Richard Hearns: The Living Mountain
  • The Living Mountain I am sitting in Richard Hearns' studio in the Burren in County Clare. Before me are the...

    The Living Mountain 

     

    I am sitting in Richard Hearns' studio in the Burren in County Clare. Before me are the five large paintings of 'The Living Mountain.' Behind me, out the western window that occupies most of the opposite wall, is the mountain itself, grey and impassive.

     
    The paintings look out at the mountain, and the mountain looks back.
     
    The paintings themselves are neither grey nor impassive. They are charged. They pulse first with energy, urgency and colour, and then, as you sit longer, tenderness and delicacy.

     

    Niall Williams    

     
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    The Living Mountain, 2024     oil on linen
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  • 'Drawn to the ancient concept of genius loci - the spirit of a place - and the profound energy of...

    "Drawn to the ancient concept of genius loci - the spirit of a place - and the profound energy of the Burren, the rugged and mystical region on Ireland's west coast where I live and create, my paintings become a conduit for a deeper connection with nature. As I paint, the veil between the seen and unseen seems to thin, revealing a profound interconnectedness between consciousness, reality, and the land itself. Magritte often depicted objects in unexpected settings. Was he just being playful, or was he hinting at a deeper reality, where things aren't quite as they seem? 'The Living Mountain,' takes a similar approach, not through dreamlike juxtapositions, but by delving into the soul of the landscape."

     

    - Richard Hearns

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