Decoration (1922) by Mainie Jellett (1897-1944)
Mainie Jellett (1897-1944) is considered to have been the first Irish artist to produce an abstract image. Courtesy of the National Gallery of Ireland
Photo (c) National Gallery of IrelandDecoration (1922) by Mainie Jellett (1897-1944)
Photo (c) National Gallery of Ireland
Photo (c) National Gallery of Ireland
Decoration (1922) by Mainie Jellett (1897-1944)
Mainie Jellett (1897-1944) is considered to have been the first Irish artist to produce an abstract image. Courtesy of the National Gallery of Ireland
Photo (c) National Gallery of Ireland
Untitled (1979) by Charles Tyrrell (b.1950)
AIB Art Collection
Untitled (1979) by Charles Tyrrell (b.1950)
AIB Art Collection
AIB Art Collection
Untitled (1979) by Charles Tyrrell (b.1950)
AIB Art Collection
Look at the abstract art and answer the questions below.
Gallery Installation View (2006) by Sean Scully (b.1945)
Installation view of gift to Dublin City Gallery/The Hugh Lane by Sean Scully (b.1945)
Courtesy of Dublin City Gallery, the Hugh LaneGallery Installation View (2006) by Sean Scully (b.1945)
Courtesy of Dublin City Gallery, the Hugh Lane
Courtesy of Dublin City Gallery, the Hugh Lane
Gallery Installation View (2006) by Sean Scully (b.1945)
Installation view of gift to Dublin City Gallery/The Hugh Lane by Sean Scully (b.1945)
Courtesy of Dublin City Gallery, the Hugh Lane
Sounion (1975) by Cecil King (1921-86)
Oil on canvas 122.1 x 183.2 cm Gordon Lambert Trust, 1992 Collection Irish Museum of Modern Art, Military Road, Kilmainham, Dublin 8, Ireland http://www.imma.ie/en/index.htm
Sounion (1975) by Cecil King (1921-86)
Sounion (1975) by Cecil King (1921-86)
Oil on canvas 122.1 x 183.2 cm Gordon Lambert Trust, 1992 Collection Irish Museum of Modern Art, Military Road, Kilmainham, Dublin 8, Ireland http://www.imma.ie/en/index.htm
- Describe what you see in the paintings.
- Do they remind you of anything?
- What shapes do you see?
- Can you list the different colours you see?
- How are they different to other paintings we have seen, such as portraits and landscapes?
- How are they different from real life?
- What do you like/dislike about them?
- What titles would you give to the pictures if you could change them?