Paul Bokslag, Paper Trails
3 June – 2 July 2023
Opened during Killorglin’s K-Fest 2023 (2–5 June), we exhibited Paul's large-scale paper cuts and acrylic paintings on canvas. The opening view at noon was introduced by Lisa Fingleton, and Paul gave an illustrated talk later that afternoon.
Paul is a visual artist and designer from the Netherlands, based in Callan, Co. Kilkenny. He works across a range of media, from drawing, painting, printmaking, papercutting and photography to sculpture and site specific installations. Paul has exhibited around Ireland and the Netherlands and created large murals, room-filling tape drawings and multi-story string sculptures and paper cut installations in Temple Bar Gallery, Dublin; VISUAL, Carlow; Facebook offices, Ballsbridge; National Design & Craft Gallery and County Hall, Kilkenny. Paul is on the Butler Gallery artists panel, he is an associate artist with Helium Arts and regularly works with Workhouse Union.
Robert, Lisa Fingleton and Paul at the opening; paintings left to right, Composition, 40 x 50 cm; Oblong 2, 80 x 120 cm; Square 2, 100 x 100 cm; all acrylic on canvas
Canopy,
three-layered papercut installation, 100 x 300 cm
Ovals, acrylic on canvas, 25 x 35 cm, €325; and wool rug tufted by Michał Tylicki, 90 x 120 cm, detail right. €1800
Bloom, white papercut, detail, 75 x 75 cm. €800
Square 1, acrylic on canvas, 100 x 100 cm, 2022; €900 SOLD
