Davey Moor explores the qualities of light as a medium for sculpture as seen in a group show at Solstice, Co Meath
In 2004, I saw an exhibition featuring the smoke and light projection work of Anthony McCall at the Hayward in London. Despite having trawled galleries and museums for years, it somehow felt like this was the first ‘light artist’ I had seen – causing me to isolate the medium in a way many other artists’ work had not prompted me to. McCall might describe himself as a light artist – or film-maker, or sculptor or draughtsman – and his light-made-visible aesthetic seemed conceptually tangible to the medium, but much art that incorporates elemental illumination is not highlighting it as a message. The last twenty years have seen a steady increase in artists using light in every manner, from simple tool to fundamental concept.
Brian McAvera wonders whether soulless consumerism is the message in Ian Cumberland’s dramatically installed artworks recently shown at Golden Thread Gallery in Belfast
Anita Groener’s strength lies in a total focus on her theme and her art, an art that draws in and challenges the viewer, writes Judith Hill
‘I’m trying to make the invisible visible’ Pat Harris tells Brian McAvera on the eve of his exhibition at the Taylor Galleries, Dublin