it seems I’ve scratched a two-hundred year-old itch - Phillip McCrilly
TITLE
it seems I’ve scratched a two-hundred year-old itch
ARTIST
Phillip McCrilly
ABOUT THE WORK
This work is a recreation of a wall painting of the signature of Saint Eligius that was originally exhibited within the exhibition Irish Modernisms: legacies of modernism in the North,’ at CCA Derry~Londonderry. Alluding to the importance of the parish priest within the ESB’s Rural Electrification Scheme, and the blessing ceremonies that would have accompanied the switching on of electricity within rural Ireland, the signature references Saint Eligius’s patronage as the patron saint of electrical engineers. The work takes its name from a section from Paul Muldoon’s poem ‘The Loaf’ from ‘Moy Sand and Gravel (2002), and the original painting has been fractured and reproduced as four separate screenprints, hinting at the tradition and custom of religious relics.
*Please note this work does not come framed.
DATE
2021
DIMENSIONS
42cm (h) x 29.7cm (w)
MEDIUM
Screenprint
ORIGINAL WORK / EDITION
Edition of 5. All 5 for sale.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Phillip McCrilly is a Belfast-based artist and chef. Previously a co-director at Catalyst Arts, he is currently a participant within the Freelands Artist Programme at PS² (2021-2022), as well as a member of FRUIT SHOP; a collective of Belfast-based artists operating within a suburban residential café that merge food production and grassroots growing initiatives with local food histories.
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FRAMING
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FURTHER INFOMATION
Special thanks to Alex Synge, Naomi Arbuthnot, Derry Print Workshop, CCA Derry~Londonderry, Catherine Hemelryk, Matt Retallick, Phil Harrison, UPHOLD, Mitch & FRUITSHOP, Emily, Grace, & Mona in the realisation of this project.
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