Artist Information:
Caoimhghin Ocroidheain
co dublin,
Ireland
Member Since: Feb 2007
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Artist Statement:
‘Dublin: A City of Contrasts’
(2007)
New Series of Oil Paintings
The Dublin of today is a far
cry from the Dublin of the
1980s when it was said to
resemble London directly after
the Second World War, so
numerous were its run-down
buildings and empty sites. In
the last 10-15 years much of
the city has been renovated or
rebuilt. The success of the
‘Celtic Tiger’ has given the
Irish people historically
unprecedented wealth and
attracted many immigrants from
all over the world. This can
all be seen in a brief walk
around the city centre. The
new (and expensive) cars glide
past African and Polish shops
while people from many
different ethnic and cultural
backgrounds mingle around the
Spire and the GPO on O’Connell
St.
The Dublin we see today is a
snapshot in time, hiding its
past while only leaking hints
of where its future will lie.
For example, the new O’Connell
St with its squared-off
designer trees and generous
paving hides the felling only
the year before of a row of
100-year-old trees that
witnessed the 1916 Easter
Rising. Looking to the future
it seems likely that Liberty
Hall...
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‘Dublin: A City of Contrasts’ (2007)
New Series of Oil Paintings
The Dublin of today is a far cry from the Dublin of the 1980s when it was said to resemble London directly after the Second World War, so numerous were its run-down buildings and empty sites. In the last 10-15 years much of the city has been renovated or rebuilt. The success of the ‘Celtic Tiger’ has given the Irish people historically unprecedented wealth and attracted many immigrants from all over the world. This can all be seen in a brief walk around the city centre. The new (and expensive) cars glide past African and Polish shops while people from many different ethnic and cultural backgrounds mingle around the Spire and the GPO on O’Connell St.
The Dublin we see today is a snapshot in time, hiding its past while only leaking hints of where its future will lie. For example, the new O’Connell St with its squared-off designer trees and generous paving hides the felling only the year before of a row of 100-year-old trees that witnessed the 1916 Easter Rising. Looking to the future it seems likely that Liberty Hall... |
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