A History of Silence features large scale drawings, six slate wall pieces, two wall mounted sculptures and a large scale sculpture presenting Fitzgerald's wry examination of contemporary Ireland which combines political satire with an ironic personal vision.

The mixed media drawings in A History of Silence are beautifully drawn leading to intricately formed mapways into a surreal parallel world, where the absurdities of public life are lampooned.

With titles such as Clouds of Toxic Managers Drift Slowly Westward and A Memorial to the Philosophers' Socks is finally Unveiled by the Mayor it is clear that humour is a key element in much of Fitzgerald's work. The artist uses this humour as an effective tool to convey very real concerns on important social, political and environmental issues.

The Cathleen Ní Houlihan series consists of six circular slate carving depicting a sensuous female figure with rounded curves and flowing hair, depicted a graphic tribal style as a metaphor for Mother Ireland.

The wall mounted pieces and the central pyramid shaped sculpture reflect the artist's interest with a myriad of subjects including alchemy, mechanics and how things work and are put together.

Executed with precision, skill and a complete mastery of material, Lung Bypass Device manages to appear both whimsical and realistic with tubes that emerge from highly polished metal cylinders into a nebulous mound of wool.

The Head of Sculpture in Limerick School of Art and Design from 1976 to 2000, Tom Fitzgerald has had numerous solo exhibitions including The Ministry of Dust, 2004 which toured from Limerick City Gallery of Art to the Model Arts and Niland Gallery in Sligo. 

A regular exhibitor in the RHA Annual Exhibition, Fitzgerald has been an invited artist for the last three years and is currently completing a large scale cast bronze work, Voyage of the Alchemist to be located in the port area of Dundalk.

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Thursday: 11am - 8pm
Sunday: 2pm - 5pm

Royal Hibernian Academy
15 Ely Place
Dublin 2.
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