Stephen Maurice Graham

 
Really great artwork in LeCool online magazine today. http://lecool.com/dublin/en/interview/1908

"Who are you and what do you do?
I'm Stephen Maurice Graham, and I'm a freelance illustrator or a designer or a visual artist, it really all depends on the funding application...but really illustrator sits best with me.
Tell us more about this cover?
I wanted the cover to be inviting, welcoming the reader into the rest of the cycling issue and thought a stylised shop front might be fun to draw.
When were your formative years?
I started contributing to and making zines when I was in my early 20s, I lived in Manchester for a period and there was a great scene around that so my style sprung from that DIY ethos."

McGregor wins 2012 Impac prize

from http://www.irishtimes.ie/
"Even the Dogs, by Jon McGregor, has been announced as the winner of the 2012 International Impac Dublin Literary Award and its €100,000 prize. He beat competition from 146 other titles nominated by 162 public libraries from 45 countries for the accolade.
Mr McGregor was born in Bermuda and raised in England and is the author of two other critically acclaimed novels. Even the Dogs is described as a fearless experiment which details the lives of a gathering of homeless addicts as they go about their daily forage for shelter, drink or a fix."

Today's Cocktail-John Collins

JOHN COLLINS Longdrink 4.5 cl Gin 3 cl Fresh lemon juice 1.5 cl Sugar syrup 6 cl Soda water Pour all ingredients directly into highball glass filled with ice. Stir gently. Garnish with lemon slice and maraschino cherry. Add a dash of Angostura bitters. (Note: Use Old Tom Gin for Tom Collins)

 

JOHN COLLINS
Longdrink

• 4.5 cl Gin
• 3 cl Fresh lemon juice
• 1.5 cl Sugar syrup
• 6 cl Soda water

Pour all ingredients directly into highball glass filled with ice. Stir gently.
Garnish with lemon slice and maraschino cherry.
Add a dash of Angostura bitters.

Totally Dublin website has a good update of the temporary move of  IMMA exhibitions to the National Concert Hall grounds.
 Dorothy Cross
"The closing of almost all IMMA’s Kilmainham doors for refurbishment has left a bit of a gaping hole in Dublin’s contemporary art front, but that hole is about to be filled by a series of off-site IMMA exhibitions at Earlsfort Terrace. Already proven to be an uncannily fitting exhibition venue during Dublin Contemporary, the National Concert Hall boasts a huge range of spaces with a rich cultural history to draw upon.
First up is ‘Time Out of Mind’, a large-scale group show exploring the building’s medical history. A showcase of twenty-seven artists, it will fill fourteen of the ground-floor gallery rooms with the cream of contemporary painting, sculpture, video and installation art, exploring diverse scientific themes, from the nitty-gritty actualities of marine biology to the ambiguousness of memory, space, and time. Sean Scully, Elizabeth Magill, Dorothy Cross and Niamh McCann are just a few of the established Irish artists who’ll be cropping up as part of the exhibition. But ‘Time Out of Mind’ also boasts some exciting foreign imports, including the Turner Prize-nominated video artist Tacita Dean, Mexican animator Carlos Amorales, and New York-based abstract sculptor Lynda Benglis.

Running parallel to all this is ‘1395 Days Without Red’(previously reported on this blog).

Trinity- Nanoparticles in Polluted Air, Smoke and Nanotechnology Products Have Serious Impact on Health

Press release Jun 11, 2012;New Groundbreaking Research by Scientists

"Trinity College Dublin Scientists Establish link between Autoimmune Diseases such as Rheumatoid Arthritis and Nanoparticles
New groundbreaking research by scientists at Trinity College Dublin has found that exposure to nanoparticles can have a serious impact on health, linking it to rheumatoid arthritis and the development of other serious autoimmune diseases. The findings that have been recently published in the international journal  ‘Nanomedicine’ have health and safety implications for the manufacture, use and ultimate disposal of nanotechnology products and materials.  They also identified new cellular targets for the development of potential   drug therapies in combating the development of   autoimmune diseases. 
Environmental pollution including carbon particles emitted by car exhaust, smoking and long term inhalation of dust of various origins have been recognised as risk factors causing chronic inflammation of the lungs.  The link between smoking and autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis has also been established. This new research now raises serious concerns in relation to similar risks caused   by nanotechnology products which if not handled appropriately may contribute to the generation of new types of airborne pollutants causing risks to global health."
to read more go to  http://www.tcd.ie/

THE WHEELCHAIR ON MY FACE at Bewleys Cafe Theatre

THE WHEELCHAIR ON MY FACE
Written and performed by Sonya Kelly
Little Miss Sunshine meets My Left Foot
‘I got my first pair of glasses when I was seven. A nurse came to the school and tested everyone’s eyes. And so it was discovered why I’d thrown bread to the floating crisp packets in our local pond and walked into lamp posts and said, ’excuse me’. Until that day the world was a swirl of moving coloured blobs. I thought it was the same for everyone. How wrong I was.’
June 18th - 30th, 2012  http://www.bewleyscafetheatre.com/

Mark Doherty at Olivier Cornet Gallery

A new exhibiton opening on June 14th running until the 30th Juneincludes work by Mark Doherty.
4X4 the gallery tells us "features four works by each artist which are central to their current practices, allowing the viewer to dig deeper into the worlds of these artists and their creative lifeforce, their statements and what lies beneath.
David Begley will showcase works from his new series titled "Illumination" which will also be part of his solo show in the gallery in October. Mark Doherty will present his 'Realm' series with some pieces presented as ‘work in progress’ - giving the viewer an in-sight into the artist's method and approach.
Yanny Petters will be taking part with a new series of her much loved 'verre églomisé' paintings and Martha Quinn will awakens our sense of wonder with new works from her famous ‘cut paper’ sculptural pieces."
http://www.oliviercornetgallery.com/#/exhibitions-4x4/4564702435