Ima9ine: About the Artists
Una Doherty
“Ashes to ashes, dust to dust… from out of the gound wast thou taken… for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return” Genesis 3:19
My Art Practice refers to the cyclic metamorphosis that transforms organic matter, intending to convey a symbolic metaphorical reference to nature/humanity, connecting the human body to the vegetal, expressing an anthropomorphic view of nature. We are part of nature, within a symbiotic relationship. Tracts of erosion, rhythms of wind movement, impermanence and decay are all elements that contribute to the life/death/rebirth cycle of the land, which itself is a generating force that allows for resurrection and transfiguration. During this natural process, the earth conceals, retains, preserves but transforms when opens up.
Karen Douglas
This series of works are an acknowledgement of my emotional journey as a woman; how beautiful all aspects of nature and our human conscious life can be, and yet there is a delicate vulnerability at the same time. Using materials that I consider having a natural and tactile element challenges my freedom for self expression, and reveals emotions within.
Alan Offord
In my work it is my intention to explore universal themes via figurative images. My aim is to depict the very ‘Essence’ of a person and how we are all linked by shared experiences and emotions. I invite the viewer to pause and consider the ideas which lie beneath the surface images I have created.
Liz Tearmann
This body of work is based on the intricacy and beauty of tree bark. The reason for the title “Making the Invisible, Visible” is because we do not have time, or do not make the time, to really look and see. I love to peer into the world of the very small and find the innate beauty that is hidden there. It is the lines, shapes and form, textures and colours which I love and hope to convey in my art. In this way I hope to make these visible to the viewer and so invoke a reaction of surprise when time is taken to look.
Alice McAteer
My work is a response to media articles and images from areas affected by natural and man-made disasters; their destructive force and creative potential, and man’s plundering of the earth’s resources. I endeavour to capture the emotion evoked by these reports and images; to create an emotional involvement with the viewer; to ask the viewer to stop and question. My work explores the textures and surfaces evident in nature using recycled metal and glass and clays which have been transformed in the flames of a wood burning kiln. I use volcanic, wood and coal ash which represent a return to earth, nature renewing itself.”
Janet Hoy
My source of inspiration for this collection of work was a Rag Tree I encountered on a desolate stretch of road in the middle of nowhere, in County Mayo. The tree was festooned with a bizarre array of cast off clothes, children’s toys, rags and scraps. Whilst there was no obvious sense or signpost to meaning, it was obvious that deep meaning was present. Here was the timeless, wordless impulse of man to externalise thoughts, feelings, fears and wishes through appropriated or created objects – which when viewed become a primitive definition of art. This encounter prompted me to consider the purpose of art and the idea that the essence of art is that of a shared experience, with a value - and speaking of values – far beyond the financial. I have experimented with a range of media - from pencil drawing to installation, from video to print - to appeal not just to the eye but to provoke the mind and reassert the role of art as a shared cultural experience intrinsically linked to our humanity and our values.
Audrey Gamble
I have always felt I was born with a paintbrush in my hand and for as long as I can remember my subject has always been horses. The horse with all its beauty and form and free spirit is the foundation of my work. The horse is one of a few subjects that stir the need in me to create. The art I create is expressive, quite subtle, and yet strong. I work with a variety of materials and medium to capture the emotional connection to the horse.
Karen Hunter
In developing my sculpture I have attempted to reflect on the impossible beauty that Nature creates . My fascination of the use of 3D mathematical shapes and organic forms found under water has inspired me to produce a body of work involving glass 3D structures and paper sculpture .
“Ashes to ashes, dust to dust… from out of the gound wast thou taken… for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return” Genesis 3:19
My Art Practice refers to the cyclic metamorphosis that transforms organic matter, intending to convey a symbolic metaphorical reference to nature/humanity, connecting the human body to the vegetal, expressing an anthropomorphic view of nature. We are part of nature, within a symbiotic relationship. Tracts of erosion, rhythms of wind movement, impermanence and decay are all elements that contribute to the life/death/rebirth cycle of the land, which itself is a generating force that allows for resurrection and transfiguration. During this natural process, the earth conceals, retains, preserves but transforms when opens up.
Karen Douglas
This series of works are an acknowledgement of my emotional journey as a woman; how beautiful all aspects of nature and our human conscious life can be, and yet there is a delicate vulnerability at the same time. Using materials that I consider having a natural and tactile element challenges my freedom for self expression, and reveals emotions within.
Alan Offord
In my work it is my intention to explore universal themes via figurative images. My aim is to depict the very ‘Essence’ of a person and how we are all linked by shared experiences and emotions. I invite the viewer to pause and consider the ideas which lie beneath the surface images I have created.
Liz Tearmann
This body of work is based on the intricacy and beauty of tree bark. The reason for the title “Making the Invisible, Visible” is because we do not have time, or do not make the time, to really look and see. I love to peer into the world of the very small and find the innate beauty that is hidden there. It is the lines, shapes and form, textures and colours which I love and hope to convey in my art. In this way I hope to make these visible to the viewer and so invoke a reaction of surprise when time is taken to look.
Alice McAteer
My work is a response to media articles and images from areas affected by natural and man-made disasters; their destructive force and creative potential, and man’s plundering of the earth’s resources. I endeavour to capture the emotion evoked by these reports and images; to create an emotional involvement with the viewer; to ask the viewer to stop and question. My work explores the textures and surfaces evident in nature using recycled metal and glass and clays which have been transformed in the flames of a wood burning kiln. I use volcanic, wood and coal ash which represent a return to earth, nature renewing itself.”
Janet Hoy
My source of inspiration for this collection of work was a Rag Tree I encountered on a desolate stretch of road in the middle of nowhere, in County Mayo. The tree was festooned with a bizarre array of cast off clothes, children’s toys, rags and scraps. Whilst there was no obvious sense or signpost to meaning, it was obvious that deep meaning was present. Here was the timeless, wordless impulse of man to externalise thoughts, feelings, fears and wishes through appropriated or created objects – which when viewed become a primitive definition of art. This encounter prompted me to consider the purpose of art and the idea that the essence of art is that of a shared experience, with a value - and speaking of values – far beyond the financial. I have experimented with a range of media - from pencil drawing to installation, from video to print - to appeal not just to the eye but to provoke the mind and reassert the role of art as a shared cultural experience intrinsically linked to our humanity and our values.
Audrey Gamble
I have always felt I was born with a paintbrush in my hand and for as long as I can remember my subject has always been horses. The horse with all its beauty and form and free spirit is the foundation of my work. The horse is one of a few subjects that stir the need in me to create. The art I create is expressive, quite subtle, and yet strong. I work with a variety of materials and medium to capture the emotional connection to the horse.
Karen Hunter
In developing my sculpture I have attempted to reflect on the impossible beauty that Nature creates . My fascination of the use of 3D mathematical shapes and organic forms found under water has inspired me to produce a body of work involving glass 3D structures and paper sculpture .
