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Nigel Cooke

Tree Works

Paint is inert on a palette, but then you notice the colour of it and begin to make connections. If it’s green or yellow or something like that, it begins a relationship with the natural world, the landscape, vegetation, etc. If you then push it into a shape or a line, it becomes a leaf, a blade of grass, a shoot of growth.

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Upcoming Exhibitions

Uri Aran
Take This Dog For Example

The Douglas Hyde is delighted to present the first institutional exhibition in Ireland by renowned artist Uri Aran.  Titled Take This Dog for Example, Aran’s  exhibition presents new and ongoing works layered throughout the space of Gallery 1. Uri Aran has a decidedly unfixed relationship to media and materials, combining aspects of sculpture, video, painting, […]

Josh Tonsfeldt
The Artist's Eye

Acknowledging the crucial role artists play in influencing and shaping other artistic practices, ‘The Artist’s Eye’ series asks those exhibiting in Gallery 1 to invite an artist of influence to present work in Gallery 2. In this instalment, Uri Aran has invited longtime friend and collaborator Josh Tonsfeldt. Josh Tonsfeldt’s practice is rooted in everyday life and […]

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