Dura by artist Ciarraí MacCormac contains a new body of work comprising painting, sculpture and works on paper. The polyglot sensibility of paint is what keeps Ciarraí drawn to working with this material. The artist has applied her research into pristine preservations within bodies and operative techniques to give a new lease of life and longevity into her paintings. Within the works there is a layering of liveness and cross sections of surface to create a focus on imagined compartments within the body. The works are constructed from poly materials using primary colours of red, blue and yelow. Their peripheral shapes and use of repetitive accumulation aims to create a sense of dilution throughout the exhibition.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Ciarraí MacCormac, born in Co Antrim N. Ireland. She currently lives and works in Belfast. Ciarraí is a Fine Art graduate from Bath School of Art and Design (2014) and she was the inaugural Freelands Studio Fellow for Belfast School of Art (2023–2024). Ciarraí has been the recipient of awards; BEEP Painting Biennial (2024) Shortlisted, AIR Open (2024) Shortlisted, British Contemporary Painting Prize (2024) Long-listed.
The exhibition runs until 20 December 2025.
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