An Artistic Eye
As part of our An Artistic Eye Series we asked Jesse Jones: how did she become an artist? What is the best thing about being an artist? What do they do all day?

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How do you become an artist?
What’s the best thing about being an artist?
What do you do all day?
In this series of videos, these questions and more are asked of visual artists Jesse Jones, Niamh O’Malley, and Eimear Walshe.
Working across sculpture, photography, film, and installation, each of the artists will share their unique take on how, and when, they decided to become an artist, how their work has developed, what being an artist means to them, and the things that they are excited about.

As part of our An Artistic Eye Series we asked Jesse Jones: how did she become an artist? What is the best thing about being an artist? What do they do all day?

As part of our An Artistic Eye Series we asked Niamh O’Malley: how did they become an artist? What is the best thing about being an artist? What do they all day?

As part of our An Artistic Eye Series we asked Eimear Walshe: how did they become an artist? What is the best thing about being an artist? What do they all day?

As part of our An Artistic Eye Series we asked Isabel Nolan: how do they become and artist? What is the best thing about being an artist? What do they all day?

As part of our An Artistic Eye Series we asked Alice Rekab: how do they become and artist? What is the best thing about being an artist? What do they all day?

As part of our An Artistic Eye Series we asked Bassam Al Sabah: how do they become and artist? What is the best thing about being an artist? What do they all day?

As part of our An Artistic Eye Series we asked Dorothy Cross: how do they become and artist? What is the best thing about being an artist? What do they all day?

Through her diverse use of materials and sculptural formats, Eva Rothschild constructs a sculptural and immersive environment that allows the public to be both viewer and participant. One of the leading sculptors of her generation, her work demonstrates a great awareness of the modernist tradition while maintaining its own distinctive sculptural language. Her works also […]

As part of our An Artistic Eye Series we asked Atsushi Kaga: how did he become an artist? What is the best thing about being an artist? What does he do all day?

As part of our An Artistic Eye Series we asked Garrett Phelan: how do they become and artist? What is the best thing about being an artist? What do they all day?

As part of our An Artistic Eye Series we asked Marcel Vidal: how do they become and artist? What is the best thing about being an artist? What do they all day?

How do you become an artist? What’s the best thing about being an artist? What do you do all day? ‘An Artistic Eye’ is a series of videos in which these questions and more are asked of visual artists. Each of the artists shared their unique take on how, and when, they decided to become […]

As part of our An Artistic Eye Series we asked Sibyl Montague: how do they become and artist? What is the best thing about being an artist? What do they all day?

As part of our An Artistic Eye Series we asked Áine McBride: how do they become and artist? What is the best thing about being an artist? What do they all day?
With special thanks to the artists, Melissa Nolan, Karen McGrath and John Fahy.
Presented by The Douglas Hyde Gallery in partnership with the Dublin City Council, and Culture Ireland
Image credit: Eimear Walshe, The Land Question, 2020, video still. Courtesy the artist and The Arts Council Collection.

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