This article is from page 23 of the 2005-09-06 edition of The Clare People. OCR mistakes are to be expected so download the original SWF or the rendered page 23 JPG
AN exhibition of paintings entitled “From the Outside, From the Inside’ by artist Musa Christo Engelbrecht opened at the Russell Gallery over the weekend.
The exhibition, which will run until September 23, is a collection of recent work by the versatile artist.
Born in South Africa, and a long-time resident in County Clare, Musa is_ well-known
amongst the artistic community of Clare and Galway.
The two-fold exhibition con- tains work from both Greece and the Burren. The Greek oil paintings are passionately col- ourful that have broken away from natural description and taken a life of its own. Amongst these works are oil paintings and pastel drawings investigat- ing the local landscape and the profound effect of the unique light of the Burren on his sub- ject matter.