Brian Gallagher’s Solo show opened last night in The Crow Gallery,1st Floor, 6 Crow St, Temple Bar, Dublin 2. There was a good turn out for the preview and sales were brisk. Encompassing the varied strands of his artistic career the exhibition features his work – paintings, scraperboards and drawings. Open to the public from Wednesday 19th until Saturday 22nd November. 12- 6pm.
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Congratulations to IGI member Brian Gallagher who has had a Scraperboard portrait accepted in to this years RHA Annual Exhibition. It’s on display in The Ashford Gallery in the newly renovated Royal Hibernian Academy. Visitors to the galleries can now enjoy a superb new café on the ground floor run by the Unicorn Café and a specialist art bookshop managed by Noble & Beggarman. The 178th RHA Annual exhibition continues until 13 Dec, 2008 and the space is now open seven days a week.
Brian is also having a solo show in The Crow Gallery, 1st Floor, 6 Crow St, Temple Bar, Dublin 2. Open to the public from 19th until 22nd November, 12- 6pm. More on that to follow.
Here’s a preview film of the interesting new book An Illustrated Life: Drawing Inspiration From The Private Sketchbooks Of Artists, Illustrators And Designers by Danny Gregory. Order a copy here.
From 2004 to 2006 Riitta Ikonen mailed around 100 postcards to Margaret Huber from Japan, Spain, Finland, Russia, and England. Hair, fish, a sachet of white powder, a piece of broken record etc. were sent to test the postal system. Only three cards never reached their destination. See more here.
In 1970, the New York Times launched its Op-Ed section, a groundbreaking phenomenon that transformed journalism. Not only did Op-Ed’s nonstaff bylines shatter tradition, but its pictures were revolutionary. Unlike anything ever seen in a newspaper, Op-Ed art became a globally influential idiom that reached beyond narrative for metaphor and changed illustration’s very purpose and potential. Written by thirty-year New York Times insider Jerelle Kraus, whose thirteen-year tenure on the volatile Op-Ed page far exceeds that of any art director or top editor, All the Art reveals Op-Ed’s story from conception to today and recounts many stormy confrontations between artists and editors. Visit the website for the book.
An Exhibition of Paintings, Prints and Other Things by Alan Clarke takes place jointly in the Blue Leaf and Capital Culture Galleries in Covent Garden, London. Opening tonight at 6PM and runs until November 22nd.
We asked Illustrators Ireland members to quickly respond to news of the Obama election victory. Check out the entries…
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Illustrator Roger O’Reilly sends us his October Sketchbook for your viewing pleasure. This month he’s mostly been hanging out in run down industrial estates and alleys at night. Yes, we’re worried too, but see what you think after the link.
Once a month we showcase the latest work created by members of the Illustrators Guild of Ireland. Each member has submitted one of their best illustrations from the previous month, either commissioned or personal. Follow the link below to see all this month’s entries.
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Philipp Lenssen of Comic Browser has compiled a small series of John Romita Jr.’s scamps for Marvel comics covers compared with the final printed covers. Go trawl through the rest of his site, its a veritable treasure trove of comic book covers. Go get lost and nostalgic for a few hours!
