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Irish artist Alice Maher studied at the University of Limerick, the Crawford College of Art, Cork, and the University of Ulster. Maher works within the realms of nature and culture, subversion and transformation, mythology and memory. Her practice incorporates painting, drawing, sculpture, print, photography and installation. Maher represented Ireland at the São Paolo Biennale in 1994. She completed a major drawing installation at the Royal Hibernian Academy in 2007. A mid-career retrospective of Maher’s work was held at IMMA in 2012. During the 1990s Maher worked with natural materials such as bees, nettles, berries and hair to create sometimes surreal works that appear like enchanted objects from a medieval folk tale. Maher's use of natural materials is typified in 'Berry Dress'. 'Berry Dress' presents the delicate shape of the child's dress, decorated with berries. On closer inspection, the dress loses its innocence, taking on a more sinister appeal. The pins, which hold the berries in place, are arranged internally: should the dress be worn, these pins would pierce the skin.
Irish Museum of Modern Art
Title: Berry Dress
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Irish artist Alice Maher studied at the University of Limerick, the Crawford College of Art, Cork, and the University of Ulster.
Maher works within the realms of nature and culture, subversion and transformation, mythology and memory.
Her practice incorporates painting, drawing, sculpture, print, photography and installation.
Maher represented Ireland at the São Paolo Biennale in 1994.
She completed a major drawing installation at the Royal Hibernian Academy in 2007.
A mid-career retrospective of Maher’s work was held at IMMA in 2012.
During the 1990s Maher worked with natural materials such as bees, nettles, berries and hair to create sometimes surreal works that appear like enchanted objects from a medieval folk tale.
Maher's use of natural materials is typified in 'Berry Dress'.
'Berry Dress' presents the delicate shape of the child's dress, decorated with berries.
On closer inspection, the dress loses its innocence, taking on a more sinister appeal.
The pins, which hold the berries in place, are arranged internally: should the dress be worn, these pins would pierce the skin.
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