‘Sensuous Intention and Painterly Practice: The Relation Between Materiality and Virtuality in the Aesthetics of Paint’
This lecture will investigate the importance of the physical substances by which an artist makes their work. Drawing from the contemporary philosophical recognition of creative intention, we seek to bridge the gap between spectator, art object, artist, and process. In conversation with artist Ian Gordon, we will contribute thoughts and discuss the subject of process-based creation and the philosophy of painting.
Admission free, all welcome
Duration estimate – 90 minutes
Delivered by RCC Lecturer-in-Residence – Christina Mullan
Christina Mullan is an artist and researcher working in Donegal. She graduated from GMIT with an MA in the Critical Theory of art. Her work aims to identify key constructive elements of successful artistic practice. It applies a phenomenological reduction to such notions as ‘the void’ and transcendence in the painted image. Utilised in contemporary philosophy and art theory, these terms have until now addressed painting from the position of the viewer, rather than painter.
By considering the role of materials/elements she examines the processes by which contemporary paintings are made and the effect of materials upon the resultant art object. This has resulted in a heretofore unconsidered hypothesis on the nature of materials – their roles in the development of art and their impact on its history. She is concerned with attempting to shed new light by constructing a theoretical and philosophical evaluation based in methodology and the tactile concerns of the artist rather than the galleried consideration of the spectator or critic. Key elements in her work focus on the notion of the sublime, materiality/substance, aesthetics and the phenomenology of the painted image.
