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Artwork by Lorraine Whelan & James HayesSPOTLIGHT ARCHIVE
| 01/02/2008 | |
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"Raheenacluig Light" painting by artist Lorraine Whelan. This painting from 1992 is in the Collection of Microsoft WPGI, Ireland. It is from Lorraine's exhibition "My Tower of Strength" |
| 04/11/2007 | |
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"Paternity Suite : Nest", wall mounted sculpture by artist James Hayes. This sculpture of welded steel rods and acid etched copper sheet is part of the first "Paternity Suite" exhibition created before the birth of James & Lorraine's daughter Elise. |
| 09/09/2007 | |
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"Angel of Kilcoole ", acrylic painting by artist Lorraine Whelan. This painting is part of the "My Tower of Strength" exhibition. |
| 28/02/2007 | |
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"Paternity Suite: Legacy ", multi etching print by artist James Hayes. This print is part of the "Paternity Suite" exhibition from James' Fine Art Degree. |
| 18/02/2007 | |
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"The Holly & the Oak", acrylic painting by artist Lorraine Whelan. This painting, in the Collection of the Office of Public Works, Ireland, is part of the "My Tower of Strength" exhibition from 1994 to 1998. |
| 13/02/2007 | |
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"Paternity Suite:Enlightenment", wall mounted sculpture by artist James Hayes. The photo etched copper plate was first used in a series of prints, then mounted permanently on the sculpture. |
| 10/12/2006 | |
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"Death Watch of Clones", acrylic painting by artist Lorraine Whelan. Inspired by the round tower ruin at Clones and the raven's nest within; this painting also makes reference to the death of one of Lorraine's aunts. |
| 26/11/2006 | |
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"Cradle", photo etched print by artist James Hayes. From the exhibition "Paternity Suite", this image was created using circular saw blade. The image is a satellite view of a developing storm. |
| 19/11/2006 | |
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"Apple Light", acrylic painting by artist Lorraine Whelan. From the exhibition "My Tower of Strength", this is one of a series of night paintings. Collection of Health Services Executive - East Coast Area. |
| 12/11/2006 | |
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"Climb Dadda ", bronze sculpture by artist James Hayes. From the Exhibition "For Elise", this small scale figurative bronze sculpture highlights the characteristics of parent & child through the use of texture & polish. |
| 05/11/2006 | |
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"Window at Killadreenan", acrylic drawing by artist Lorraine Whelan. From the Exhibition "My Tower of Strength", this mid-size drawing is an energetic architectural study of a church ruin window. |
| 29/10/2006 | |
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"Ball installation ", sculpture moulds by artist James Hayes. Exhibited as part of the For Elise exhibition in the Tinahely Courthouse Arts Centre, these moulds were originally used to create the "Ball!" fountain sculpture now located at the Historic House of Grant Wood in Iowa City USA. |
| 22/10/2006 | |
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"Window at Kilcoole", acrylic drawing by artist Lorraine Whelan. From the Exhibition "My Tower of Strength", this mid-size drawing is an energetic architectural study of a church ruin window, a study for the painting "Angel of Kilcoole". |
| 15/10/2006 | |
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'Tunnel' a mixed media table sculpture by artist James Hayes. This hand made table features miniature chairs on a plinth within a tunnel of barbed wire. |
| 08/10/2006 | |
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'untitled' a mixed media drawing by artist Lorraine Whelan. This image featured on the invite for Lorraine Whelan's solo exhibition "Coming of Age". |
| 17/09/2006 | |
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'Tryst' a mixed media sculpture by artist James Hayes. This hand made table, with wood turned legs, incorporates a silk screen printed image of a star map. The tiny gold leaf covered chairs play with scale & meaning in a mixture of images. |
| 12/09/2006 | |
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'Home', an encaustic painting by artist Lorraine Whelan. This small painting from 1985 mixes elements of sculpture within the frame with the very sculptural painting technique of encaustic. |
| 03/09/2006 | |
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Our place, sculpture by artist James Hayes. This piece incorporates photos printed directly onto a painted wood structure. The picture on the blue background is a winter scene from James & Lorraine's apt window when they lived in Toronto. The yellow structure shows an idyllic image of cows grazing, a common view from our home when we lived in Kerry. |
| 17/08/2006 | |
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Mixed media on paper by artist Lorraine Whelan. From the Coming of Age exhibition in Wicklow, this artwork from 1983 was part of a larger body of work which used the hand and its gestures as a metonym for the whole body. |
