An exhibition of new paintings at SO Fine Art Editions by Belfast-based artist Emma Berkery explores the psychology of hope ...
An exhibition of new paintings by Belfast-based artist Emma Berkery explores the psychology of hope and is inspired by her father’s eternal optimism …My painting is rooted in abstraction which I use as the vehicle to process, repackage and reflect to the viewer our shared experience of the world. Resisting singular interpretation, my paintings act as conversations and explorations of the materiality of paint with powerfully evocative colour combinations.
My paintings are frequently instigated by experiences in natural environments. They resist singular interpretations, having instead multiple readings that are evocative of inner and outer landscapes. My need to paint comes from an innate need to communicate the deeper emotions and experiences that I have no words for. This exhibition brings together several works on board alongside larger paintings on canvas, so there is vast variety of scale.
I am delighted with the comments about the works so far. They are really resonating with people. One person said of “makes me want to weep it is so beautiful.” The words, “stunning; pumped full of energy; incredible” have been used. As with much abstract art, my paintings need time from the viewer to be fully appreciated. I am often told by people who have purchased my work in the past that they are continuously seeing new things in them.My studio is in Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich, an Irish language arts centre located in the Gaeltacht area of West Belfast. I hold a long-term residency as Associate Artist with the centre, and since 2019 I have been supporting the development of visual arts within the building.
I paint with a process led, reflective methodology, incorporating a symbolic palette with fluid organic forms, collocated with conscious and subconscious structure and gesture. The paintings are built up in layers, as I consider and respond to each layer in turn. Beginning on unstretched canvas at a certain point in the process I will stretch the painting and then respond further giving attention to the square boundary.
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