About the Collection
The IMMA Collection is a unique resource which is made available to the public through a vibrant programme of temporary exhibitions and projects. Collection Exhibitions may explore the work of an individual artist, or address a theme or historic period.
Garden Galleries, IMMA, 16 February – extended to 22 June
VISUAL Centre for Contemporary Art, Carlow, 16 February – 11 May
IMMA and VISUAL, Carlow, are delighted to present a major exhibition of the work of Irish artist Patrick Scott, showing across the two venues as a single exhibition. Patrick Scott: Image Space Light brings together the most comprehensive representation of this remarkable artist’s 75 year long career. Scott had his first exhibition in 1941 with the White Stag Group. The exhibition brings together more than 100 pieces that illustrate the breadth and longevity of his career as an architect, designer and artist. The exhibition at IMMA concentrates on Scott’s early works from the 1940s to the early 70s while VISUAL displays works from the 1960s to the present.
Artist Corban Walker has been invited to guest-curate a selection of Patrick Scott’s works for the Link Gallery in VISUAL. Focusing on the theme of the grid in Scott’s work and responding to Scott’s graphic design work, Walker has also created a site-specific installation for the window area in the Link Gallery.
Patrick Scott (1921 – 2014) was born in Kilbrittain, Co Cork, and trained as an architect. From 1945 he spent 15 years working with Michael Scott in the architectural practice of what became Scott Tallon Walker, where his innate talent as an artist and designer developed in unison. He became a leading graphic designer with the Signa Design Consultancy (set up in 1953 by Michael Scott and Louis le Brocquy), all the while continuing to test various ideas in his painting. On winning a National Prize at the Guggenheim International Award in 1960 and representing Ireland at the XXX Venice Biennale in the same year, Scott became a full-time artist.
IMMA Blog – Read blog on Patrick Scott by curator Christina Kennedy.
IMMA YouTube – Watch a video documenting the exhibitions at IMMA and VISUAL.
Patrick Scott: Image Space Light will travel to Glebe Gallery, Churchill, Co. Donegal, 14 July – 29 August 2014 and Regional Cultural Centre, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, 14 July – 27 September 2014.
Patrick Scott Limited Edition Prints for Sale
Patrick Scott, Untitled, 2009, Intaglio, embossing, carborundum and hand applied 23.5 carat gold leafPrint size: 73 x 60 cmSigned and numbered by artistEdition of 75Published by IMMA Editions in association with Stoney Road Press
Also on sale is this stunning limited edition print produced by Patrick Scott for IMMA in 2009. This carborundum embossed print with gold leaf is embossed to create the same subtle qualities achieved in his paintings. This print, Untitled, 2009, is an edition of 75, signed and numbered by Scott and is on sale at €2,000. The edition is on view in the exhibition in the Garden Galleries. For more information and to buy please click here.
Patrick Scott, Device (1971), 2013, 21 x 29.7cm, Printed using a digital press onto 340grs Splendorgel Extra White, Edition of 500 with artist’s stamp and numbered.
This print is now Sold Out. To celebrate the exhibition a limited edition print by Patrick Scott of his tapestry Device (1971), which is held in the IMMA Collection, is available to buy for just €50. An edition of 500, the Patrick Scott print is being produced especially for this exhibition. This offer is a great opportunity to snatch up a print by one of Ireland’s greatest artists and to start, or add to, your art collection.
Additional Resources
Additional Resources
The exhibition is kindly supported by Irish Rail, Colourtrend and THE IRISH TIMES.
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