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LADY SPRING BY PAWEL JASINSKI

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PAINT-A-BOX STREET ART AT MOUNT JEROME

Pawel Jasinski, artist and designer, was born in Poland and works in Dublin. He has exhibited his paintings in several European countries including Poland, Ireland, Latvia and England. One of his works – portrait of Paul Brady, has been printed at the side of The Icon Factory Gallery in Temple Bar, Dublin.

In December 2017, The Hunt Museum in Limerick recognised his painting “Woman at Temple Bar” as the picture of the month. Pawel also exhibited his works in the legendary place of Polish culture – Piwnica pod Baranami in Krakow.

PAINT-A-BOX BY INGRID NOLAN

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BIRD VIEW IN CLONTARF NEAR SAINT ANNE’S PARK

This artwork by Ingrid Nolan was originally inspired by Bull Island and some of its inhabitants. It is located on James Larkin Road close to St Anne’s Park in Clontarf.

A SPORTING CHANCE BY AIDAN BUTLER

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AT THE CASINO OF MARINO

Aidan decided to utilise the various gaming traditions evident within a 400-metre radius of the Traffic Box, namely GAA motifs (St. Vincents and Parnell Park), gambling (Card Games, Dice, Backgammon motifs) at the Marino Casino, and Golf at Clontarf Golf Club. He used a scrolling design with colour repetition and patterns easily adapted to either new box shape. He also included a city skyline and the Casino itself. Note: As mentioned below the Marino Casino was not associated with gambling.

Aidan describes himself as follows: ‘I am a self- taught professional artist from Dublin 9, working and living in the Dublin area for many years. I’ve completed State Commissions, and I have many works in Corporate and private collections. I am also a designer of posters, book covers, and logos.’

The Casino at Marino is a small summer or pleasure house, located in Marino, Dublin, Ireland. Sometimes erroneously described as a folly, it was designed by Scottish architect William Chambers for James Caulfeild, the 1st Earl of Charlemont, starting in the late 1750s and finishing around 1775. It is a good example of Neo-Classical architecture, situated in the gardens of Marino House. Although proud of the design, Chambers was never able to visit the completed building, as he was constantly employed in England.

The name ‘Casino’ is the diminutive form of the 18th-century Italian word ‘Casa’ meaning ‘House’, thus ‘Little House’,[and is not used in the modern sense of “gambling establishment”. After his 9-year Grand Tour of Italy and Greece, Caulfield was taken with all things Italian, and decided to add a ‘little house’ to his estate, which he had already named after the town of Marino in Lazio.

PAINT-A-BOX STREET ART BY TRACEY DALTON

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GRIFFITH AVENUE THE LONGEST TREE LINED AVENUE IN EUROPE

This artwork depicts the tree-lined roads of the Drumcondra and Marino area which seem to go on forever. They change with the seasons, providing beautiful walks for the local community

Tracey is a design lecturer and researcher in the School of Creative Arts, TU Dublin, with a background in Interior Design practice and 25 years in the design field.

WHAT A HOOT BY ALAN MC ARTHUR

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PAINT-A-BOX STREET ART IN MARINO

Today I decided that it would be a good idea to visit St Annes Park but when I got to the bus stop there was a huge queue and the next bus was not due for twenty minutes. I then notice that the Swords bus was about to depart so I boarded it but the heat was to much for me so I got of at the nearest stop to Griffith Avenue and walked until I reached the 123 bus terminus and when I arrived I discovered What a Hoot! by artist & graphic designer Alan Mc Arthur.

I plan to explore the area in greater detail tomorrow.

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