November 2006

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Fenton Art Gallery: Louis le Brocquy

Louis le Brocquy: 9th - 29th November 2006

Louis le Brocquy – prints
The Tain and Human Image series

In Louis le Brocquy’s 90th year the Fenton Gallery is proud to present an exhibition of his work.

Printmaking has always played a part in le Brocquy’s practice throughout his illustrious career. In the prints, as in the paintings, le Brocquy has continued to explore his fascination with the human form and with capturing the essence of the human presence/condition. In his recent Human Image series, le Brocquy has concentrated on the isolated, solitary figure. Their form is reduced to its most basic, as the figures emerge from light and merge into darkness as though floating somewhere between reality and consciousness. The exhibition will also include one of his ‘Human Image’ paintings.

We are also very pleased to present the Táin series of lithographs, widely regarded among the most important Irish artworks of the 20th century, which were first produced as illustrations to Kinsella's renowned translation of the ancient tale, in 1969. Finding inspiration in French and Spanish cave drawings and oriental calligraphy, le Brocquy brought scenes from the Táin to life. Through his use of dense black ink and gestural brushwork, le Brocquy perfectly captured the energy and drama of the stories.

Widely regarded as Ireland’s most important living painter, Louis le Brocquy was born in Dublin in 1916. Self-taught, he moved to London in 1946, and became prominent in the contemporary art scene. He began to exhibit internationally and in 1958 he married the Irish painter Anne Madden.
He has been honored with museum retrospectives in Ireland, France, Japan, Belgium, Australia and the U.S.A. His work is represented in numerous public collections worldwide including: Guggenheim New York; Tate London; Kunsthaus Zurich; Smithsonian Institution Washington; Museum of Modern Art Paris; Museum of Modern Art Kamakura Japan; Irish Museum of Modern Art Dublin; Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery of Modern Art, Dublin. He is the first and only living artist to be included in the permanent collection of the National Gallery of Ireland.

This exhibition is sponsored by O’Flynn Construction.

Human Image VII
screenprint on Velin d'Arches,
101.5 x 72.5cm

Fenton Gallery : Contemporary Irish Art Gallery, Cork, Ireland

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