Margaret O’Brien | Irish Interiors Magazine | 2010 Tom Climent’s paintings have an arrestingly luminosity. It’s a quality that reels in the viewer, compelling them to stop, and stare into the soul of his vibrant work. In recent years many of those in the know in the Irish art world, have tipped the Cork basedContinue reading “Margaret O’Brien’s article on Tom Climent in the magazine Irish Interiors | 2010”
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Robert O’Byrne’s essay on Tom Climent for the Dictionary of Living Irish Artists | 2009
Robert O’Byrne | Dictionary of Living Irish Artists | 2009 Few young artists of late have caused such excitement at their debut as Tom Climent. But then again, few young Irish artists begin their painting career by offering his kind of stirring exuberance. Within a year of graduating from Cork’s Crawford College of Art andContinue reading “Robert O’Byrne’s essay on Tom Climent for the Dictionary of Living Irish Artists | 2009”
Alannah Hopkin’s essay on Tom Climent for Representing Art in Ireland, The Fenton Gallery Book | 2008
Alannah Hopkin | Representing Art in Ireland | The Fenton Gallery Book | 2008 Tom Climent can create spectacularly dramatic paintings. With a characteristic and impressive use of chiaroscuro, areas of darkness are counter-balanced by vibrant colour. For him, the process of painting is both spontaneous and meditative, informed by his knowledge of art historyContinue reading “Alannah Hopkin’s essay on Tom Climent for Representing Art in Ireland, The Fenton Gallery Book | 2008”
Representing Art in Ireland
Representing Art in Ireland
Representing Art in Ireland The Fenton Gallery The diversity and dynamism of art in Ireland since the millennium is celebrated in this record of Fenton Gallery art and exhibitions. Beautifully illustrated, Representing Art in Ireland references over 130 contemporary artists and features newly commissioned texts by 34 Irish writers. Published 2008
Between Chance and Rhyme
Between Chance and Rhyme | A new collection of work | 2008 The practice of painting changes in response to contemporary trends, however there are painters who reflect contemporary moods while retaining the qualities of traditional painters. Tom Climent is a painter who is skilled with the use of both paint and brushes. Tom’s early workContinue reading “Between Chance and Rhyme”
Hansels House
Kevin Kavanagh Gallery 2007 Tom Climent Hansels House Kevin Kavanagh is pleased to present Hansels House an exhibition of four large paintings by Tom Climent Hansel’s House is a return to the subject matter of earlier works in which Climent explored interior space. Climent’s new paintings, influenced by the Dutch Painters particularly Vermeer, suggest a narrative by theContinue reading “Hansels House”
Vera Ryan’s essay; An Artist in the Painterly Tradition, on Tom Climent for Decade ( A retrospective catalogue published in 2006)
Vera Ryan | An Artist in the Painterly Tradition | Essay for Decade ( A retrospective catalogue published in 2006) Tom Climent’s stunning degree show in 1995 showed great promise. Many degree shows do that but not every graduate is able to susain their practice or their promise. Nonetheless, many people were quietly optimistic about Tom andContinue reading “Vera Ryan’s essay; An Artist in the Painterly Tradition, on Tom Climent for Decade ( A retrospective catalogue published in 2006)”
Brian Fallon’s introduction to Decade (A retrospective catalogue published in 2006)
Brian Fallon | Introduction to Decade (A retrospective catalogue published in 2006) TOM CLIMENT is a highly individual artist, still relatively youthful, who is rather out of step with current fashion and is all the better for that. Instead of playing cerebral games with his material, he paints for the love and also – I should sayContinue reading “Brian Fallon’s introduction to Decade (A retrospective catalogue published in 2006)”
Nikki Walsh’s article Rising Stars (Just who will be the big names in tomorrow’s art world ) in Select Magazine | 2005
Nikki Walsh | Rising Stars | Select Magazine | 2005 Just who will be the big names in tomorrow’s art world? Predicting who will make it in the art world isn’t easy. When we approached Nuala Fenton of the Fenton gallery, Kevin Kavanagh of the Kevin Kavanagh gallery, auctioneer and valuer Ian Whyte and portraitist James HanleyContinue reading “Nikki Walsh’s article Rising Stars (Just who will be the big names in tomorrow’s art world ) in Select Magazine | 2005”