A Contemporary Sublime
Mary McIntyre
MAC Belfast
English
Texts by Dr. Suzanna Chan and Kevin Henderson.
Softcover
145 pages
250 x 310 mm
2013
ISBN 9780957529908
Her work examines how painting and photography not only portray, but also construct the landscapes we see. She adopts the traditional, formal qualities of landscape painting and re-interprets them within a contemporary context. McIntyre’s series of images explore elements of natural phenomena and our perceptions of them. By photographing in very specific weathers, such as mist and fog, she produces documents of that which is intangible. In these images, the landscape itself, the supposed ‘site’ of the work, is rendered unknowable; it becomes an absent subject. This photobook is an accompanying work and catalogue for McIntyre’s 2013 exhibition at the MAC.
(source: https://themaclive.com/exhibition/mary-mcintyre-a-contemporary-sublime)
About the Artist
Mary McIntyre was born in Northern Ireland where she lives and works. She graduated Master of Fine Art in 1990 at the at the University of Ulster at Belfast where she is a Reader in Fine Art.
marymcintyre.org
About the Publisher
The MAC is a cultural hub and since opening in 2012 has quickly become a beacon for the ongoing regeneration of Belfast, offering an eclectic programme of visual art, theatre, dance, family workshops and lots more.
themaclive.com
