Ruaidhri Kelly—Upward Behind the Onstreaming it Mooned*

According to estimates, if the barren lower slopes of the folding mountains are included, most of the land is composed of stony terrain, salt lakes, sand, and felsic lava, occupying a continuous strip for nearly 2800 km along the narrow coast, and despite near total lack of precipitation and conditions of extreme hyper-aridity (an almost Mars-like environment - otherworldly in appearance), a rich variety of flora has apparently managed to evolve and survive there.

Upward behind… presents a new body of paintings formed loosely through the narrative of illusory constructs, a reality yielded and infinite abbreviations or associations. Full yet subtle impressions of ideal objects, both literal and delinquent, simultaneously convoked and dissolved.

*Jorge Luis Borges - translated from a language that doesn’t exist

Biography:

Ruaidhri Kelly lives and works in Dublin. Originally from Mayo, he graduated from NCAD in 2016 with a BFA in Painting and Visual Culture. This is his first solo show.

www.ruaidhrikelly.com
@ruaidhrik