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Irish Times
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Irish Times
Dublin photographer Sarah Doyle: ‘I am more interested in style than fashion'
Dublin photographer Sarah Doyle has a gift for creating striking images. Since graduating from the University of the Arts in London, where one of her tutors was the acclaimed iconoclastic photographer and film-maker Mark Lebon, she has established a singular reputation both at home and abroad for her work. Regularly profiled in the art and culture magazine Aesthetica, as well as Acumen, the magazine of the Galerie Joseph in Paris, her wide-ranging list of clients includes the Abbey Theatre, Brown Thomas, An Post, Sony Music, Universal Music and the Galway Arts Festival What marks her out is a distinctive and energising use of colour, form and often surreal graphic style. Her portraiture tends to be mostly in black and white. 'I see myself as a photographer who makes art,' she says, explaining how her love of colour is instinctive, 'a place where I can express myself and create my own world. It has endless possibilities and combinations, and each one has a story to tell.' Her favourite colour is blue. 'I almost always start my pictures with blue. I love being in the studio on a dull day and working with a vivid blue. It transports you to a new reality.' Draped mini dress by Lara Barrett @bylarabarrett; lime tights by Pamela Mann via Tights Dept, @tightsdept; lime heels by River Island; yellow beaded bag by Eela via Zeda the Architect Blue silk and knit dress by Cosima Augustin, @cosima_augustin; blue metallic earrings by Iskin Sisters at The Collective; crystal boots, stylist's own Sculptural leather dress by Siobhan Curtis, @siobhancurtis; red leather gloves by Izabela Z via Zeda the Architect, @izabela_z_dublin, @notzeda; white floral earrings by Kybalion Jewellery via The Collective; saffron satin loaders by Tela via Beautiful South, @tela09official@ Polka dot bomber by Monki, @weekdayofficial Her exhibition Make the World Go Away at Atelier Now in 2021 displayed her compelling visual arrangements and intriguing storytelling skills. Everyday objects in strange placements – a tiny pink staircase going nowhere on a blue background, a supermarket wire basket forlorn on a solid red background, a green clothes peg on an undulating base – make these images a conversation with objects. 'It was a response to the visual overload of work and about creating your own world,' she says. READ MORE Her many portraits have included activist Sinéad Burke (for the cover of the Observer magazine), actor-director Antonia Campbell Crawford, singer CMAT with whom she has worked for years, and President Michael D Higgins, for which she was shortlisted for the Zurich prize in 2022. It now hangs in Áras an Uachtaráin. CMAT. Photograph: Sarah Doyle This shoot, prompted by her interest in the work of Dublin stylist Eoin Gavin, is a joint personal project rather than a commercial one. 'I wanted to do something with Irish fashion with freedom and experimentation. I feel it is essential to get things fresh and open. I love working with models and casting; I see them as artists and treat them as such. Abby [the model in this shoot] is great company, playful and open. It's important to make space for people to bring part of themselves, and I feel that is something that I do.' The clothing, selected by Gavin, includes pieces by avant-garde designers such as Cosima Augustin and Laura Barrett, recent graduates from Limerick School of Art and Design, textile designer Sadbh O'Neill, knitter Ariane Sloan of University of Ulster, along with high-street finds. Doyle's composition, colour and gaiety encapsulates it joyful spirit. 'I am more interested in style than fashion,' she says. Purple hat by Kadiju via Zeda the Architect, @kadijuofficial Multicoloured fringe skirt by Lily Pilgrim, @ blue tights from Tights Dept; black Victorian-style boots by Loewe; and blue ostrich feather bag by Sorcha Ó Raghallaigh Multi colourexd ring Rothlu from The Collective Her influences are wide ranging – she cites photographers like Diane Arbus and Sarah Moon as inspirational, and admires how much Moon, a former model, could capture the essence of a garment. 'I photograph every day. I absolutely love it and it's an addiction that I just can't get over. The thing about photography is that you have to take pictures all the time to find the one you want.' Her next project, focusing on the Irish draught horse, is to feature in a French photographic magazine later this summer. Her images of the animals, capturing movement, muscularity and shape, are commanding. 'I have a passion for the Irish draughts and started taking pictures of them at the Dublin Horse Show just before Covid. What I find appealing about them is their combination of strength and gentleness, beautiful in any creature. [Such projects] give me some respite working away from commercial work.' Photographs Sarah Doyle @sarahdoylephotographer Styling Eoin Gavin @ Hair and make-up Lisa Redmond @lisaredmondz Styling assistant Genevieve Fakunle-Bakare Model Abigail @MorgantheAgency
