Event Details
Dates
26/04/2015 – 26/04/2015
As part of the 2015 Cuirt International Festival of Literature, Galway Arts Centre is proud to present:
Love vs Fear – an art installation by Finbar247
Please join us this Sunday 26th April at 7pm for a glass of wine and to discuss life, love and art – and let’s all learn together how we can better love the life we live.
Finbar247 was invited to create an installation for Cúirt Labs, the festivals children & young people programme. He will also b e giving a workshop for teenagers on Saturday 25th April. For more details please go towww.cuirt.ie
Do you want to love your life, and not just live it? We all face challenges in the pursuit of happiness and fulfilment in life. But, it is often how we view these obstacles that influences the course of our lives and shapes our future. Fear can hold us back from living life to the full. Through sculpture and hand drawn type, Finbar247 and his friends have transformed the first floor of the Galway Arts Centre into an inspiring and unique space which may give you an insight into his thoughts on taking action in your own life. Or as he calls it ‘Thinking on walls’!
Finbar247 is one of Ireland’s most vibrant visual artists to use outdoor spaces as a showcase for the arts and personal expression. His most recent works include a collection of large outdoor paintings around Galway city for Cúirt Literature Festival and an exciting installation at the Galway Arts Centre which will be open to the general public until early May, called ‘Love vs Fear’.
He first began painting graffiti in 2002. After studying Visual Communications at the Limerick School of Art & Design, he took off around Europe in a camper van with a Mathematician and an Engineer. Working with street artists and buskers ignited his passion for public art. He’s had the opportunity to paint in many countries including Ireland, UK, France, Germany, Czech Republic, Poland, Ukraine, Romania, Hungary, Switzerland and Spain, working to turn cities into colourful, inspirational place to live and visit.
He returned to his hometown determined to turn Galway – the city of the arts – into a walking outdoor exhibition. His mission is to take the old, unloved walls of the city and turn them into pieces of art for the general public to enjoy.
