The Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts invites you to experience the difference of a new remarkable. To reimagine what an exhibition event can be, and say hello to the future of commodity culture, as imagined by visual artists who think differently. Scientifically formulated and clinically tested for 100% guaranteed satisfaction.
We ask you to dare forward and rethink possible. We are.
Key Learnings… presents nine artists whose practice incorporates commodity culture, taking in branding, mass-market imagery, retail style, the domestic, advertising and packaging.
Noel Hensey / Caroline McCarthy / Emily Mc Gardle / Aideen Barry / Asha Murray / Liliane Puthod / Amy McNamara / David Timmons / Richard Collier.
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Noel Hensey contemplates both religious and mental health issues through the lens of branded lifestyle.
Caroline McCarthy considers mass-production and design in her recreations of everyday objects, which often incorporate extraordinary trompe l’oeil effects.
Emily Mc Gardle uses dead-pan humour in the language of product packaging to draw attention to human foibles and neuroses.
Aideen Barry uses the commodification of the domestic space to skewer societal norms.
Asha Murray’s cartoonish riffs located in the point-of-sale arena blend autobiographical storytelling with a brash visual style.
Liliane Puthod uses textual cliché to great effect in work which examines nostalgia as a potent force.
Amy McNamara plays the entrepreneur behind Restless Retail, a range of self-care products assured to have zero effect on your health and wellbeing.
David Timmons remixes discount supermarket flyer imagery to create collages which both overload and intrigue the senses.
Richard Collier, aka Hiberno Toys, handmakes action figures from Irish society, in fully realised packaging to deftly satirise public figures.
Images: o1. Richard Collier, Hiberno Toys: Mary Robinson Tapestry, Image courtesy of the artist.
02. Asha Murray, To Do List, Are You Domestic Enough?, Shopping Aisle, Image courtesy of the artist.
03. Aideen Barry, Monachopsis Drawing 3, Image courtesy of the artist.
04. Amy McNamara, Restless Retail: Maybe-Not Moisturiser, Image courtesy of the artist.
05. Liliane Puthod, I WANT IT ALL, Image courtesy of the artist.
06. Caroline McCarthy, Essentials (Morrisons), Image courtesy of the artist.
07. Noel Hensey, Memento Mori No.2 (Nokia 3310 Version) Spatial Definition, Image courtesy of the artist.
08. Emily Mc Gardle, Howdy Do’s, Image courtesy of the artist.
09. David Timmons, Icecreamhands,Image courtesy of the artist.
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