Lucy Sheridan
dal 25/4/2012 al 17/5/2012
Segnalato da
25/4/2012
Lucy Sheridan
Talbot Gallery & Studios, Dublin
PARKed Life explores the natural world and, more specifically, man's relationship with it. The artist's work touches on ideas of anthropomorphism and the human desire to sanitise and tame nature.
Talbot Gallery is delighted to present Lucy Sheridan's solo exhibition, PARKed Life. This exhibition explores the natural world and, more specifically, man's relationship with it. Lucy’s work touches on ideas of anthropomorphism and the human desire to sanitise and tame nature. We are excited to be hosting such an original and imaginative exhibition. Lucy has attracted quite a loyal and eclectic following since her graduation from the National College of Art and Design in 2006 and when she represented Talbot at last year's National Contemporary Art Fair her work was highly regarded and sought after.
Lucy's subject matter is placed in minimal and unnatural surroundings; her work often references national parks, natural history museums, water parks and zoological gardens. In each of these locations the element of danger which would normally be present in a confrontation with wild animals is taken away, or at least momentarily forgotten. It is this playfulness, where elements of fear seem to have been removed to the point of anthropomorphism, that shape Sheridan’s paintings and drawings. In a sense it is not purely the natural world which is being exhibited in PARKed Life rather it is the viewer’s projection of it.
Lucy lives and works in Dublin. She studied in the National College of Art and Design where she completed a BA in Fine Art in 2006. She has recently been exhibited in Wrapping up for Christmas, Talbot Gallery (2011); VUE, National Contemporary Art Fair, Royal Hibernian Academy (2011); Claremorris Open Exhibition, Claremorris (2011); Imposing Nature, Monster Truck (2010); Something tells me it’s all Happening at the Zoo, Kevin Kavanagh (2010) and Import Export, Reykjavik, Iceland. She is also a co-founder of the artist collective Scissors|Cuts|Paper. This exhibition at Talbot Gallery will be her first solo exhibition and will contain recent examples of her current visual art practice.
Opening Reception: Thursday 26thApril 2012, 6 - 8pm
Talbot Gallery Studios
51 Talbot Street, Dublin
opening hours: Tues - Fri 10.30am - 5.00pm Sat 11.00am - 4.00pm
Admission free