Patrick Scott – Chinese Landscape – Collection of the Irish Museum of Modern Art.
A major exhibition of the work of the renowned Irish artist Patrick Scott opens at two centres, the Irish Museum of Modern Art and Visual in Carlow on February 16. The exhibition brings together more than 140 pieces that illustrate the breadth and longevity of his career as architect, designer and artist. Now in his ’90’s, Scott had his first exhibition in 1940 with the White Stag Group.
The focus at IMMA is on early works from 1940 to 1969 including his early Gold paintings while Visual displays work from the 1960’s with a significant display of the artist’s tapestries woven at Aubusson, carpets by V’Soske Joyce, Rainbow Rugs by Kilkenny Design and rugs woven in Oaxaca.
The artist Corban Walker, who is guest curating a selection of Patrick Scott’s work for the Link Gallery at VISUAL, has created a site specific installation for the gallery. IMMA has accepted a donation of two works from Patrick Scott, Rosc Diptych, 1967 which has remained in his studio for the past 47 years and Meditation Painting, 2006, both of which are included in the exhibition. It runs in Dublin until May 18 and in Carlow until May 12.