7NEWS
4 days ago
- 7NEWS
Firebombed Melbourne skin-care clinic owned by Bali shooting victim's partner
A Melbourne skin-care clinic owned by the partner of a Bali shooting victim has gone up in flames after being firebombed in an early morning arson attack. Sanar Ghanim, 34, and his friend Zivan 'Stipe' Radmanovic, 32, were holidaying with their partners when they were gunned down at Munggu in the Island's Badung Regency during the early hours of 14 June. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today Radmanovic died, while Ghanim was seriously injured but survived. Now, the gangland feud has reignited in Melbourne after a South Yarra business, owned by Ghanim's partner Daniella Guordeas, was set on fire about 11.15pm on Thursday. Emergency services rushed to Aesthetica Cosmetic Clinic, at the intersection of Toorak Road and Caroline Street, where they found the shop empty but engulfed in flames. A man was reportedly seen lighting the fire, with authorities now working to track down those involved. The clinic has since released a statement saying it is temporarily closed following the vandalism attack. 'While no injuries were reported — and for that we are immensely grateful — the space has sustained damage that now requires urgent repair,' they said. 'Police contacted Founder, Daniella Gourdeas, at 5.10am this morning following multiple missed calls made between 2am and 3am. 'An investigation is now underway. 'Aesthetica will be temporarily closed as they assess the full extent of the damage and begin restoration.' Guordeas is the sister-in-law of Radmanovic. She and her sister Jazmyn Gourdeas hid under covers as two alleged gunmen stormed their villa and shot their partners. Three Australian men have been charged with murder after being arrested while allegedly trying to flee the country into other parts of Asia. Bali police will allege Melbourne men Mevlut Coskun, 22, and Paea-I-Middlemore, 26, were the 'executors', while Darcy Francesco Jenson, 27, from Sydney, helped plan and facilitate the murder, including by providing a sledgehammer and hire cars for the getaway. All three men could face the death penalty if convicted of a 'planned murder' under Article 340.
BBC News
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
York Minster wants artists to mark 1,400th birthday
A cathedral is to award two artists £10,000 each to create works for its 1,400th anniversary Minster said the Talent Award would be open to artists working in various disciplines and "at any stage of their career".Candidates are being asked to propose large-scale installations that interpret the minster's legacy through the themes of "renewal and transformation".The winning entries are set to go on show for 10 months to mark the anniversary in 2027. Immersive art shows in recent years have included the Phoenix exhibition, which marked 40 years since a devastating fire at the minster, and Colour and Light, which explored wildlife in York.A spokesperson for the minster said: "The Talent Awards are open to anyone anywhere in the world and are an opportunity to contribute to the ongoing narrative of a space that has stood as a centre of culture, craft, and community for nearly 1,400 years." Cherie Federico, who runs the annual Aesthetica short film festival in York, is working with the minster on the awards."We're especially interested in how artists can explore themes of water and baptism – powerful symbols of renewal and transformation," she said. The Very Rev Dominic Barrington, Dean of York, added: "No visitor to the minster leaves without a sense of the artistry that generations have poured into this place. "These exciting artistic commissions offer a chance to rediscover, reassess and reassert our mission today through the lens of contemporary art." Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
