On Paper | Winter Group Show | Olivier Cornet Gallery

On Paper Group Show at Olivier Cornet Gallery

'On Paper', a Winter group show at Olivier Cornet Gallery

20 December 2020 - 28 February 2021

A Winter group show curated in collaboration with Jackie Ryan

Artists: Annika Berglund, Aisling Conroy, Hugh Cummins, Mary A. Fitzgerald, John Fitzsimons, Jordi Forniés, Conrad Frankel, David Fox, Claire Halpin, Nickie Hayden, Eoin Mac Lochlainn, Miriam McConnon, Sheila Naughton, Yanny Petters, Kelly Ratchford, Vicky Smith and Susanne Wawra

Jackie Ryan has also selected work by the following artists for this special group exhibition: William Crozier, Paul Furneaux, John Keating, Harry Kernoff, Eamonn O'Doherty and Barbara Rae.

Launch of the show: Sunday 20 December, 12 noon to 5pm at the Olivier Cornet Gallery. Please book a time that suits you by calling/texting or emailing us.

Availability of the show: Tuesdays to Sundays at the gallery. Please click here to make sure you are aware of our December opening times and of our preference for visits by pre-booking. The show is also available in our 3D Virtual Space.

Click here to view or/and download the exhibition's catalogue/pricelist.

The Olivier Cornet Gallery is delighted to present this group exhibition curated with art consultant and producer Jackie Ryan.

Jackie Ryan has just celebrated 21 years of collaboration with Irish artists on projects, commissions, and exhibitions in Ireland and around the world. We are delighted to have invited her to co-curate this exhibition of works on paper for our winter show.

"Fragility, Endurance, Resilience

Art on paper is one of the oldest art forms, and yet still considered by many to be fragile or ephemeral. Museums happily display three dimensional sculpture and oil paintings in the assurance that their condition will not deteriorate through the museum atmosphere or light. The irony is that many museums largest collections are works on paper, which are preciously stored away without engagement with the public. The growth of digital engagement with art is changing that. Covid-19 is changing that. Our world and the way we appreciate works on paper will be very different in 2021 and beyond.

I began to discuss my love of works on paper, and the beauty of fine art print, with gallery owner Olivier Cornet long before Covid-19 appeared in our lives. However, we did debate audience engagement with art online, and breaking down many long held stereotypes that somehow art was less tangible if seen through a screen. We use the phrase regularly about looking at art ‘in the flesh’ up close and personal, without really thinking about why we are giving that more importance than physically being with the artifact.

The past 8 months has seen the Olivier Cornet Gallery (OCG) alongside galleries worldwide embrace new ways we can engage with art through video clips of the process of art being made, through online viewing rooms and in the OCG’s case through their novel 3D Virtual Space.

So much great art emerges from the fragility of change. In the months ahead Olivier and I will collate a collection of works on paper, works that can be shared up close and personal through digital means, and which embody the resilience that underpins so much art. We will look at the longevity of works on paper, and the endurance of colour using pigments bound with oil, and inks which have outlived so many modern art movements. In the months ahead, watch and wait. We will unfold works on paper for the world to enjoy in a virtual and physical engagement which will highlight fragility and uphold endurance, and champion resilience. After all, without resilience there would be no art."

Jackie Ryan, 4 December 2020

Just a reminder that, during Covid-19, visits to the Olivier Cornet Gallery are by appointment and that face protection is required. Call/text us or email us to let us know what time would suit you. Thank you.

