Object of desire

Artist Kieran Crowley is best known for his scorching, nude self portraits and his rants on social media, but two exhibits in a current Dublin exhibition reveal him as a master draftsman of breathtaking sensitivity. Seen here is Begging Your Pardon, 85 x 85 centimetres, on show at the Solomon Gallery’s Summer Group Exhibition: Paintings, Sculpture, Glass & Print. Depictions of roses are normally rendered in a flurry of pink. Being Crowley, ...