Open 10:30–5:00, Tuesday – Saturday
Dysphoric Euphoria presents polarising extremes of queer existence. Within this exhibition Peter Bradley and Stephen Doyle explore the joys and the hardships of Queer experiences through painting. Taking on themes of societal exclusion, religious power, and identity in a contemporary Irish society.
The titular duality is divided by the artists. Doyle manifests Dysphoria by allowing discomfort to become tangible through their handling of paint and installation work. They depict some of the major obstacles facing the community to challenge systems of power and oppression in its various forms. Bradley’s collection portrays the Euphoric through themes of community, joy as a form of resistance, and liberation from gender norms through playful collages of paint, plexiglass and personality.
Accompanying the paintings within the show are texts by El Reid- Buckley, FELISPEAKS and William Keohane.
