Cristín O’Loughlin

Work in progress

#art #figurativeart #emergingartist

Alice Maher in conversation with Jesse Jones at Kevin Kavanagh gallery, Dublin

Study for lips where they don’t belong

a 6 year olds addition to the cover. Scribbles incognito every couple of days. I wonder when it will break out from the title… I’m usually not on for defacing books but I also want to see how close to the edge he will sail
thewhitepube.bsky.social

Great visit to Visual in Carlow to see Sean Lynch talk about his curation, Dreamtime Ireland. It’s refreshing to hear an accessible explanation of the artworks

No country has ever been destroyed by migrants just wanting a better life for their family.

Many though have been destroyed by authoritarianism and fascism.

Procrastination… but make it chromatic! #polychromos part of the process though ;)

#curatedstudio #contemporarydrawing #art

If men were killing beetles at the rate they’re attacking women, something would be done They were daughters, mothers, sisters, aunts, women with histories and plans for the lives they had yet to live

If men were killing beetles at the rate they’re attacking women, something would be done #speirgorm

www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

Better a bare foot than none
Katarzyna Perlak
@tbgands.bsky.social

This is so sad. A heritage lost

wow.. I just assumed. Go Katy ✊

Calling Visual Artists! 🚨

Crawford Art Gallery is excited to announce the inaugural Gibson Travelling Fellowship Award, a significant initiative aimed at expanding international mobility and opportunities for professional visual artists.

Never thought about it before - but disappointed it’s not more like picking a pope

Identifying the self(ie): exploring the intersection of digital culture, identity and self-representation, focusing on how women are depicted and consumed in the age of social media.

Slay, 2024, pencil and collage on wood, 29.5 x 21cm.

The image shows sunlight streaming into the ancient passage tomb at Newgrange, Ireland, casting a warm glow on the stone walls and floor. Overlay text in both Irish and English promotes the Winter Solstice live stream at 8:40 UTC on December 21, hosted by the OPW and the Department of Housing.

The Winter Solstice #Livestream is here!
Join us and watch live on 21 Dec @ 8:40 UTC
via 🔗 cutt.ly/Wintersolstice
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Don’t miss this magical event!
#NewgrangeSolstice #WinterSolstice

Arms Akimbo! I came across Joaneth Spicer’s 1991 essay on the renaissance elbow and the how the stance became a declaration of power in a world of strict social codes. Now it’s the girls that are claiming their space - commanding attention and taking control on #tiktok and #instagram

Mood, 2023. Pencil and collage on wood, 29.5 x 21cm

#contemporaryart #emergingartist

Studio for the day ✨

Colour drawing on birch panel of a girl in a denim jacket with long plaited hair and serious facial expression with translucent highly beautified eye collaged over original drawing

In an age where we constantly curate our lives for the screen, I’ve been thinking about the impact this has on how we form and express our identities. But what do our curated lives say about our internal world?
IM: modern roundabout, 2023, pencil and collage on wood, 29.5 x 21cm

#contemporaryart

I’m here 👋 I have never felt more seen 😅 was a pure delight! Fully open to making it permanent 😉