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Join artist Colin Davidson in conversation with writer Gemma Tipton to explore Davidson’s new show Stranger (21 Nov 25 – 25 Jan 26). Marking his first Dublin exhibition in seven years, Belfast-born artist Colin Davidson unveils Stranger, an innovative collection of three-dimensional works that redefine the possibilities of paint as a sculptural medium.
Stranger, the new exhibition by Belfast-born artist Colin Davidson (and his first in Dublin for seven years), comprises six 3-dimensional artworks and is the culmination of five year’s research and studio work by the artist. Davidson has always considered paint as a tactile, viscous, sculptural medium and in these six works, we see him stretch the boundaries of what the medium can do as he takes paint into the realm of sculpture. He refers to these monumental figures as ‘3D paintings’, or ‘paintings you can walk around’, for, not merely sculptures with painted surfaces, they appear as sculptures crafted, not from clay or wax, but from paint. Through a complex process of armature and maquette building (using thickened oil paint), scanning, 3D printing and painting, these oversized figures can be interpreted as unfamiliar, they are indeed ‘strangers’ to the viewer and to the artist.
Gemma Tipton is a writer and critic of contemporary art and culture, writing for The Irish Times. She also contributes to art publications, panel discussions, lectures, radio and television programmes in Ireland and internationally. She has worked as an independent curator of exhibitions, and has been Director of the Blackwater Valley Opera Festival and the Kinsale Arts Festival. Other projects include The Poetry Project and Festival in a Van.