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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250927
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SUMMARY:Slow Heat | Emma Stroude at Claremorris Gallery
DESCRIPTION:\nOpens Saturday\, September 27th at 5pm.Claremorris Gallery is
  proud to present Slow Heat\, a new body of work by contemporary painter E
 mma Stroude\, opening on Saturday\, September 27th at 5pm. The exhibition 
 will be preceded by a guided tour with the artist at 4pm\, offering visito
 rs a rare opportunity to gain insight into Stroude’s creative process an
 d the inspirations behind her work. Attendance for the tour is free but bo
 oking is essential through Eventbrite.Slow Heat emerges from a collaborati
 on between Stroude and three actors\, who explored themes of women’s pot
 entiality\, endurance\, and the necessity of moving beyond inherited preco
 nceptions. Their embodied performances became the catalyst for Stroude’s
  striking new works\, which weave together performance\, archetypes\, and 
 art historical references.Virginia Woolf’s writings were a persistent in
 fluence during the making of Slow Heat. Woolf’s metaphors of fire and he
 at—as forces of transformation and resistance—resonate deeply within S
 troude’s paintings\, which reflect a simmering intensity rather than sud
 den revolution. The works explore archetypes embedded in our cultural DNA\
 , reinterpreting figures from Incy Wincy Spider to Mary Magdalene\, while 
 engaging in dialogue with feminist artists such as Paula Rego\, Rebecca Ho
 rn\, and Ana Mendieta.In these works\, Stroude paints the performed experi
 ences of women through a female lens. The figures undergo transformation\,
  endure hardship\, and support one another\, embodying resilience\, tender
 ness\, and determination. Slow Heat is an invitation to witness women’s 
 collective potential and the enduring flame of change.\n\n\n\nAbout the Ar
 tistEmma Stroude is a Berlin-born\, UK-raised\, and Sligo-based painter an
 d draughtswoman. She studied at Chelsea College of Art and Design and the 
 Slade School of Art in London before moving to Ireland in 1996. Her work o
 ften draws inspiration from Ireland’s dramatic light and landscapes whil
 e engaging with themes of women’s roles in history and society.Her paint
 ings and drawings are held in numerous collections\, including the Office 
 of Public Works\, Sligo and Kildare County Councils\, Pierce Brosnan\, and
  Luciano Benetton’s Imago Mundi. In 2021\, her portrait Fifteen won the 
 Ireland-U.S. Council Award for Portraiture at the Royal Hibernian Academy
 ’s Annual Exhibition. Recent projects include In Plain Sight\, a commiss
 ion honouring pioneering women in Irish law.\n\n\n\n\n
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CATEGORIES:Connaught,Exhibition
LOCATION:Claremorris Gallery\, Mount Street\, Claremorris\,  Mayo\, F12 P26
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