This week sees the final of Highlanes Gallery’s ‘Collection Thoughts – Collection Talks Series,’ with Sarah McAuliffe from the National Gallery of Ireland presenting a lecture on the life and work of Nathaniel Hone, on Thursday (11th March) at 11am.
Considered by Hugh Lane to be Ireland’s greatest landscape painter, Nathaniel Hone (1831–1917) was a prolific artist whose wide-ranging travels and encounters with a variety of art movements in the 19th century not only fostered and accomplished artist but brought visions of a world outside of Ireland that many living in the country at that time would otherwise not have the opportunity to witness.
Best known for his paintings of Irish landscapes and pastoral scenes, this lecture will explore how Nathaniel Hone, a student of science and engineering, went on to become a significant figure in the history of Irish art and will trace the development of his interest in the natural world from his early days as an amateur painter in France to the creation of one his most celebrated paintings, Pastures at Malahide (1907).
‘Getting from there to here’
Next week sees the start of a five week lecture series ‘Getting from there to here’ with local artist Raphael Hynes who will explore, from an artist’s perspective, the period from the late 18th to the early 20th century and how the artist’s role changed. Book for one, or book for all, sign up at your own convenience, with each lecture free, but with numbers capped.
Talk 1: Neo-Classical Art, Romantic Art and Realism
Thursday 18th March at 11am
This talk looks at how artists responded to the Enlightenment, which brought about huge political and social change.
Talk 2: Manet and the Impressionists
Thursday 25th March at 11am
When Modern life becomes the subject for the artist.
Talk 3: The Post-Impressionists
Thursday 1st April at 11am
The artist no longer feels obliged to depict a ‘realistic’ representation of the world but instead creates a personal vision in which colour and brush work are used as a means of expression.
Talk 4: Matisse, Fauvism and Expressionism
Thursday 8th April at 10am*
The flat surface of the painting becomes all important as the artist turns away from depicting the illusion of three dimensional space and concentrates instead on the expression of emotions.
*Please note the earlier time, as there is a Children’s Easter Workshop at 11am.
Talk 5: Picasso, Cubism and the road to Abstraction
Thursday 15th April at 11am
The painting becomes its own reality.
