Artist Kieran Walsh brings his work together in this pop-up show to share recent portraits and landscapes. The paintings reflect a deep connection to Plymouth’s people and places as he prepares to leave the city.
Private View: Thursday 23 October, 5-8pm.
Show Open: Friday 24 and Saturday 25 October, 12:30 - 16:30pm
Kieran Says:
“This exhibition consists of a collection of recent paintings, all of which are either Plymouth landscapes or portraits of people who live here; The portraits are of friends, or my partner, who come and sit for me in the studio; The landscapes were done in response to drawings made from life out and about in Plymouth. Drawing is the mainspring of my practice, and I have been drawing from life all over this city for the past ten years or more. The content, subjects, narrative and handling for my paintings emerges very slowly out of this process.
Far from feeling like I have exhausted Plymouth of its subject matter, I feel like I am only just getting started; Plymouth has an incredibly varied and beautiful landscape, as well as an interesting and diverse culture in a relatively small space; The more I look the more there is to see and one painting naturally leads to another. “
About #DIYRESIDENCIES at Grow
Artists and collectives take over the project space to experiment and test out new ideas. These residencies support artistic exploration across sustainability, food and drink, inclusion, grassroots culture, music, and heritage - all with the aim of nurturing Plymouth’s creative scene.
