Ireland
The Artistic Vision of Ed Hicks: A Journey from Darkness to Light
At the 10th edition of Waterford Walls in Ireland, English street artist Ed Hicks unveiled a striking untitled piece that captured the attention of festival-goers and locals alike. His mural, painted in one of the neighborhoods of Waterford, offers a visual and philosophical journey that resonates deeply with both the space it occupies and the …
Waterford Walls Festival 2019, Ireland
Waterford is Ireland’s oldest town, situated in the South East of the country. It is home to the largest collection of medieval defensive towers and walls in Ireland dating back to the 13th Century. It was attacked by the Normans, led by Richard Le Clare in 1170. Waterford has a Viking Triangle, which has since …
Waterford Walls
40 Artists transform Ireland’s Oldest City with vibrant, colorful murals Waterford Walls is an international Street Art Festival, which took place the last week of August, saw 40 talented artists create beautiful murals of all sizes across the city over four days. Founder and project manager, Edel Tobin said year two of the unique, dynamic festival which aims …
Featured Artist: Conor Harrigton
Artist Conor Harrington, born in Cork, Ireland in 1980, lives and works in London. While the military figures in Conor Harrington’s powerful street paintings refer to the masculinity of urban culture, they can also be interpreted as self-portraits of the stoic, pensive persona of the contemporary painter. Harrington’s loose brushwork, seemingly unfinished imagery, dripping paint, …
featured artist: Shay Culligan
Shay Culligan is an Irish-born visual artist, residing living in Boston. He currently works in the serigraphy medium, screen printing his own photos onto a variety of media including canvas and paper stock. A graduate of Massachusetts College of Art, Culligan was initially a classically trained painter in oils, practicing a representational style in both …
Interview: Eoin (artbyeoin)
A Visual artist & surfer, hailing from Dublin, Ireland, whose main objective is to create something an individual can connect with on a personal level. The main influence of the artist’s artwork is the fragility, and strength, of that flickering light of Hope we experience during even the darkest moments along our journey in life. …