It will run from May 12th to May 29 in South Studios, 27/27 New Row South, Dublin 8.

Opening hours: Monday to Sunday 11am - 8pm

Official Opening by Irish Independent Arts Editor Sophie Gorman on May 12th, 7 pm

Visit http://www.olliart.com/artists/bartoszkolata.htm to view the paintings that will feature in this new show and find out more about the artist. Images may be downloaded for online-publishing or printing in art listings. Please email me at ocornet@indigo.ie for high resolution versions.

As Bartosz once put it there is such a massive onslaught of cruel and violent scenes blurring the line between reality and unreality that our sensibility has been weakened. With this new body of work, Bartosz is taking us “behind the scenes” where acts of violence are taking or have taken place. If we look at “Behind the Shelter” for instance, it takes us a while to realize the tragedy at play, where appearances are deceiving, where some very private and opulent surroundings conceal the most abject behaviour. But as always with Bartosz’s work the story - the true menace behind the scene - can be found in the details, the hints he leaves for us on the canvas. We must stand and stare for while, unravel the story for ourselves, go behind the scenes. Unless we pay attention, we don’t really see their dark side.

click here to read the entire text of the preface for the catalogue.

For any information, contact the exhibition's curator and organiser Olivier Cornet at 0872887261 (ocornet@olliart.com).