Mixed media paintings.
€450.00
‘Brother’ is inspired by the extinction of the native Irish red deer and the Grimm Brothers’ fairytale ‘Brother Deer’ in which a young boy is cursed to spend his life as a stag but still continued to act as his sister’s guardian and companion. Oil and embroidery on canvas.
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My work is inspired by the relationship between ancient practices and modern day religion within the Irish rural landscape with ‘folk Catholicism’ providing the medium to channel the longing for a more indigenous ideal into modern Ireland.
‘Brother’ is inspired by the extinction of the native Irish red deer and the Grimm Brothers’ fairytale ‘Brother Deer’ in which a young boy is cursed to spend his life as a stag but still continued to act as his sister’s guardian and companion.
| Weight | 0.5 kg |
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| Dimensions | 35.5 × 25.5 × 35.5 cm |
Mary Callaghan is a mixed media artist based in County Mayo. She works in embroidery on oil paintings on canvas as well as photography.
Hailing from and continuing to live in the north west of Ireland along the Wild Atlantic Way, Callaghan’s work has been inspired by the ancient elements of the landscape around her and explores the relationship between modern Ireland, its pagan past and where both intertwine.
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