Covid Eyes, a solo show by Eoin Mac Lochlainn, 11-30 October 2020, Olivier Cornet Gallery
11-30 October 2020
Solo show
Artist: Eoin Mac Lochlainn
Launch of the exhibition at the gallery: Sunday 11 October, 12 noon to 5 pm but please email
us or call/text us to book a time that suits you.
Availability of the show: Tuesdays to Sundays at the gallery but by appointment only until 21 October. With the temporary closure
of the gallery from 22 October due to Covid-19 level 5 restrictions, the version of the show, as presented by the artist in his blog posts, remains available in our 3D Virtual Space.
The Olivier Cornet Gallery is delighted to present this exhibition which started as a temporary online art project funded by the Arts Council of Ireland.
Eoin Mac Lochlainn's painting practice has been an ongoing response to stories in the media, be it climate change, homelessness or the Irish Diaspora.
During the Covid-19 pandemic, this strange period of isolation, social distancing and face masks, the artist became acutely aware of the special significance of human eyes.
"The eyes can tell so much about us, our fear, our frustrations, our compassion, but at the same time, the masks can hide so much. It can be more difficult to ascertain age, social standing, emotions etc.
"For my online project, I posted a new image of eyes every Tuesday over the summer of 2020.
The exhibition at the Olivier Cornet Gallery presents most of those paintings once again and it is hoped that visitors will appreciate the physicality of the works, the varying sizes and different media that were used in their creation.
This exploration of eyes ultimately points to the fact that we are not that different from each other, that we are all in this together and that we must rely on each other to get through this.
Ar scáth a chéile a mhaireann na daoine"
Eoin Mac Lochlainn
Coverage:
Take a look, If you only do one thing, Sunday Independent, 11 October 2020
In a New Exhibition, an Artist Focuses in On "Covid Eyes", Laoise Neylon, Culture Desk, Dublin Enquirer, Wednesday 14 October 2020
Once Upon a Time in an Art Gallery with art historian and storyteller Jean Ryan: a special online event around one of the paintings in the show, 15 October 2020
"Gné-Alt: “Covid Eyes” – Taispeántas Ó Eoin Mac Lochlainn", Seoid, Tegan Nic Giollarnáth, Friday 16 October 2020
A response in song to the show with Pearse McGloughlin performing 'Saga' at the gallery, Tuesday 20 October 2020
