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concerning painting, sculpture or printmaking, as well as photography,
stained glass, ceramics, or any contemporary art-form such as Installation,
Conceptual or Performance art. In addition, we welcome reviews of exhibitions,
comments and opinions about the organization and support of visual artists
in Ireland. If you would like to become a regular contributor or columnist
with your own byline, please contact the Editor.
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- Launched in April 2008, visual-arts-cork.com
is a Cork-based, not-for-profit website which aims to be a leading online
VISUAL resource for Irish art.
- Already it has over 4,000 images of
beautiful paintings on display, and thousands more are planned.
- In addition, it features biographies
of hundreds of world class artists from Munster, Leinster, Connacht
and Ulster, Europe, America and Russia; plus articles on the history
of Irish and Western art, the main painting genres, the principal art
movements periods and styles, museums and galleries as well as most
art forms.
- Already it receives comments and enquiries
about art, from all over Europe and North America, as well as from Russia,
the Far East and Australia.
- It's a perfect platform to communicate
your views to a global audience.
Suggestions
For Articles
• History
of visual art in Ireland: 3000 BCE - Present.
• Famous Irish painters/sculptors:
their lives, works, reputations and influence.
• Contemporary arts: artistic merit, styles and exponents. The
Most Expensive Irish Paintings.
• Detectable Irish art styles.
• Your view of the best
Irish artists.
• The role of public art: as a community service; as vocational
sponsorship.
• The history and/or role of Irish
arts organizations and artist groups like Aosdana.
• How art is/should be financed.
• Irish art galleries and
museums: opinions.
• Major exhibitions: previews or reviews.
• Painting techniques.
• Non-representational versus Representational
painting in Ireland.
• Plein-air painting versus
studio work.
• Your opinions about Irish
Landscape Artists.
• Your views on Irish Portraitists.
• Your criticisms/praise for Irish
Genre Painters.
• Your views on Irish Sculpture.
• Practical advice for would-be professional artists.
• The Irish art world: how it operates, winners and losers.
• Views on the historical roles of the Royal
Hibernian Academy, and Irish
Exhibition of Living Art.
• The Irish art market: who
is overvalued/undervalued?; galleries vs auctions; tips for buyers.
• The art establishment: how representative, how open/closed.
• New ways of selling paintings. (eg. art
party)
• Ways of making painting more fun and more accessible. (eg. Art
Jam Ireland)
• The value or meaning of art.
• The difference between "Modern
Art" and "Contemporary
Art." Which do you prefer?
• What is Postmodernism and what
it means to you.
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for publication on our website by filling in our Artist
Submission Form.
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