Friday, 20th April, 2012 / Posted by: Leszek

Pho20graphy - a 20 year retrospective

Pho20graphy - a 20 year retrospective Image

We're absolutely tickled pink to be hosting Pho20graphy, a 20 year retrospective of photographer Barry McCall's work in our Copper House Gallery next month, from the 15th of May to the 10th of June.

This exhibition has a special resonance for us as Barry started his brilliant career in our studio and there was a delicious irony in our asking him for 'a job' earlier this year. Thankfully, he gave us the gig and we can't wait to show you a set of fabulous images hanging on our walls soon.

Barry has allowed us to edition many of his works and proceeds from the sale of Barry McCall prints, available from our Gallery, will go to the ISPCC, the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.

The good news is that Barry will be hosting two artists evenings, the first of which will be 'Barry McCall on Fashion and Celebrity' on Tuesday May 22nd 6.30 - 8.30pm and all are welcome. Barry will give a guided tour of the exhibition and explain the pleasure (and pain) of his practise.

Barry will also host an evening, Barry McCall on Pho20graphy, for practising photographers on May 29th, 6.30 - 8.30pm, where he'll be delighted to discuss his work and engage in a technical Q&A session with his peers. Please RSVP .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) to reserve your place.

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Thursday, 19th April, 2012 / Posted by: Leszek

Just a perfect day

Just a perfect day Image

 

This morning was just wonderful for us as we came in to be greeted by this review from Kate at LeCool.

To say we got emotional and feel extremely grateful would be a wee understatement...

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Monday, 19th March, 2012 / Posted by: Leszek

Fierce Critics - Fine Art Print & Exhibition Design

Fierce Critics - Fine Art Print & Exhibition Design Image

We've been busy making hundreds of these little acrylic models and are delighted that they'll be popping up and being used all over Ireland over the coming months. They're 1:10 scale and we'll be using them with photographers, artist and students to help plan and design their exhibitions and graduate shows. (Think PhotoIreland 2012). The little men and women also star in our exhibition design masterclasses and facilitate perfect visualisation of how your work will look on the wall. Every college student coming into us for their photographic and fine art prints gets a set together with a maquette of their exhibition space. You're more than welcome to a set too whether you're planning a show, making prints or just plain curious. Just call down to us in The Copper House and say hi - the only snag is, we promise to tell you about all we're up to so be warned!

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Monday, 13th February, 2012 / Posted by: Leszek

21st-century technology

21st-century technology Image

 

We were delighted to see a lovely article 'Images that see further' by Ros Drinkwater in this Sunday's Business Post. 
Ros's article references our current exhibition, Sean Hillen's 'ReViewed' in our Copper House Gallery, following a discussion  of an exhibition currently showing in Washington DC, 'Snapshot: Painters and Photographery, Bonnard to Vuillard'. She mentions our '21st-century technology' which we've coupled with our decades of fine art printing skills for Sean's show.
Quoting Ros directly she says 'To see how 21st-century technology has energised a modern master, I'd recommend a visit to the Copper House Gallery, which is currently showing ReViewed, an exhibition by Sean Hillen. Radical new scanning technology and skills deployed at the Copper House magnify each surreal detail of Hillen's collages, giving the viewer an insight to his finely crafted microscopic world.
As a ten year-old growing up in Newry, Hillen recalls "trying to imagine living somewhere where there wasn't a constant war, and finding it unimaginable, but knowing that it must exist". Having studied at Belfast College of Art and the Slade in London, he put his experiences to good use with a series of critically acclaimed photomontages based on his own documentary photographs of the Troubles.
His take on the Celtic Tiger, a series entitled Irelantis, was described by Guardian critic Mic Moroney as "hilarious and destabilising . . . souped-up Catholic kitsch colliding with a vivid, comic-book aesthetic".
The exhibition comprises works from his four series: The Troubles, Irelantis, What's Wrong? (collages which combine the 9/11 atrocities, major Irish literary figures and scantily-clad beauties to add up to a devastating indictment of our times) and Searching for Evidence, which includes the prescient 2007 collage No Evidence Of A 757 Near The Ha'Penny Bridge, Dublin?'
A big 'thank you' to Ros for this interesting article and for including Sean and ourselves in it.
'ReViewed runs until March 2nd and we'd love you to call and see the gorgeous photographs, we'll show off the scanner too if you'd like to see it!
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Thursday, 26th January, 2012 / Posted by: Leszek

