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, 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, 9th January, 2012 / Posted by: Joanne

Student Scanning Offer: Part 1

Student Scanning Offer: Part 1 Image


January is a month known for being extra tight on the purse strings; being especially stressful for all you students out there. Here at Fire, we're determined to look after our students, and so have a fantastic opportunity for 10 of you to receive a free 150mb scan on our cool new Hasselblad X5 scanner.

The first 10 students through Fire's door will receive a free 150mb scan. It's as simple as that. No strings. No small print. No cost. Just a gorgeous razor sharp scan to get you pumped up.

All you have to do is bring yourself and your negative or transparency film in through the door and let us take care of the rest!

For further enquiries do not hesitate to contact us through .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or drop into us any time, we're just off Camden St. Follow us on facebook and twitter to keep an eye out for our further offers to come!

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Friday, 4th November, 2011 / Posted by: Catriona

Incubated Works by Noilin O’Kelly

Incubated Works by Noilin O’Kelly Image

'Incubated Works' by Noilin O'Kelly, her forthcoming exhibition in The Monster Truck Galley previews on Friday the 11th of November and runs from 12th of November until the 3rd of December. The exhibition centres around Noilin's grandmother's now abandoned and decaying home, left undisturbed for over 30 years. She has photographed the rooms, the decaying objects housed within and unearthed old family moments long since forgotten.

Noilin had all of her liquid acrylic mounts for 'Incubated Works' produced here in fire. It's an exhibition I'm really looking forward to, having had a sneak preview of some of the work while it was here in fire. The image above is one of my personal favourites. I've been told that this image was probably taken on Kodak Kodachrome film at the time. Which explains the really nice bright colours and tones. Kodak stopped producing the popular Kodachrome film in 2009, Paul Simon even wrote a song about Kodachrome(cover your ears).

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Tuesday, 25th October, 2011 / Posted by: Joanne

Settlement Opens Tomorrow at 6pm

Settlement Opens Tomorrow at 6pm Image

We are just over 24 hours away from opening our doors to Anthony Haughey's newest exhibition, 'Settlement'. As I type, Fire and The Copper House Gallery are buzzing in preparation for tomorrow evenings big opening.

'Settlement' explores the collapse of Ireland's 'Celtic Tiger' economy with a series of images exploring the aftermath of the property bubble and the scarring effect of these abandoned area's on the Irish landscape. An article in the Irish Times today explains how Haughey was reminded of abandoned homes in former Yugoslavia which he documented in an earlier project. 

The exhibition will open tomorrow,  Wednesday 26th October, at 6pm and will be opened by  journalist and political commentator, Fintan O'Toole. Come and view this stunning installation for yourself in The Copper House Gallery. We're just off Camden St, so no excuse for not popping in after work! Any inquiries don't hesitate to contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). Hope to see you all there. 

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Monday, 26th September, 2011 / Posted by: Catriona

The Sunday Business Post

The Sunday Business Post Image

We were in the Sunday Business Post yesterday for the imminent official opening of The Copper House Gallery, "YAY" (Thanks for the picture Mario).  It's hard to believe that it's all happening tomorrow from 7.30pm! But we are ready and really looking forward to the event.  Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Jimmy Deenihan T.D. will officially open The Copper House Gallery with a exhibition from members of the Illustrators Guild of Ireland.

The IGI members exhibiting tomorrow evening are: Una Gildea, Peter Donnelly, Eoin Coveney, Brian Fitzgerald, Brian Coldrick, Martin Beckett, Annie West, PJ Lynch, Steve Simpson, Donough O'Malley, Mario Sughi, Karen Nolan, Brian Gallagher, Margaret Anne Suggs, Jesse Campbell-Brown, Jon Berkeley, Stephen McCarthy, Isabel Reyes Feeney, Adrienne Geoghegan, David Rooney, Orla Roche, Cathy Dineen, Kevin McSherry, Olivia Golden, Matthew Griffin, Fintan Taite, Ali Mercado, Padhraig Nolan and Phil McDarby.  On the night we will also be launching Fire's Illustrators Competition as part of our €150,000 Arts Initiative. 

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