Monthly Archives: May 2018

Pat Harris, Fenderesky Gallery, Belfast, 24 May – 23 June 2018

Posted on May 31, 2018 by Slavka Sverakova

Compared to Pat Harris’s  recent paintings of flowers the marks above are not only heavily saturated  but in the process of metamorphosis – a man’s body with arms stretched apart  took orders from Ovidius  Naso, marking the vase and the … Continue reading →

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David Moore, Lisa and John, Belfast Exposed, May 4 – June 16 2018

Posted on May 22, 2018 by Slavka Sverakova

The eighteen  photographs Pictures from the Real World  are displayed  in a rumbling visual essay of small formats that accentuates the feeling of gentle trespassing into  private lives, this time with the  enthusiastic agreement of the participating family.   If the … Continue reading →

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Clare Gallagher, Verges, Golden Thread Gallery, Belfast, May 3 – June 30 2018

Posted on May 20, 2018 by Slavka Sverakova

Clare Gallagher does not name each image in the set of Verges, instead, she gives the viewer the choice to attend closely  and directly to the subject her photography,  weeds:   ” They defy preoccupations with property and boundaries, growing wherever  suits … Continue reading →

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Charlie Scott, What Fell From the Mountain, The Georgian Gallery, Newtownards, 19 April – 24 May 2018

Posted on May 17, 2018 by Slavka Sverakova

“Growing  surrounded by the silent bogs, lakes and halted railway line in Co Donegal, I am interested in nature…” would have been enough of an introduction to Scott’s  peaty paintings.  Nevertheless the young painter  feels the pressure to propose  an … Continue reading →

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Elizabeth Magill, Headland, Ulster Museum, Belfast, 11 May – 23 September, 2018

Posted on May 15, 2018 by Slavka Sverakova

  In a sight rooted practice the similarities and differences between these two  images have defining power.  They define even those images that are on their own.  These landscapes are a modern equivalent of Plato’s answer to Timaeus asking  how  … Continue reading →

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The Fragmented Mind, MAC, Belfast, 4 May -29 July 2018

Posted on May 11, 2018 by Slavka Sverakova

It is an exhibition  and  several events that include: Friday Lunchtime Recitals (horn, cello, orchestra, harp), poetry reading on a Saturday, screenings a films on Tuesdays, lectures on Thursday and nine workshops offered by artists Sharon Kelly, Ursula Burke and Tonya McMullan.  … Continue reading →

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HELEN G BLAKE, New Paintings, Fenderesky Gallery Belfast, 26 April – 18 May 2018

Posted on May 7, 2018 by Slavka Sverakova

Fourteen images each  in one of three sizes favoured by Blake for years now –  are beautifully displayed in a gentle embrace of pristine white walls.   They are reminiscent of abstract paintings rewarded in 2006 by the Turner Price … Continue reading →

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Helena Hamilton, Semblance and Event, Millennium Court Arts Centre, Portadown, 7April -23 May 2018

Posted on May 7, 2018 by Slavka Sverakova

Light.  Invitation to unthink the familiarity of the tube lights, the inevitability of a particular use.  Standing near it, watching, looking, walking around, near and away,   reminded me of  Keyezua’s  recent comment on her photographies: “After finishing at the Royal … Continue reading →

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