POOL
Dorothy Cross & William McKeown
19 February – 20 March 2010
Kerlin Gallery, Dublin
Dorothy Cross, Relic, 2009, Shark (Porbeagle), 21 carat gold leaf; William McKeown, Ocean, 2009, oil on linen
![Relic, 2009, Shark (Porbeagle), 21 carat gold leaf [detail]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec67b8b42b9b43d7012b9eb/1605180307146-JHHLXI691CIZVM04W0A5/2010_Pool_11.jpg)
Relic, 2009, Shark (Porbeagle), 21 carat gold leaf [detail]
Whale Flower II, 2010, Bronze
Relic, 2009, Shark (Porbeagle), 21 carat gold leaf
Dorothy Cross / William McKeown Still Life I, 2010, giclee print on paper & watercolour on paper
Dorothy Cross, Poll na bPéist, 2008, Archival pigment print
This is an exhibition of work together with friends Dorothy Cross and William McKeown. (1962- 2011)
‘Our work manifests in very different forms but we nevertheless share similar sources of reference and inspiration. In the case of POOL it is the human biological affinity to water that provides the common ground; from such actions as sitting in a bath, drinking a glass of water, diving into a pool or sitting on the shore looking at the ocean. This elemental relationship has historically been at the heart of both of our practice and on this occasion has resulted in a wonderfully poetic body of work employing a diverse range of mediums; from the delicate watercolours on paper of McKeown to Cross’s suspended shark skin gilded inside with 21 carat gold.’
List of works (click to expand)
Dorothy Cross, Relic, 2009, Porbeagle Shark, 21 carat gold leaf, 60 cm x 70 cm x 182 cm
Dorothy Cross, Whale Flower II, 2010, Bronze, 123.5 cm x 52 cm x 36.5 cm
Dorothy Cross, Pool (triptych), 2010, Archival pigment print, 161.5 cm x 110.5 cm each
Dorothy Cross, Conglomerate II, 2010, Bronze 43 cm x 19 cm x 13 cm
Dorothy Cross, Poll Na bPéist, 2008, Archival pigment print, 79 cm x 104 cm
Dorothy Cross / Willie McKeown, Still Life I, 2010, Archival pigment print & watercolour on fabriano paper, DC 46.5 cm x 63.5 cm, WMcK 64 cm x 48 cm
Dorothy Cross / Willie McKeown, Still Life II, 2010, Archival pigment print & watercolour on fabriano paper, DC 50 cm x 67 cm, WMcK 64 cm x 48 cm
William McKeown, Renvyle, 2010, Oil on Linen, 41 cm x 40 cm
William McKeown, Ocean, 2010, Oil on Linen, 182 cm x 182 cm
William McKeown, Connemara, 2010, 15 watercolours on fabriano paper, 56 cm x 54.5 cm each
William McKeown, Whitby, 2010, Oil on Linen, 41 cm x 40 cm