Locky Morris is a master of finding beauty and humour in the everyday, writes Riann Coulter
Born in 1960 in Derry, where he continues to live and work, Locky Morris rose to prominence in the 1980s with works such as Town, Country and People (1985-86) and An Bhearna Bhaoil – Gap of Danger (1988), which used the language of international art to reflect the local realities of living in that particular place during the Troubles. An Bhearna Bhaoil memorably consists of a row of round metal bin lids, presented like raised shields and emblazoned with tar silhouettes of figures standing shoulder to shoulder. Clashing bin lids were used in areas of Derry as an early warning system to communicate the approach of the security forces.
Research into theoretical principles across the fields of art, science and aesthetics imbue Nuala O’Donovan’s work, writes Mark Ewart
Eamonn Doyle’s portraits of Dubliners are unposed, untroubled by vanity and full of momentum, writes Stephanie McBride