Coverage, reviews and mentions:

Christmas at Olivier Cornet Gallery, Irish Arts Review, Winter issue 2020

'Fragility, Endurance, Resilience' by co-curator Jackie Ryan, 4 December 2020

10 affordable things to do in Dublin this winter, The Budget Traveller, 8 December 2020

Showcasing Contemporary Art from Behind Closed Doors, Louisa Celine Klatt, Radius, The University Times, 11 December 2020

'On Paper', by co-curator Jackie Ryan, 14 December 2020

'John Keating, Works on Paper' by co-curator Jackie Ryan, 21 December 2020

Cultural Consumption post-Covid by co-curator Jackie Ryan, 14 January 2021

'How do I love thee? With precious pieces that will long outlast the roses', Elizabeth Birdthistle, The Irish Times, Homes and Propery, Fine Art & Antiques, 6 February 2021

Eamonn O’Doherty, Linoblock Linocut print on Japanese paper, ed. 3/5 (40x30cm)
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John Keating, Hands Fragments, watercolour & conte on hand-made Paper (25x30cm)
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Paul Furneaux, Emerging, watercolour woodblock on Japanese paper, A/P (19x15cm)

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David Fox, The Quays, drypoint on paper, ed. of 10 (27x28cm)
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Jordi Forniés, The Arctic Circle 15, archival pigment print on 100% cotton rag paper, multi-layered photography, unique (45x60cm)

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Claire Halpin, Raft II, drypoint print, ed. of 10 (55x45cm)
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Mary A. Fitzgerald, Snow Fields, acrylic on paper (17x13.5cm)
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Mary A. Fitzgerald, Newest Moon, acrylic on paper, 16x23cm
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Kelly Ratchford, Blue Hanging, screen print on paper (31x23cm)
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Nickie Hayden, Autumn, acrylic on paper (23x23cm)
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Nickie Hayden, Old Found New, etched on perspex with a soldering iron, paper embossed, a V/P from a set of 4 (55x50cm),

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Miriam McConnon, March of the suits II, charcoal on paper (90x120cm)
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Sheila Naughton, ‘Blue Edge’, watercolour and gouache on Fabriano Artistico paper (56x75cm), OPW State Art Collection

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Eoin Mac Lochlainn, Razan, watercolour on Arches paper (37x47cm), private collection
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Yanny Petters, Fat pears neatly, head by tail, watercolour on paper (44x56cm), private collection
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John Fitzsimons, History Keeper, intaglio print on Zerkall 350gsm paper, ed. of 40 (52x63cm)

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Vicky Smith, Balaclava I, copper etching, A/P 1/1, ed. of 3, (34.6x26.7x3.5cm)
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Vicky Smith, Balaclava II, drypoint etching, A/P 1/1, ed. of 3, (34.6x31x3.5cm)
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Vicky Smith, Balaclava III, copper etching, A/P 1/1, ed. of 3, (34.6x38x3.5cm)
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Susanne Wawra, Der Entwirrer (The Disentangler), oil, charcoal and paint skin on paper (40x30cm)

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Barbara Rae, Winter Light, carborundun etching on paper, ed. of 30 (83x83cm)
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Hugh Cummins, A child’s letter to the President, envelope and letter in poplar, letter rack in elm burr (17.5x17.5x7.5cm)
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Annika Berglund, A year of circles & edges I, wool, mulberry paper, silk, jute thread, recycled wood (25x25cm)

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Annika Berglund, A year of circles & edges II, wool, mulberry paper, silk, cotton thread, recycled wood (50x41cm)

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Annika Berglund, A year of circles, wool, silk and hard wood (24x24cm)
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William Crozier, Winter Cut, carborundum etching, ed. of 70 (23x24cm)
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Kelly Ratchford, Fragility, screen print on paper bag (36x28cm)
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Nickie Hayden, Lucia House of Cards, an installation made of 10 relief prints (each a pair of lino-cut based monotypes) on German etch (95x50x15cm)
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Aisling Conroy, The nature of things 9-colour screen VP print, on 220gsm fabriano paper, ed. of 8 (50x36cm)

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Aisling Conroy, Greater than us 3-colour screen VP print & collage on 220gsm fabriano paper, ed. of 5 (50x36cm)
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Conrad Frankel, Flower Brick, oil on watercolour paper (25x32cm)
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Conrad Frankel, Old Pepsi Cola Bottle, oil on watercolour paper (25x32cm)
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Harry Kernoff,
Portobello Harbour Dublin 1940, woodblock print (15x19cm)

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