Living as he does on the edge of Europe at Allihies in west Cork the artist Charles Tyrrell is fascinated by borders, grids and edges. His latest body of work, Matters Arising at Taylor Galleries in Dublin until September 27 centres on ten new paintings that map, celebrate and expand ideas about how a cohesive whole can emerge from random elements not easily compared. Now in his mid ’70’s Tyrrell said: “I am simply paying homage to what I’ve realised is a constant throughout my painting life. It happens at every level…. dealing with matters arising, the continuous process of reacting to preceding moves”. The show at Taylor includes a selection of new drawings, drypoint prints and a timber wall piece. Pictured here is CG2.25, an oil on canvas.
