32 min

New Perspectives: Diana Copperwhite and Donal Maguire The National Gallery of Ireland Podcast

    • Arts

Episode 2 of a new series of podcasts produced by the National Gallery of Ireland in association with our exhibition New Perspectives. Acquisitions 2011-2020.

This series looks at artwork by living artists recently acquired for the national collection. We explore the motivation behind the work, how it came to be in the Gallery, and what it means for an artist to have their work in the national collection.

In this episode, Donal Maguire, curator of the ESB Centre for the Study of Irish Art at the Gallery, speaks to the painter Diana Copperwhite about her life and work. Diana Copperwhite is an artist who focuses mostly on abstract art. Her paintings explore colours, gesture and representation, creating harmonious work, which could be described as psychedelic. Diana's painting Shapeshifter was acquired by the Gallery in 2019.

Download a transcript of this episode here: https://www.nationalgallery.ie/sites/default/files/2021-05/episode-2-transcript-new-perspectives-podcast-diana-copperwhite-and-donal-maguire.pdf

Find out more about New Perspectives on the Gallery's website: https://www.nationalgallery.ie/art-and-artists/exhibitions/new-acquisitions-2010-2020

Image: Diana Copperwhite (b.1969), Shapeshifter (detail), 2016. © National Gallery of Ireland.

Music: Old Walls by Colm Mac Con Iomaire

Episode 2 of a new series of podcasts produced by the National Gallery of Ireland in association with our exhibition New Perspectives. Acquisitions 2011-2020.

This series looks at artwork by living artists recently acquired for the national collection. We explore the motivation behind the work, how it came to be in the Gallery, and what it means for an artist to have their work in the national collection.

In this episode, Donal Maguire, curator of the ESB Centre for the Study of Irish Art at the Gallery, speaks to the painter Diana Copperwhite about her life and work. Diana Copperwhite is an artist who focuses mostly on abstract art. Her paintings explore colours, gesture and representation, creating harmonious work, which could be described as psychedelic. Diana's painting Shapeshifter was acquired by the Gallery in 2019.

Download a transcript of this episode here: https://www.nationalgallery.ie/sites/default/files/2021-05/episode-2-transcript-new-perspectives-podcast-diana-copperwhite-and-donal-maguire.pdf

Find out more about New Perspectives on the Gallery's website: https://www.nationalgallery.ie/art-and-artists/exhibitions/new-acquisitions-2010-2020

Image: Diana Copperwhite (b.1969), Shapeshifter (detail), 2016. © National Gallery of Ireland.

Music: Old Walls by Colm Mac Con Iomaire

32 min

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