Patrick Scott & Corban Walker

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Fenton Art Gallery: Patrick Scott & Corban Walker

Patrick Scott & Corban Walker: May 9th - June 6th

This exhibition presents the work of two artists whose lives have intertsected over many years. Scott and Walker’s practices are technically divergent but there are also interesting points of similarity. There is an inherent strictness and dicipline in both of these artists’ work - colour is restricted as are forms. Purity, minimalism and concept are central.

Scott’s new paintings are as assured, strong and beautiful as ever. His lifelong focus on certain formal elements continues – the circle, bisected spheres, geometry, meditational devices; all gilded by influences from the east. The gallery is delighted to present seven new paintings, all recent works by the aclaimed 87 year old artist who lives and works in Dublin but is originally from Cork. This is his second exhibition at the Fenton Gallery. Patrick Scott is acknowledged as one of Ireland’s greatest living artists and was recently appointed tSaoi of Aosadána (one of the highest accolades that can be bestowed upon a living artist).

Corban Walker represents a different generation of artist. At 40 years of age he has exhibited both in Ireland and abroad. In his last exhibition at the Fenton Gallery in 2003, Walker exhibited a series of photographs, CAD drawings and glass sculptural/installations, which is also an important aspect of his work. A series of his sculptures recently shown in Dublin proved to be a huge success. In the last two years he has emigrated to New York where he is represented by the Pace Wildenstein Gallery a prestigious gallery who also represent artists such as Mark Rothko, Agnes Martin, and Kiki Smith.
‘The CAD drawings evolve from my ongoing exploration of determined rules and laws of architectural scale, proportion and dimension. In this VOID series, I’m using line, layer, and repetition to evoke unease in the drawings, which undermines a sense of scale and composition. These deliberately constructed environments directly relate to my perception of scale’

Corban Walker’s parents were close friends with Patrick Scott who was a regular visitor to Corban’s home. While practicing as an architect, Scott worked with Robin Walker (Corban’s father) at the firm Scott Tallon and Walker (1945-1960) and Dorothy Walker wrote extensively on his work.

Patrick Scott - Meditation (set of prints)
Untitled VII,
Set of 7,
carborundum, embossing with gold leaf,
ed. of 50,
73 x 71cm

Fenton Gallery : Contemporary Irish Art Gallery, Cork, Ireland

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