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| Lissadell Bay, 2010. Casein on Arches paper on Aluminum composite. 24 x 146 cm. (5 panels) |
This group exhibition explores relationships between building inhabitants and their surroundings, both indoors and outdoors. The artists use a variety of media to explore the theme such as photographs, video and audio installations, sculpture and paintings. Of the very few paintings on display at this exhibition, what attracted my attention most of all were the paintings by Nick Millar. These prompted me to look further at his work and I found a beautiful selection in his catalogue over to one side, of drawings he had completed in Chinese ink. These are part of a series of drawings and paintings called ‘Truckscapes’, all produced from inside the back of a van. They are my personal favourites as I think the way the marks produced in them are just so alive with texture and movement with a strong emphasis on the application of sinewy yet squiggly twisting lines. The way he has used the brush to apply the ink appears to gives real atmosphere and depth - heightened by the monochromatic scheme. It seems to me that a similar technique has been employed in the paintings. The medium used for these is casein, which is apparently a protein found in milk. Some interesting information about casein paint can be located at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casein_paint
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