Slant

Slant, the latest IGI exhibition, is currently showing at the renowned Ormeau Baths Gallery in Belfast. It runs until the 27th of September and features the work of 18 IGI members with a peculiar brief: re-interpret your favourite painting. At the launch words like intelligent, witty and masterful were used to describe the work that will be on display till 27 September 2008.

Title of Painting and original Artist: Nighthawks in the Diner by Edward Hopper (My title – Nighthawks in Baggot Street)
Reason for choice: What drew me to Edward Hopper’s ‘Nighthawks’ is the narrative element: the atmosphere of gloom in a dark city just as America faces into a terrible war. This perfectly composed scene of ordinary people in a pensive moment is elevated by Hopper’s mastery of the medium of oils, the rich palette, and the sensitive treatment. How would the same scene be played out in an Irish city?

Nighthawks by Edward Hopper

You can see all the contributions on Ale Mercado’s Flickr gallery