Click on individual item for full story | News Archive
Greens lament loss of prolific artistic ambassador and heritage campaignerGreen Party Communications | 26.04.2012 | Back to News | News Archive
It was with great sadness that the Green Party learnt of the death one of Ireland's most celebrated modernist artists who documented all facets of Irish culture.
Green
Party Spokesperson for the Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Rian Coulter, said:
"Louis le Brocquy was a wonderfully progressive artist, who played a
seminal role in the development of modern Irish art. His signature style and
fearless subject matter were groundbreaking, leaving the Irish nation with
cherished cultural assets and international pride."
"Furthermore,
he was a principled campaigner who generously supported heritage campaigns,
notably Save Tara."
"Louis
le Brocquy will be greatly missed, but has left an indelible mark on Irish
culture. We offer our deepest sympathy to his wife Anne and sons Pierre and
Alexis," continued Rian Coulter.
"Better pass boldly into that other
world, in the full glory of some passion, than fade and wither dismally with
age. – James
Joyce"
"Ar
dheis Dé go raibh a anam dilis."
ENDS
