Exhibitions
Tom Hunter – 'Figures in a Landscape'
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|Green On Red Gallery
Green On Red Gallery are proud to bring Tom Hunter's 'Figures in a Landscape' to Dublin. Opening reception: Thursday September 6th, 2018, 6–8pm.
Time & Location
Time is TBD
Green On Red Gallery, Park Lane, Spencer Dock, Dublin 1, Ireland
About the event
Green On Red Gallery are proud to bring Tom Hunter's 'Figures in a Landscape' to Dublin.
"Figures in a Landscape is a personal odyssey which transports the viewer through a world imbued with myths and legends. On this magical journey, from the hillsides of the West Country to the Marshes of Hackney, the viewer encounters ancient gods, goddesses and mythical monsters which inhabit the landscape and battle for supremacy between the other worlds and the here and now.
This body of work was inspired by Thomas Couture’s Romans during the Decadence(1847) where a scene of debauchery is depicted in the Ancient world with mortals and immortals inhabiting the same domain. The figures and forms painted in this scene seamlessly transform between statues, humans and ancient gods allowing the spectator to float between Earth, Hades and Mount Olympus. Taking this concept into my own ancient English landscape I have created a…