Emblems of nationhood: Hughie O'Donoghue

O'Sullivan explores Hughie O'Donoghue's latest suite of paintings of diverse historic characters spanning 1,500 years of history. The exhibition, Original Sins, was commissioned by the National Gallery of Ireland (NGI) as part of its contribution to the Decade of Centenaries. The pain...

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Published in:Irish arts review (2002) 2022-04, Vol.39 (1), p.60
Main Author: O'Sullivan, John P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Art exhibits
Irish culture
Irish history
O Donoghue, Hughie
Painters
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Summary:O'Sullivan explores Hughie O'Donoghue's latest suite of paintings of diverse historic characters spanning 1,500 years of history. The exhibition, Original Sins, was commissioned by the National Gallery of Ireland (NGI) as part of its contribution to the Decade of Centenaries. The paintings explore Ireland's complex relationship with Britain, as well as questions of origin and identity. The paintings have a strong sense of place. There is a horizontal swathe of landscape at the top of each work that anchors the subject to a specific location. The paintings also contain elements that intimate how these individuals could be represented by the contents of their tombs: a suffragette brooch, a wolf sculpture or a papal banner.
ISSN:1649-217X