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"Michael Flaherty is best known for his landscapes, spontaneous,
lyrical compositions that bring to mind aspects of the work of artists
as diverse as Vincent Van Gogh, Paul Henry and Sean Mc Sweeney. He
is uninhibited in use of paint, that is of the physical stuff, the
pigment itself, which he has on occasion worked in layers of imposingly
thick impasto, and of course in his use of paint as colour."- "Flaherty's
work clearly doesn't set out merely to record a scene in terms of its
appearance, it enacts the excitement of the sexual experience of an
environment and, equally, excitement of painting."
Aidan Dunne - Irish Times Art Critic. Kilcock Art Gallery,
2000
"Michael effectively conveys
a sense of panoramic space by simplifying his subjects rather than
getting bogged down by
fussy details. Elemental
shapes saturated with intensive colour- red, blues, greens, lilacs
and pinks, earthen colours vary according to the changing conditions,
communicating to us not only the artist's perceptions but also his
powerful feelings for his native Dingle penninsula"
Green Lane Gallery, Dingle.
www.greenlanegallery.com
"This is a remarkable exhibition. Incredibly fresh, incredibly
instant. He captures very quickly , scenes which he's very, very familiar
with. He's been seeping up this landscape for quite some time, but when
he parks the canvas by the side of the road, or the middle of the field,
or wherever, zoom, he's in there and out in jig time. Remarkably few
mistakes, but he captures that instant to perfection...
Remarkably assured technique...Bright pictures, just celebrating his local
landscape...Then there are darker ones, like the cliffs at Dunquin, deep
black, bits of navy deep sea, then this forbidding cliff face. This is the
power of nature: you don't mess with that
The painting of the wave is dark, frightening. Nolde did famous wave many
years ago, but this guy is doing his own thing. He owes nothing to nobody,
but he's a very self-assured painter, whether it's these bright, happy scenes
which sucks us in to enjoy the sunshine, enjoy the landscape, he has us under
control. Remarkable pictures"
RTE Aug 1999 - Review by John Hunt
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