Last night I attended the opening night of the exhibition of William Crozier in IMMA, Dublin Ireland.
There was a lecture first with the curator Sean Kinsella - who gave a fascinating account of Crozier's life and influences from post war, the cold war, Irish and UK landscapes, existentialism, and finally how he painted with ordinary paints - from his local hardware store.
This is Crozier's self portait
and this is my selfie with his selfie
I met a new friend, renowned Cork artist Mary Cooke check our her website
We heard about local social politics - this painting - the Crossmaglen Crucifixion (1975) was painted at the height of the Troubles in Northern Ireland where he took a pot shot at all religions.
and here is a short video of some of his early bleak landscapes - very powerful
I hope you enjoy and if you live in Ireland that you visit the exhibition at the Irish Museum of Modern Art or IMMA