Barry Finnegan speaking at the launch of the ‘III Communication-OMIN’ exhibition in An Táin Arts Centre. Photo: Aidan Dullaghan/Newspics
Barry Finnegan and Paul Hayes at the launch of the ‘III Communication-OMIN’ exhibition in An Táin Arts Centre. Photo: Aidan Dullaghan/Newspics
Paul Hayes speaking at the launch of the ‘III Communication-OMIN’ exhibition in An Táin Arts Centre. Photo: Aidan Dullaghan/Newspics
Niall O’Shaughnessy, Audrey Byrne and Hannah Finnegan at the launch of the ‘III Communication-OMIN’ exhibition in An Táin Arts Centre. Photo: Aidan Dullaghan/Newspics
Susan McGee, Jacqueline Duffy and Maria Shields at the launch of the ‘III Communication-OMIN’ exhibition in An Táin Arts Centre. Photo: Aidan Dullaghan/Newspics
Barry Finnegan and Róisín Finnegan at the launch of the ‘III Communication-OMIN’ exhibition in An Táin Arts Centre. Photo: Aidan Dullaghan/Newspics
The Argus
While the people of Dundalk are familiar with the work of local artist OMIN though his murals which adorn the town’s streets, they now have the opportunity to see the smaller works from his studio practise in his exhibition Ill Communication – OMIN which opened in The Basement Gallery at An Tain Arts Centre.
Paul Hayes. Director of An Tain welcomed all those who turned out and said he delighted to see such a large crowd in attendance. It was Omin’s first solo exhibition in his hometown which is something quite special, and Paul and the team were so happy to facilitate. He recalled working with Omin on a number of projects, including the Mens Shed
Omin thanked everyone for coming to the launch who travelled from near and far. He spoke about his first joint exhibition with the Dundalk artist Kube, in The Basement Gallery 14 years ago. Since then he has had work included in various group shows and exhibitions down through the years, but it was amazing to have his first solo show back in An Tain.
“This is a highlight of my career,” he said. “ I started out as a graffiti artist, tagging around Dundalk. Graffiti is a big part of my life, but I love to express myself through different mediums of art, like oil painting and acrylics. This is a collection of quite diverse work, but there is a connection through all of it.”
He thanked An Tain for hosting the exhibition as well as Creative Spark and the FabLab for the use of their facilities.
The exhibition runs until the December 22 and the gallery is open Tuesday to Saturday from 10am to 4pm.