Luke
McCormack Exhibition, Altnagelvin Area Hospital
Currently
in exhibition at the Arts Care Art Gallery in Altnagelvin Area
Hospital's South Wing, is a wonderful, colourful and vibrant body of
work by artist Luke McCormack. Self taught, 28 year old, Luke hails
from Belfast, but his work represents his love and memories of the
countryside. Painting
mostly in acrylics on canvas, it is evident that colour is one of the
most important aspects of Luke's intense and vibrant paintings, the
fine details combined with strong colours convey the deeply personal
way Luke views the world around around him.
The
artist reflects, “I
believe that memory is an integral part of my paintings and by
revisiting somewhere I have been in the form of painting it I am
almost experiencing being there again – the very action of painting
takes me back there and so my painting is as much an exploration of
my memory as it is of the scene I am representing”.
Curator,
Brónagh Corr-McNicholl, said “We are delighted to host this
stunning exhibition in Altnagelvin, it is well documented that the
benefits from displaying art in Hospitals include the reduction of
stress and anxiety and an increase in positive emotions
and already
Luke's wonderful work has created positive feedback, as it impacts on
staff and visitors alike”.
The
exhibition runs to October
15th
and can be viewed in the corridor on the South Wing ground floor in
Altnagelvin Area Hospital. Anyone
interested in buying a painting should contact Arts Care AIR, Brónagh
Corr-McNicholl,
at 07928028642 or bronaghcorr@gmail.com
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