Alternative Entertainments presents

Derek Culley

'Mark-maker'

From 6th July – 31st August 2008

Born in Walkinstown, educated in Tallaght and Crumlin, Culley is now based in Birkdale, NW England. Culley is mainly self taught and intuitive in approach. Strong chiaroscuro, heavy impasto, vigorous brushwork and direct expressive handling are characteristics of Culley's work, in which Celtic imagery and associations are important.

Together with Denis Bowen and John Bellany he was a founder member of Celtic Vision and participated in the group's exhibition tour in 1986-87.

Culley was recently awarded a prestigious Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant in 2006-2007.

“The Irishness in Culley’s work causes us to reflect on the many gaps in knowledge in our contemporary world that are still fulfilled by notions of magic and clairvoyance. These notions come from our imagination. It is this that Culley taps into - a Yin and Yang, order and fearlessness.” – Excerpt from essay by Eamon Colman (Aosdána)

For further information contact the Alternative Entertainments Gallery.
Telephone: (01) 452 0611 E-mail: b.altents@gmail.com

Derek Culley 'Mark-maker'