James Hanley pinpoints the hallmarks of a ‘painter’s painter as seen on Joe Dunne’s meditative suite of paintings on view at the RHA
Archetypal motifs emerge as though retrieved from the ‘ploughed fields of the soul,’ writes John Hutchinson of Patrick Hall’s paintings at Hillsboro Fine Art, Dublin
Brian McAvera anticipates a deepening appreciation for the work of Northern artist T P Flanagan following his retrospective at Bonhams, Dublin this March
Susan Rogers visits woodturner Liam Flynn at his County Limerick studio
Has capturing the pattern of everyday life put Hector McDonnell among the ‘Kitchen Sink’ School; or is he as he claims, an Impressionist? Brian McAvera asks the questions
Gottfried Helnwein’s imagery is confrontational but this provocation is ultimately designed to jolt us from complacency writes Mic Moroney
The strong decorative element within Kathleen Holohan’s paintings reflects a sympathetic celebration of the ordinary, Gerry Walker
Eleanor Flegg examines Peter Rowen’s portraits of Irish designer-makers at work, currently on view at Dublin Airport to celebrate ID2015
In his design for the new Coast Guard Station in Doolin, County Clare, Dominic Stevens has discovered his architecture of the Burren; an architecture of abstract rocks, describing the material nature of place, writes Steve Larkin
William Laffan previews the exhibition ‘Ireland: Crossroads of Art and Design 1690-1840′ which opens at the Art Institute of Chicago in March
Hilary Pyle remembers Sarah Purser’s retrospective of Nathaniel Hone in 1901 and its far-reaching role in raising the profile of Irish contemporary art
Michael Waldron tracks the shaping of John Hogan’s national art as championed by Young Irelander Thomas Davis
Terence Reeves-Smyth traces the development of the world-famous arboretum at Castlewellan, Co Down, framed by sea and mountains
Sarah Glennie selects Willie Doherty’s Remains, a recent addition to IMMA’s Collection
