Peter Murray examines the gestalt nature of Tim Robinson’s art, whose work is on view at Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane until January
Explaining why Tim Robinson, well-known as a prolific author and map-maker, is also highly respected as a visual artist, is not straightforward. While his fame as a writer and cartographer can be attributed to the books and maps of Connemara he has published over the years, Robinson’s artistic practice is more elusive and reticent, and is positioned somewhere between Minimalism, Action art and Zen Buddhism. His achievement is easier to understand perhaps, if his entire life is considered, in all its aspects, to form part of one overall work of art.
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