Rowland Davidson - Irish Artist

Rowland Davidson has predominantly painted those around him - the people of Ireland, country fairs and markets, musicians and children at play, often using his grand daughters as models, conveying the unique bond between grandparent and child. He agrees with C.S. Lewis who said,"We sit down before a picture in order to have something done to us, not that we may do things with it. The first demand any work of art makes upon us is "Surrender. Look. listen. Receive." Born in Belfast in 1942, he studied Fine Art at Belfast College of Art. In 1968, he graduated and spent several years teaching Art and Design as Head of Department at a Belfast boys school, in 1975. In 1987 he gave up teaching in order to pursue art more fully, becoming one of Ireland's best-known figurative painters. This Irish art show displays the ongoing attitude Davidson has to his work - ie, a simple honest study of his subject, resulting in an uncontrived piece which, in his own words is,"More than the sum of its parts."
Gormleys Fine Art - Dublin - 20th Mar - 3rd Apr 2010
24 South Frederick St, Dublin 2 Tel: +353 (0) 1 6729031
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Rowland Davidson- Irish Artist New Dublin show

Gormleys Dublin Gallery, 20th Mar - 3rd Apr 2010

Rowland Davidson has predominantly painted those around him - the people of Ireland, country fairs and markets, musicians and children at play, often using his grand daughters as models, conveying the unique bond between grandparent and child. He agrees with C.S. Lewis who said,"We sit down before a picture in order to have something done to us, not that we may do things with it. The first demand any work of art makes upon us is "Surrender. Look. listen. Receive." Born in Belfast in 1942, he studied Fine Art at Belfast College of Art. In 1968, he graduated and spent several years teaching Art and Design as Head of Department at a Belfast boys school, in 1975. In 1987 he gave up teaching in order to pursue art more fully, becoming one of Ireland's best-known figurative painters. This Irish art show displays the ongoing attitude Davidson has to his work ,ie, a simple honest study of his subject, resulting in an uncontrived piece which, in his own words is,"More than the sum of its parts." To see exhibition click the Headline).
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‘Visions – Spectacular Art from the Ulster Museum’

‘Visions – Spectacular Art from the Ulster Museum’ (26 Mar-26 Oct 2010) features more than 170 works of major Irish artists of the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries including Hone, O’Conor, Osbourne, Lavery, Yeats, Henry, Dillon, Le Brocquy, Ballagh and O’Donoghue. One of the museum’s newest acquisitions, Ghost Story by Turner Prize Finalist Willie Doherty is shown as part of an exhibition exploring contemporary Irish art. The British and international highlights include work by JMW Turner, LS Lowry, Francis Bacon, Jean Dubuffet, Karel Appel, Bridget Riley, Gilbert & George, Graham Sutherland and Patrick Caulfield. A new publication by Ulster Museum’s Curators of Fine Art detais 100 of the best Irish works of art and is on sale at the museum. Tim Cooke, Director of National Museums Northern Ireland, says: “This new exhibition will build upon the success of the Sean Scully retrospective in re-establishing the Ulster Museum and Belfast as a venue for exceptional art exhibitions.” Unmissable show. Botanic Gardens, Belfast BT9 5AB Tel: +44 (0) 28 9042 8428. For full source and full article click the Headline).
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