Monday, October 11, 2010

Brian Bourke celebration



Art lovers: 1. Tiffany Lake & Malachy Bourke; 2. Siofra O'Connor & Mark McDermott; 3. Niamh Clarke & Aideen Bourke. (Pix. Marc O’Sullivan)

Renowned Irish artist Brian Bourke recently celebrated the national launch of a book marking fifty years of his work. ‘brian bourke – five decades 1960s – 2000s’ is a beautifully compiled 320-page large-format book which charts the work of the Connemara-based artist from his early paintings in the 1960s through to the present day.

The launch was celebrated at an event in Dublin’s Taylor Galleries, where new paintings and drawings by Brian Bourke are on view until next Saturday, 16th October as well as a selection of the artist’s work from the five decades.