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Vanessa Donoso Lopéz at the RHA - paula
I saw two good exhibitions in the RHA in Dublin over the weekend
Stefan Kürtens paintings in the RHA Gallagher Gallery are worth a browse. The artists large scale oil paintings conjure up notions of 1970’s German life, with tones similar to old VHS footage. The buildings in his works cleverly blend into hidden decorative patterns. Areas of interior design and suburban architecture are intertwined seamlessly. There is a little humour in the work, I found myself thinking about our strange little ways of personalising our own living spaces.
The Ashford Gallery below hosts a collection of weird and wonderful pieces by Vanessa Donoso Lopéz. This exhibit was definitely a highlight for me. Lopez has created a kind of fantastical living room with rich wallpaper decorating the space. Antique furniture is laden down with moving sculptures and found objects. Several teacups display dancing dolls while wax creatures sprout colourful growths from their heads and ticking butterflies are agitated by warped time. Apart from a failed assembly of paint tins and magnetic fish, which in my opinion the show could have done without, I found myself admiring Lopéz’ keen aesthetics and courageous execution.
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