‘tenmileradius’ is a features a series of new landscapes by John, painted as the name suggests within a 10 mile radius of his home in Maree Oranmore Galway.
John explains; “I paint. That’s what I do. I don’t write about it because that constitutes a different form of expression. So here on the walls is my offering. It aint ‘high art’, it’s what I like to do. It involves me being outdoors and involving myself with the subject. But mostly it’s painting engaged in dialogue with itself. It’s art coming from art coming from art. Each painting must create its own autonomous world and be a manifestation of a set of rules unique to itself. It is answerable to nobody and nothing but itself. This exhibition is merely a station on a longer journey as each painting, each brushstroke, suggests a whole new range of possibilities, just as it is eliminating others. It’s a world of paint and it’s a challenging, dynamic and fascinating place to be.”
Official opening of ‘tenmileradius’ and ‘ From the Studios’ in Garter Lane Arts Centre on Friday 7 Feb at 6.30pm with special guest Professor Victor Merriman. Free admission, all welcome. Both exhibitions are open daily Tue- Sat 11am-5.30pm and during performances and continue until Sun 30 March. More info see www.garterlane.ie.