Artist Gerry Gleason’s work caught my eye recently. During lockdown he has created a personal social document for the future, using mixed media works on paper.

The Artist Gerry Gleason in discussion with the Art Critic Marianne O'Kane Boal.
The interview deals with among other subjects the art he made during the N.Ireland Troubles 1969 - 1994.

This site includes an ongoing series of videos from the artists exhibiting in a major show called ''Art of the Troubles'' many of of the videos are personal accounts of living through
that period of conflict including my own video.

The archive contains important works made by the artist Gerry Gleason during the period of the N Ireland Troubles.

Gerry Gleason has been working as an artist for 36 years. He has
had numerous solo exhibitions and been included in many group
shows in Ireland, Europe and America. He is a member of the
artists’ collective, Queen Street Studios in Belfast, where he
still works.

Gleason cites Picasso, Matisse and Bacon as his influences.
His approach, often using symbolic references, seeks to explore
human nature and society under extreme stress. Rocket Man, with
its sinister figure bedecked with crosses, references themes of
violence and loss of life. As well as being an instrument of death,
the rocket itself can be viewed as an Irish round tower, a place of
protection from where the outside world can be watched safely and
without fear.

If you look at magnificent later work like "The Ulster Saga",you find much more complex meditations upon violence in relation to the history of the North-and it is no accident that Gleason's paintings are being rediscovered by younger generations of Northern Irish painters who never knew such work even existed. Like so many of the unsung Northerners,Gleason is appreciated much more abroad. B McAvera critic and playwright.

Saatchi Online is a platform that allows emerging artists to showcase and sell their work and gives art lovers insider access to new talent from around the world. The artist has a selection of work on this site.

A Tribute to Picasso by the artist Gerry Gleason
At the Red Barn Gallery Belfast
The 14th Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival Belfast 2013.

Ulster Museum‏ @UlsterMuseum 1h1 hour ago
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Another #Linesofthought inspired work by Gerry Gleason. This time a reinterpretation of the Matisse.