HEDGEROW - Stories from a linear world

HEDGEROW, Stories from a linear world

13 October - 17 November 2019

Solo Show


Official opening: Sunday 13 October 2019, 3 pm, at the Olivier Cornet Gallery, 3 Great Denmark Street, Dublin 1.

Guest speaker: Anja Murray, Ecologist and Broadcaster (Eco Eye and Nature File)
Hedgerow, stories from a linear world 2019 by Yanny Petters

In her exhibition at the Olivier Cornet Gallery artist Yanny Petters will present a series of Verre Eglomisé paintings from that iconic element of the Irish countryside, the Hedgerow. Exploring her local hedgerows she draws on this many-faceted world to create gilded and painted treasures to inspire the viewer, that we might seek out the wonders of what we so often discount as a bunch of weeds!

The hedgerow goes back a long way in our history, dividing and yet holding together a rich habitat that remains after our forests were cleared. Land boundaries can be traced back to Neolithic times and the circa-12th-century Townland boundaries are the country’s longest standing land divisions.

At a time when farming practices are changing in scale many of these valuable habitats are being removed. While we might plant new hedges, it is the ancient ones which support up to 3000 organisms from flowers and trees, birds and animals to insects and microscopic creatures, without which our land would become desolate.

As we become more concerned about a changing climate we will look to hedgerows to serve as windbreaks, to shelter our livestock, reduce soil erosion, aid drainage and provide homes for beneficial predators who protect our food crops from pests. These harbours of biodiversity should be cherished for the health of our future generations. 

In her work, Yanny Petters raises awareness of our wild plants, opening our eyes to a myriad of wonders in our local environment. It's not just a bunch of weeds, but truly amazing and beautifully evolved species living in symbiotic harmony. 



Please note that the Black pencil drawings and the 'Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter in a Hedgerow' series are also available as Archival pigment ink prints on watercolor paper, in a limited edition of 10 each only. Please reserve them as soon as possible to avoid disappointment later.

Coverage:

"Yanny Petters’ latest, botanically exact and beautifully made work explores the incredible rich, vibrant, detailed world of hedgerows" from The best visual arts shows to see this week, Aidan Dunne, The Ticket, The Irish Times, Saturday 12 Oct, 2019

"Her Hedgerow silhouettes, combining gold leaf and pigment, are botanically precise, elegant compositions with great texture and depth" from Nature up close and far away, Aidan Dunne, The Irish Times, Tuesday 5 Nov, 2019

"...Yanny is a well known botanical artist in Ireland and also a Gallery Artist at The Olivier Cornet Gallery in Dublin..." News about ​Botanical ​​Art and for ​Botanical Artists by Katherine Tyrrell

Falling leaves bring an autumn bonus, Gerry Daly, The Independent, Monday 14 October 2019

Gardening: Go lush, go dense with winter evergreens, Fionnuala Fallon,  The Irish Times, Saturday 2 November 2019

  • Painting and etching of The light through the Brambley hedge I by Yanny Petters at Olivier Cornet Gallery
  • Painting and etching of The light through the Brambley hedge II by Yanny Petters at Olivier Cornet Gallery
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