed from his origins in graffiti, often characterized as the hieroglyphics of rats, precipitating urban collapse. But whilst more mature Irish street art is often deployed to brighten up slums or prettify hoardings, it has exploded in ambition in recent years, with Maser as one of its ambassadors, city-hopping across Europe, the US, Canada and Australia to mount ever larger murals, psychedelic mazes and candy-coloured labyrinths.
Brian McAvera sees Colin Davidson wrestle with sexual politics in his new series of Nudes on view this autumn at Oliver Sears Gallery, Dublin.
Can the pragmatic 21st-century East range at Trinity College Dublin match the 18th-century splendour of the West Front? James Howley appraises recent developments on the campus
Behind the bustle and colour of the 2016 graduate shows Gerry Walker finds a wealth of well-researched, accomplished projects.