Arno Kramar

Beyond Drawing

23 July - 8 September 2022

Uillinn: West Cork Arts Centre Uillinn Marsh Skibbereen Co. Cork

Arno Kramer has acted as curator for a new group exhibition, Beyond Drawing, at West Cork Arts Centre. The exhibition includes work by three artists from Ireland and three from The Netherlands, including Felicity Clear, Marleen Kappe, Romy Muijrers, Kiera O’Toole, Marisa Rappard and Mary-Ruth Walsh. The exhibition at Uillinn will be accompanied by discussions and other events exploring this expanded field of drawing. The first iteration of Beyond Drawing, featuring work by these six artists, was presented at Ballina Arts Centre in 2020.

"Drawing is a speculative and exploratory process, and many contemporary artists are testing what the parameters of a drawing can be. Charcoal, pencil and ink have been supplemented with materials such as wire, tape, wood and steel. Artists are experimenting with materials such as smoke, water, light and air, and methods of presentation such as installation and film. This exhibition captures a moment in contemporary drawing practices, it invites the viewer to viscerally engage with drawing through an expanded field which opens up new possibilities. Several of the works are site specific and constructed on site over time and in relation to the physical building, all are experimental and explorative, while holding an authenticity and sensitivity to the core of drawing practice."

Links to the further information on the exhibition:

https://www.westcorkartscentre.com/beyond-drawing

https://www.drawingdecentered.com/beyond-drawing.html