Erratum re Harry Clarke / Fethard
Early last year I posted on the stained glass of Augustinian Priory, Fethard. This includes this window depicting Our Lady of Fatima: I had picked up somewhere that it was from…
Tag: art
#Inktober2018 Day 3 – #roasted
My own effort for this was inspired by my recent encounter with the dried-up riverbed of the Clashawley River. But still not sharing online! I found the pickings on Twitter…
#Inktober2018 Day 1: “Poisonous”
It is Inktober once again. I am a little late getting started and may skip the step of sharing my inky efforts on social media… however as ever there are…
You are not a product: Sue King-Smith on Writing in the Age of Neoliberalism)
I stumbled across this post randomly. Just as when reading Adam deVille discussing late stage capitalism, I am not totally sure if “neoliberalism” is quite the right term for what…
Funeral of Arcabas, Saint-Hugues-de-Chartreuse
Via Le Dauphiné, a report with two photos of the funeral of Arcabas, the recently deceased French painter of the Sacred.: Mardi matin, l’église de Saint-Hugues-de-Chartreuse a accueilli les obsèques de Jean-Marie…
“The message hits you like a lead bus” – Charlie Booker on the pseudo-subversiveness of Banksy, 2006
I didn’t realise that this piece is from as far back as 2006. Twelve years ago! Charlie Booker’s persona can grate after a fairly little while, but on Banksy he…
Séamus Sweeney 