Francis Halsall previews new paintings from Mark Francis which expand the boundaries of the grid to suggest the interconnectivity of today’s network society
Can you paint the internet? It might seem like an odd question at first. The dual sense of the word ‘paint’ makes things awkward. Obviously the internet is not a single thing, like the Forth Bridge, that could be covered with a protective or decorative surface of paint. And therein lies the problem. If the internet is not a single thing then how can it be represented?
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