Ireland. Eire. Part III. Фомина И.В. - 16 стр.

casting techniques and promoting the concept of an Irish vernacular sculpture to
advance the art. So sculpture has become far more present prominent.
       Contemporary sculpture is more abstract and witty as can be seen in the
diverse work of John Behan (b. 1932), Michael Warren (b. 1950), Edward De-
laney (b. 1930), Eilis O’Connell (b. 1953), Kathy Prendergast (b. 1958) and and
Conor Fallon. The Northern influence is important, from F.E. McWilliams and
Carolyn Mulholland, the sculptors, to the painters George Campbell, Gerard Dil-
lon and T. P. Flanagan. Northern realism has engrained itself in the modern re-
vival of Irish art.
       Enormous advances in patronage have played their part. Not only have
public collections been more adventurous, but many new, private galleries have
sprung up. In Belfast, the Ulster Museum and the Arts Council galleries are im-
portant venues, while in Dublin, the Municipal and National Galleries have
enlightened buying and exhibition policies, within extremely limited funds. In
Cork, the Crawford Gallery has been much developed in recent years. About
sixty years ago Dublin had one major commercial gallery, the Waddington; to-
day, it has about ten substantial private galleries. Major venues for contempo-
rary works include the Dowling, Kerlin, the RHA Gallagher and Taylor galler-
ies. Belfast has expanded likewise, with older, well-established galleries like
The Bell and Octagon, and newer outlets like On the Wall. The Orchard Gallery
in Derry has built a major reputation in ten years, while most Southern towns
now claim their own galleries. Large commercial firms, like the Bank of Ireland
and Carroll’s, the cigarette, have had enlightened art-purchasing policies, while
private collectors like Gordon Lambert, whose collection is now in the Royal
Hospital, Kilmainham, Dublin, have helped stimulate the market. The visual arts
in Ireland have well and truly come of age over the last forty years.

       Ex. 3. Comprehension check.
       1. What does the earliest Irish art consist of?
       2. What influences did Irish art absorb?
       3. What is a splendid example of the draughtsmanship of the late eight-
eenth century?
       4. When did many artists emigrate to London?
       5. What organization supports Irish painters and sculptors?
       6. What began to influence Irish art in the late nineteenth and early twen-
tieth centuries?
       7. What trends of Irish visual arts do you know?
       8. What Irish museums do you know?

      Ex. 4. Make a rendering of the text.




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