| 23/07/2006 | |
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"Glimpse before dawn" a wall mounted sculpture by artist James Hayes. This work, part of the Tables/Tableaux body of artwork, incorporates photographs printed directly onto a welded steel structure. |
| 02/07/2006 | |
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"Sea of Roses" an oilstick drawing by artist Lorraine Whelan. Exhibited recently as part of Lorraine's Coming of Age exhibition, this drawing is part of the artwork spanning the past 20 years of her practice. "Sea of Roses" is inspired by dream imagery. |
| 04/06/2006 | |
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"Family" an installation by artist James Hayes. Created at the Basement Gallry Dundalk, this reworks the chairs used in the Temple Bar work "Nesting Chairs". Playing on a domestic theme once again, the chairs floating in space reveal a playful aspect of the otherwise sometimes chaotic nature of family relations. |
| 28/05/2006 | |
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"Ocean of Life", an oilstick drawing by artist Lorraine Whelan. Exhibited in Lorraine's recent exhibition Coming of Age, this drawing was one of a series based on dream imagery. |
| 21/05/2006 | |
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"Nesting Chairs" was a temporary site-specific installation by artist James Hayes. Located in Dublin's Temple Bar neighbourhood, this public project highlighted the domestic aspects of these busy streets. |
| 14/05/2006 | |
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"Me & Jess" an oil painting by artist Lorraine Whelan. This early work from 1981 is a self-portrait of Lorraine with her neice Jessica Black, on a tall canvas and in a loose painterly style. |
| 07/05/2006 | |
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"There was an old woman who lived in a shoe" is an installation by artist James Hayes. Commissioned by Focus Point in 1996 to commemorate 10 years of providing services to homeless people, this work highlights the sad reality behind the childrens' nursery rhyme. |
| 30/04/2006 | |
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Untitled monoprint by artist Lorraine Whelan, 1991. From a series of small scale monoprint images of waterspouts, this was created by painting onto a sheet of glass then transferring the image to paper. |
| 23/04/2006 | |
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"Primary Series: Red Yellow Blue" 3 small sculptures by artist James Hayes. These 3 wall mounted boxes have photographs printed on paper, glass & metal (respectively), hung by little fish hooks. Images of Irish butterflies on blackberries are printed on the paper & metal, & a rose is printed on the glass. |
| 16/04/2006 | |
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"There She Goes", a painting by Lorraine Whelan. This large painting is based on a photograph of Lorraine & her sister Deirdre skipping. This floor to ceiling painting was created on 12 individual panels. |
| 09/04/2006 | |
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"Paper Rose 1" a small scale sculpture by artist James Hayes is one of a series of 4. James printed images on handmade paper, then stretched them over steel spikes, held in place by fishing hooks. A tad angst ridden & romantic. |
| 02/04/2006 | |
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"Sheperdess II" is a graphite drawing by Lorraine Whelan. Created in 1988, the image is created by covering the paper in a thick layer of graphite and then erasing back to the paper to create areas of white. This very sculptural approach to drawing (much like carving) creates a depth of textures and a sheen in the darkest of areas. |
| 19/03/2006 | |
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"Sisters", a wall mounted sculpture by James Hayes (1994) incorporating a welded steel grid of rods & flat plates, with images photographically printed onto the surface of the metal. Behind the floating grid is a menacing layer of long, sharply tapered spikes. |
| 12/03/2006 | |
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A miniature self portrait painting by Lorraine Whelan, from 1984. This image is painted in acrylic onto a postcard measuring 4" x 6" and was exhibited in Lorraine's solo exhibition Coming of Age in Wicklow County Buildings. |
| 05/03/2006 | |
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"Embrace" (1994) by James Hayes was exhibited in the Gallery 44 exhibition Proof(1). The photograph of the skeletons lying in each others' arms was taken in the Trondheim Public Library, Norway. A Viking age excavation is preserved within the entrance of the library. |
| 26/02/2006 | |
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The Coming of Age exhibition was a chance for Lorraine Whelan to show artwork spanning the past 20 years of her practice. Several of the works selected had never been exhibited in public before, so this was a unique opportunity for the viewing public. "The Gift" (created in 1987) is part of a larger series of dream inspired paintings created during the 1980s. |
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