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Hugh Mccarthy
 
 
About the Artist

In numerous group shows over the past few years Hugh McCarthy has made a name for himself as a playful organic abstractionist, creating paintings of a dense and sociable kind. All elements are injected with a biomorphic sensibility that undergoes endless variations. These are hybrid species that invade each canvas in teeming hoards. Colourful blobs radiate from every available space defying the laws of gravity, as hard edged shapes melt and droop animating the painting with constant movement. A life and energy that is akin to watching an aquarium – both afford the visual fascination of an independent world following its own rules.

We are not surprised to find appropriated images from artists such as Lari Pittman, Rachel Feinstein and Philip Allen dotted around several canvases adding high art references to his repertoire of adolescent souvenirs from comic books and simple shapes from 80´s style video games. A free-fall through art history and popular culture he seems to enjoy the challenge of juggling formal concerns with a jesting curiosity.

Hugh’s work is serious in the sense that good comedy is serious; it’s unsettling in the way its very cheerfulness challenges you, even taunt you to take it seriously. If nothing else, the way in which it explores complex forms and innumerable visual languages would deserve enough of attention.

 
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Machines give me freedom

2006
mixed media on canvas
100cm x 100cm

November

2005
mixed media on canvas
290cm x 170cm

White wash

2005
acrilic on canvas
100cm x 100cm

s

2005
acrilic on canvas
100cm x 100cm

Momentum overtakes strategy

2006
acrylic on canvas
100cm x 100cm

Ruppy pabbit

2007
acrylic on canvas
100cm x 100cm

Ruppy pabbit

Ruppy pabbit

2007
acrylic on canvas
100cm x 100cm

Ruppy pabbit

Ruppy pabbit

2007
acrylic on canvas
100cm x 100cm

Ruppy pabbit

Ruppy pabbit

2007
acrylic on canvas
100cm x 100cm

Ruppy pabbit
 
Education and biography
1998 Diploma in Fine Art, Sligo R.T.C. Sligo town, Ireland.
2000 Degree in fine art (painting), National College of art, Thomas St, Dublin, Ireland.
2002 Master in Fine Art, St Martins College of Art, Charing Cross Road, London, U.K..
2005 Master Class in screen-printing, Arteleku, Kristobaldegi 14, San Sebastián, Spain.

1997 "Onward and Upward", Sligo Arts Festival, Sligo town, Ireland.
(Solo)"ceedy-rom",E.B.S., Wine Street, Sligo Ireland
1998 "Diploma Show", The Model Arts Centre, Sligo town, Ireland.
(Solo)"Hugh McCarthy", The Castle Gallery, Castle street, Sligo, Ireland.
1999 "Ceedy-rom", Sligo Arts Festival, Sligo, Ireland.
2000 "2000 Degrees", Civic Offices, Wood quay, Dublin 1, Ireland.
"Iontas Small works Exhibition", the Yeats Gallery, Sligo, Limerick and Belfast, Ireland.
"hidden", National College of Art and Design, Dublin 2, Ireland.
"Degree Show", The National College of Art and Design,- Royal Hibernian Academy Gallery, Ely Place, Dublin, Ireland.
2001 "Annual Show", Royal Hibernian Academy Gallery, Ely Place, Dublin 2, Ireland.
"POST", Bingo Hall Gallery, Brooklyn, New York.
(Solo)" Petrie Paintings", South Dublin County Council, Tallaght ; Dublin 24, Ireland.
2002 "FORD", Oxford House Gallery, Dervyshire Road, London.
"Ida Branson Memorial Bequest 03", Atkinson Gallery - Millfield Arts Project, Somerset, U.K.
"The Red Mansion-Spero Prize", Chelsea College Gallery, Millbank, London.
"M.A.show 2002" St Martins College of art, Charing Cross road, London.
2003 "GO2", Buarcos, Figueira de Foz, Portugal.
(Solo) "Bio-mor", The Greaney Gallery, Mieda Vale, London.
2004 "Transit",Centro Cultural Recoleta, 1130 Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Centro Burgales De San Sebastian, Spain.
Sociedad Fotographic de Guipuzcoa, San Sebastián, Spain.
Hillsboro Fine Art, St Anns Lane, Dublin 2, Ireland.
"El Abrazo", Centro Cultural Okendo, San Sebastian, Spain.
Galeria Kera5, San Martin, San Sebastián.
La 9ª edición de la exposición "12cm", Euskal Etorbidea 61, Pasaia, Spain.
II Concurso "Goiart 2004"- Ordizia Saria de Artes Plasticas, Ordizia, Spain.
2005 (Solo) "She gave me a rainbow", Vito021, Gross, San Sebastian, Spain.
"ENCUENTOS I", El Palacio de Aranburu Casa De Cultura de Tolosa
La sala Amaia de Irán, Eibar, Donostia, Iruña, Spain.
Galeria Kera5, San Martin, San Sebastián, Spain.
"Fresh Paint" Hillsboro Fine Art, Ann’s Lane, Dublin 2, Ireland.
"Art in Directo" Video, SanSebastian, Spain
"Arteleku Open" Liola, San Sabestian, Spain.
(Solo) "Hugh McCarthy" Gallery Kera5, Spain.
Hillsboro Fine art, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Stone gallery, Pearse Street; Dublin Ireland.
"SanArte" Arteleku, Kristobaldegi 14, Liola E-20014, San Sebastian
2006 Centro Cultural De Andoian, Andoian, Guipúzcoa, Spain.
Stone gallery, Pearse Street; Dublin Ireland.
"Machines give me freedom, Stone Gallery, Pearse street, Dublin, Ireland
IpuinARTEan 1 / encuentoa 1, portlea, Eibar, Spain.

 
Future shows
29TH JUNE -17 JULY 2006.

AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 2006.
"street progects", San Sebastian, Spain
MAY-JUNE 2006
"Opening"Hazel Williams gallery RDS, Dublin
 
 
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