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Drawing Time prioritises work in which time is intrinsic to its conception. While drawings result from condensing durational factors into singular static images, the synthesis of time and duration are extant and legible in the final outcome. ‘How long did that take?’ is a question arising, when viewing labour-intensive drawing. More important than actual production time is the range of decisions made while working, resulting in dynamic, mutable, time conscious and transitionally aligned drawings.
All of the works in this show were produced over periods ranging from hours to months. They result from systematic recordings and successive actions, as well as spontaneous projections. The form of each drawing has evolved progressively, while the artist is fully attuned to their subject, simultaneously reviewing and developing their drawings.
Artist biographies:
Irish artist Andrew Folan studied Fine Art at the National College of Art and Design, Dublin, and Printmaking at the Slade School of Fine Art, London. He works as a printmaker and sculptor, exploring the crossover between the two disciplines and drawing inspiration from photographic imagery. Folan has received numerous awards. He currently lectures in Fine Art at the National College of Art and Design and is a director of the Black Church Print Studio.
Aideen Barry is a practising Visual Artist based in Ireland but with international representation. In 2020 she was elected to the RHA. She is a member of Aosdána and lectures in several universities and schools of visual art in Ireland, the US and Europe. Barry is an artist whose work encompasses a vast range of disciplines and subjects, such as domestic labour, environmental fracture, and human vulnerability. Her work meditates on feminism, classism, intersectionality, and inequality.
A Graduate of NCAD Dublin and The RCA London, Gary Coyle was elected a member of the RHA in 2007 and Aosdana in 2009. His work embraces various media, including Drawing, Photography and Spoken word/Performance. He has exhibited widely in Ireland and internationally.
After graduating from NCAD with first class honours, Brendan Earley spent a number of years travelling before receiving the Fulbright scholarship to attend Hunter College, New York City. He graduated with a Master in Fine Art in 1999 and returned to Dublin where he exhibits regularly both nationally and internationally. He was awarded his PhD in 2010 from NCAD.
Dorothy Smith is a visual artist based in Dublin, whose work is primarily concerned with the built environment of public space. Her practice is rooted in studio-based work with a keen interest in interacting with the world beyond the studio and gallery space. Dorothy works as an artist in a wide range of contexts including public art projects, curation, talks, publications, community based work and exhibitions.
