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Friday, February 6, 2009

Robin Jones to Exhibit in Samhlaiocht


Samhlaiocht has a long tradition of attracting the very best and brightest up-and-coming artists to its Gallery and the latest show is no different! Robin Jones is a hot topic on the Art Scene and is definitely considered one to watch out for. His exhibition / installation opens in the Samhlaiocht Gallery on Thursday 12th February and runs right through to Friday 6th March.

"We're delighted to be exhibiting work from Robin in the Samhlaiocht Gallery," said Trish Thompson, Gallery coordinator. "We've worked with Robin for a number of years and it's fantastic to see his work improving as time progresses - he started on a level that many artists will never achieve and has been steadily improving."

That's high praise indeed for the artist who was born in Tralee but currently lives in Galway. "He was one of sixteen artists selected for an open submission exhibition in 2000 and we were so impressed that we invited him back again in 2004 for a special exhibition celebrating work by Kerry artists," added Trish. "And we're absolutely delighted that he's agreed to come back again in 2009."

Robin has been making waves with his work but he has an equally impressive theoretical background having graduated from both the Limerick School of Art and Design and the Galway, Mayo Institute of Technology. He is currently studying for a Masters of Fine Art at the prestigious Slade School of Fine Art in London, while lecturing and teaching extramural classes to staff of NUI, Galway and the Galway Technical Institute.

"My work is a process of working out painting and its playing out of its own dumb game. It involves the building and rebuilding of fragments until they arrive at some relationship," says Robin, "I don't feel I want to tell anyone anything, but I suppose that if the work has to say anything, it would be to simply ask the question 'What do you think?'"

"I'm interested in the idea of a world in flux, things neither fixed nor independent, with every little shift creating links between inner and outer states, between the past and the present. I dislike embellishment and try to get rid of everything that seems expendable from my painting," added Robin. "The putting things in is a tortuous, time consuming process."

The exhibition opens on Thursday, February 12th in the Samhlaiocht Gallery, in the Old Presbytery, on Lower Castle Street, in the heart of Tralee and runs right through until Friday, March 6th.

Opening times at the Gallery are from 9.00am to 5.00pm from Monday to Friday, the gallery is open to everyone and is free to visit.

Samhlaiocht is supported through grant aid from The Arts Council, Kerry County Council, Failte Ireland and by the generous corporate sponsorship of Kerry Group.

For more information on Samhlaiocht please log on to www.samhlaiocht.com

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