Peter Murray selects a landscape by John Luke, a recent donation to the Crawford Art Gallery, Cork
The steady development of Cork as a city of culture has been greatly enhanced by the recent announcement of the donation of thirty-nine masterpieces from the AIB Art Collection to the State, to become part of the permanent collection at the Crawford Art Gallery. One of the highlights of the donation is John Luke’s finely painted view of The Locks at Edenderry, a scene depicting the Lagan Canal near Belfast. This characteristic painting by Luke evokes both the beauty of the Ulster countryside and also its industrial heritage. The painting is important also, as it is the first work by Luke to enter the Crawford Gallery collection.
Stephanie McBride examines the startling imagery of Richard Mosse who has made infrared film his signature medium
From a rural setting in County Antrim, Basil Blackshaw has contributed a new chapter to the story of Irish art, writes Brian Fallon as the retrospective at the F E McWilliam Gallery marking Blackshaw’s 80th birthday continues.
Frederick O’Dwyer follows the evidence to unearth the design sources for Dublin Airport’s original terminal at Collinstown