‘ReViewed’ by Seán Hillen

‘ReViewed’ by Seán Hillen Image

We've always been ardent admirers of Seán Hillen’s distinctive collage artworks so were delighted when he accepted our offer of a show at The Copper House Gallery.

We revisited his originals, scanning and digitally remastering them using our Cruse Scanner, before producing new art works as liquid acrylic Lambdachromes.

The excitement when we saw the outcome was unreal so we wanted to share a sneak peak of one of the test prints with you. You'll be able to see this re-imagining of Seán's gorgeous work when the show opens on the 8th of February and hope to see you there!

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Monday, 23rd January, 2012 / Posted by: Joanne

Coal Story: The Making of

Coal Story: The Making of Image



With another exhibition, comes another video! This short video shows the work and processes involved in our Propeller 2011 winner's first solo exhibition. It reveals the journey of Derek Fortas's Coal Story, from concept right through to the opening night and everything in between including printing, mounting and hanging of the exhibition.

We are also proud to say that it was featured on an Indian online journal... publicity is publicity! So enjoy and to all you potential Propeller 2012 entries, this could be your work next year!

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Monday, 16th January, 2012 / Posted by: Joanne

Monday Teaser

Monday Teaser Image


We had a fantastic week last week with The Copper House Gallery opening it's first exhibition of the new year, Coal Story. With a great start to 2012, things are only going to get more exciting for The Copper House Gallery and Fire. 

We are delighted to reveal that the next artist whose work will be exhibited in The Copper House Gallery will be Sean Hillen. His show will be a new interpretation in terms of scale and treatment of his famous collages. An image from Sean's "What's Wrong" series is pictured above as a slight teaser. But that's all we can say... for now! More exciting news to follow over the next fortnight.

So keep an ear to the ground by following us on facebook and twitter for more sneaky details over the next couple of weeks. In the mean time Coal Story, by our Propeller 2011 winner Darek Fortas, is running right up until February 3rd. Any further enquiries don't hesitate to contact us through .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). 

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Tuesday, 10th January, 2012 / Posted by: Joanne

Student master classes on exhibition design, planning, printing & mounting

Student master classes on exhibition design, planning, printing & mounting Image


Graduate & end of year shows can be mega stressful at the best of times, especially when the practicalities in producing your exhibition begin to be considered and you don't even know how big your space will be!

We're continuing our student help initiative with a series of master classes on designing, planning, printing and mounting a graduate or end of year show. Step by step, we will cover how to approach and complete your exhibition to do full justice to your work and how to future proof the design against size changes and other last minute calamities. We'll also give practical advice on trying to get best value from your prints in tems of future exhibitions and sales.

The topics we will cover are...
 i)    Design and planning the show using Adobe Illustrator, to provide        scaled schematics for both visualisation and installation.
ii)    Re-sizing and scaling of images for use in schematics
iii)   Use of schematics as templates for titling, text and other                  elements
iv)   Printing and mounting techniques
v)    Lightboxes and illuminated alternatives, customised and home            built alternatives
vi)   Alternative mounting, framing and display techniques
vii)  Framing and IKEA as a valid alternative
viii) Lighting, colour temperature and why it matters
ix)   After your show, wrapping, storage, other exhibitions & sales

If you have any suggestions or enquiries please let us know through .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). In the meantime keep an eye out for dates and more details of these Masterclasses by following us on twitter and facebook. 

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