Eleanor Flegg discusses the work of Richard Kirk, chosen by a panel of experts on behalf of the Crafts Council of Ireland to recognise consistency in design excellence
Silver is a medium that struggles to find a place in the contemporary world. It is no longer the material from which everyday utensils are made, and yet its aesthetic inheritance is almost inextricably rooted in the rituals of dining and ceremony and in the domestic object
For Richard Kirk, an artist who works predominantly in silver, it is a material that attracted him due to its unique aesthetic qualities and because of the challenging structures that can be created in it
