Cork

Connor Harrington

<div>For Ardu Street Art project<br><br>In my painting, a man sets a table, a composition of fruit and veg in the manner of a lot of still life paintings from the 18th Century, when the English market and much of the Grand Parade and Patrick’s Street was built. The table is overflowing with fruit, an abundance of fresh produce that has been available in the market for years. I’ve included a doll’s house on the table to illustrate how Cork is a city built on food and how our culinary scene is one of our greatest assets. I’ve also included a fire extinguisher on the table as a reminder of the Burning of Cork 101 years ago, and that although the market was mostly spared, damage was still done.</div>

English Market

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Kitsune Jolene

<div>&nbsp;Kitsune Jolene is from Ghent, Belgium and is known for her colourful and emotive works and dreamy depictions, drawing inspiration from personal life stories or mythology and folklore.<br><br></div><div>Speaking on the latest design at Sullivan’s Quay, she said: “The mural I’ve painted is a twist on the mythology around Celtic mother goddess Danu, combined with the river Lee running through Cork alongside my piece on Sullivans Quay which reflects the Milky Way on clear nights."<br><br></div><div>“I like to think that even today, no matter who you meet or cross paths with on the streets, they could be gods in disguise.”&nbsp;<br><br></div>

Danu

Garreth Joyce

Deirdre Breen

Shane O'Driscoll

<div>Cork County Council:<br>Work has been completed on a transformative mural at the ‘Cut-and-Cover’ Tunnel in Monkstown, with the iconic tunnel upgraded with colour and imagery, in an homage to the towns rail, industrial and maritime heritage.&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;The mural includes a train exiting the tunnel which echoes the era when trains came through Monkstown. There is a portrait of the legendary local man Captain Richard Roberts. Under his command the Sirius became the first steamship to cross the Atlantic Ocean from Europe to North America under continual steam power. The mural also depicts the well-known local fable about a dog rescuing a boy from the water which dates back to 1800. Artists Gareth Joyce, Shane O’Driscoll and Deirdre Breen worked on the piece, while providing mentoring and experience for local artists Jamie Howard and Mark Quirke.</div>

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Asbestos

<div>This new mural by Asbestos in Cork, Ireland is part of the Ardu Street Art festival (<a href="http://arducork.ie/">http://arducork.ie</a>) featuring Friz, Asbestos, Conor Harrington, and. Shane O’Malley.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>The giant gable end mural by Asbestos challenges the passerby to think about ‘What is Home?’&nbsp; Do you have one, is it safe, can you afford it? Never as a country has our sense of what home means been more at threat.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Asbestos: “I painted this figure wearing a cardboard box on his head to start a conversation with the public about what home means to them. As a country we are currently in an existential crisis over housing and our need to put a roof over our heads. There’s a fear and uncertainly about finding a safe space, and the system seems to be stacked in favour of the landlords.</div><div><br></div><div>The figure wearing the box is me, but a fictional version of myself who’s looking at the world with a naive view point. So each of my masks, or personas is a character that’s asking a different question. In this case ‘What is Home?’&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Home isn’t simply about where you were born, it’s where you feel you belong, where you feel safe, where you’re welcomed, where you can come back to and feel accepted, loved and part of a community. We seem to have lost sight of this recently because we’re so concerned about rent, mortgages or even having a home.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Painted over 8 days in the sunshine and rain, it was wonderful to speak to so many curious Corkonians about the mural. The support has been amazing from the public and my friends and family here, Cork definitely felt like my home for a week.”</div><div><br><br></div>

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