There is an X Factor that exists in the art world – particularly for buyers; and it is an element that is hard to sum up. It is when you know you have fallen in love with a painting or a piece of sculpture – because it does something to you, even if you can’t…
We regularly genuflect at the ‘Maahs’ Alter. Only a few short years after we opened the gallery, did we stumble across the work of artist Kaye Maahs – and we haven’t looked back since! Ailish had attended an art exhibition in Culturlann Sweeney Kilkee, a beautiful nearby library and centre for the arts. She picked…
Born in the West of Clare, not far from its ever changing , awe inspiring coastline, I developed an early connection and appreciation for the raw beauty of the landscape. As a child , I would often visit Loop Head and Baltard with my Father, captivated by its wild, untamed and strikingly bleak scenery; a…
If you are a collector, at any level; either a beginner, or more accomplished, you are not just ‘an art buyer’, you are someone with an extremely important role in the future history of art; a caretaker of sorts.Let me tell you why.A large proportion of our love of art in society, stems from history…
How to build an exciting art collection, even if you don’t know much about the industry. There is only one major rule. Learning about the art industry in its entirety, or in some acutely intense way, would be very interesting and even, would you believe, a lot of fun – however, is it entirely necessary?…
Featured Image: The Magnificent Loop Head by Mark Eldred One of the most important spaces for the procurement and support of Irish art continues to be the corporate space. Although art is, for the most part, an appreciating asset and thus a clever investment, as well as being a positive contribution to their working environments,…
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