Exhibition catalogue for Richard Gorman: Living Through Paint(ing)
(9th March – 20th August 2023)
This beautifully produced full-colour publication accompanies Richard Gorman: Living Through Paint(ing), an exhibition at Hugh Lane Gallery that explores the artist’s deeply personal approach to abstraction. Marked by a refined sensitivity to colour, form, and surface, Gorman’s work offers a meditative encounter with the possibilities of painting.
Featuring an illuminating essay by esteemed historian Roy Foster, alongside striking images of the exhibition, this publication delves into Gorman’s lifelong engagement with the language of shape and colour. His compositions—offbeat, floating, and rhythmically balanced—are the result of a rigorous process of construction, deconstruction, and intuitive discovery.
Gorman’s time in Japan profoundly influenced his materials and methods, particularly his use of handmade rice paper for printmaking. Whether working on canvas or paper, his art operates in a space between painting and poetry—silent, precise, and deeply expressive.
As Gorman himself notes, “A painting is a conflict with disorder… the outcome of making and remaking on the flat surface in search of a precarious balance.” This publication reflects that tension and serenity, offering readers a window into the artist’s quiet yet persistent dialogue with form.
Curated by Michael Dempsey and Valeria Ceregini, with assistance from Meabh Delaney, the exhibition and its publication offer a rare opportunity to engage deeply with one of Ireland’s leading contemporary painters.
A must-have for collectors, artists, and lovers of abstraction, this publication is available now in the Gallery Bookshop and online at hlgallerybooks.com for €20
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