A preoccupation with surface qualities and materials in Coilín Murray’s work is underpinned by a solid core of intellectual rigour, writes Gerry Walker
C oilín Murray has created a series of paintings which reference the local landscape near his home at Ballydehob in West Cork. The series, which has a working title of ‘Palimpsests and Islands’, draws inspiration from the dramatic rugged surrounrungs of Roaring Water Bay. This location is exposed to wild Atlantic weather of all extremes yet is also susceptible to profound manifestations of calm and tranquility. Murray uses his landscape as a device for exploring form and colour.
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