Ronan Dillon – Erratic

Ronan Dillon is a contemporary artist from Dublin who relocated to the west of Ireland to immerse himself in the rural life which informs his artistic practice. Having grown up in an urban environment and with a background in design, Dillon’s artistic practice also shows influences from graphic design and graffiti.

In his first solo show held in Hang Tough Gallery, Dillon explores the duality of the term Erratic. Dillon’s work translates some of the wild and unpredictable visual aspects seen in the west of Ireland onto canvas. Dillon plays with the colour stories and markings made by farmers in the demarcation of their flocks of sheep as well as the seemingly random patterns and shapes created in the baling of hay. His abstract paintings are all set around a work which portrays a large rock or ‘erratic’ - a rock which does not match its surrounds and was believed to have been brought from a distant location. Taking its name from this stone, Dillon’s show is also a commentary of his relocating and displacement in the west of Ireland.