Friday 19 September 2008 |
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DUBLIN CULTURE NIGHT 2008 The Crow Gallery presents: "Stories told visually", "Ode to the Hare" and "Dame & Dorian & The Room of Imagination" .......................................................................................................................................................................................... Stories told visually: Using film, paint, print, mixed media, installation and art performances throughout the evening. Donna Cooney will curate the exhibition involving core Crow member artists Dermot Carroll and Niamh Moran. "Ode to the Hare": a musical animation by Vernoica Forsgren. Duration 1 min 21 sec. The music "Slainte Bhrea Hewlett/A Fine Toast To Hewlett" is written by Sean O'Riada. The animation is inspired by the mythology and history of the hare and seeks to tell its story using a style that reflects the subject’s colorful past and personality. “Ode to the Hare” is an amalgamation of stories and myths from Celtic, Catholic, Norse, Buddhist, Roman and African tradition. It also tells the tale of the hare’s fall from grace, which seems to coincide with the Catholic doctrine becoming more established and powerful throughout Europe and the rest of the world. The style furthermore, which is heavily influenced by Terry Gilliam and John Waters, reveals the artists fascination with the human impulse to create and surround him/herself with beauty and the interest in the sometimes minute distinction between beauty and bad taste. The animation typifies Forsgren’s work with its use of vibrant colours, iconic imagery and humour, which is used to lure the audience closer and to interact with the work. Her practice draws inspiration from mythology, fables, religious iconography, folk art, kitsch, super-heroes and found objects. Together these elements form a diverse practice that brings together sociology, ideology and tradition, urging the viewer to reflect on their beliefs and ideas.
"Dame & Dorian & The Room of Imagination": a performance by Deirdre Eustace and Blayne George
A tale of discovery
Dame & Dorian are inspired by their endless pursuits to learn about community through conversations, adventures of discovery, identity and chaos in trying to decide on what direction to go in next. Dedicated to creating work that is thought provoking and stimulating Dame & Dorian hope to create a world that explores the very nature and purpose of art and it’s relation to the world we live. Both Dame & Dorian choose to embrace the unknown, take risks to jump and trust they will fly instead of fall. Blayne George, aka Dorian is originally from Saskatchewan Canada but now calls London England home. Having worked in both the theatre and the visual arts he is interested in exploring the relationships between the artist and the audience and who is ultimately responsible for the experience one embarks on when engaging with a work of art. Deirdre Eustace, aka Dame, also from the wild western prairies, lives in Dublin. While her background is in visual arts; she has a big love of fairytales and enjoys working with Dorian to create them. Art tells a story, therefore all art is storytelling and all art exists in the grey area between reality and imagination. Can we really tell which is which?
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