January 2004

Moville Artist's Belfast Show

An exhibition by Inishowen artist, Maria McKinney, Bredagh Glen, Moville, is currently on show at the Art Tank Gallery, Lisburn Road, Belfast. Maria is studying for her BA in Fine Art at the University of Ulster in Belfast, graduated from NWIFHE, Derry in 2003, and previously was a pupil in Carndonagh Community School. Maria was greatly influenced by moving from her rural home place to the urban environment. Maria said "I am curious as to how we accept our existing world.. Questioning the individual viewer's perception motivates my work. Material and site trigger the direction a piece will take. The process, executing the work, is more important to me than the piece itself. I endeavor to open up new possibilities for reality to exist. Conventional reality, (our perception of) is being questioned. I try and expand people's expectations of everyday objects, as well as playing with its assumed context and use. I use fragility to intrigue the onlooker, to invite them to examine the work, its production, and its connotations. Visually, I try to examine the traditional codes of space and perception, to invite query into the everyday."

The show runs until Monday, 18th January, opening hours are 8a.m. to 4p.m., Monday to Friday or by appointment, Art Tank 0289023055.

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