Helen G Blake
@helengblake.bsky.social
Visual artist
Represented by Molesworth Gallery, Dublin | Fenderesky Gallery, Belfast
Free 🇵🇸
https://www.helengblake.com/
Represented by Molesworth Gallery, Dublin | Fenderesky Gallery, Belfast
Free 🇵🇸
https://www.helengblake.com/
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Helen G Blake
@helengblake.bsky.social
· Sep 15
Latest @irishtimes.com review is centred on the @helengblake.bsky.social beautiful exhibition Let The Rules Be Soft.
I discuss Blake's process of stratification and structured absences, the human and the inhuman, and her evocation of the transcendental.
www.irishtimes.com/culture/art/...
I discuss Blake's process of stratification and structured absences, the human and the inhuman, and her evocation of the transcendental.
www.irishtimes.com/culture/art/...
Helen Blake: Let the Rules Be Soft review – An absorbing, unmissable exhibition
Visual art: At the Molesworth Gallery in Dublin, Helen Blake’s immediately recognisable paintings are profoundly compelling
www.irishtimes.com
I'm really thrilled about this beautiful review by @tomlordan.bsky.social of my exhibition in today's Irish Times. Thank you.
The review will appear in the print edition on Wednesday.
'Let the rules be soft' continues at The Molesworth Gallery, Dublin until 30 September.
The review will appear in the print edition on Wednesday.
'Let the rules be soft' continues at The Molesworth Gallery, Dublin until 30 September.
This is strangely beautiful; read the whole thread.
A few days ago, I stood in the graveyard of an 1100 year old church, getting damper and damper in the drizzling rain.
A woman walked into the graveyard, waved, said hello, and, as we had previously arranged, handed me a paper bag full of human bones.
The life of a churchwarden is a strange one...
A woman walked into the graveyard, waved, said hello, and, as we had previously arranged, handed me a paper bag full of human bones.
The life of a churchwarden is a strange one...
January 23, 2026 at 2:11 PM
This is strangely beautiful; read the whole thread.
Reposted by Helen G Blake
Director of the Complex, Vanessa Fielding's statement on the closure of the organisation.
"A failure of cultural policy and accountability".
#dublin
"A failure of cultural policy and accountability".
#dublin
January 19, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Director of the Complex, Vanessa Fielding's statement on the closure of the organisation.
"A failure of cultural policy and accountability".
#dublin
"A failure of cultural policy and accountability".
#dublin
Alive inside, 2024, oil on linen, 30 x 24cm.
The Winter Group Show continues at Molesworth Gallery, Dublin until 31 January, by appointment. I’m delighted to have five paintings included, this is one of them.
molesworthgallery.com/exhibitions/...
The Winter Group Show continues at Molesworth Gallery, Dublin until 31 January, by appointment. I’m delighted to have five paintings included, this is one of them.
molesworthgallery.com/exhibitions/...
January 18, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Alive inside, 2024, oil on linen, 30 x 24cm.
The Winter Group Show continues at Molesworth Gallery, Dublin until 31 January, by appointment. I’m delighted to have five paintings included, this is one of them.
molesworthgallery.com/exhibitions/...
The Winter Group Show continues at Molesworth Gallery, Dublin until 31 January, by appointment. I’m delighted to have five paintings included, this is one of them.
molesworthgallery.com/exhibitions/...
The Winter Group Show at The Molesworth Gallery, Dublin, continues until 31 January, by appointment.
The Winter Group Show is now on at The Molesworth Gallery, Dublin. I'm delighted to have five paintings included. The exhibition continues until 23 December.
molesworthgallery.com/.../130-wint...
molesworthgallery.com/.../130-wint...
January 7, 2026 at 9:40 AM
The Winter Group Show at The Molesworth Gallery, Dublin, continues until 31 January, by appointment.
Reposted by Helen G Blake
This wintery scene of Imado Bridge and Matsuchi Hill is by Japanese print designer Utagawa Hiroshige II.
Hiroshige II was one of the most successful students of the great print artist Hiroshige I. He continued the landscape style pioneered by his master, creating many series of landscape prints.
Hiroshige II was one of the most successful students of the great print artist Hiroshige I. He continued the landscape style pioneered by his master, creating many series of landscape prints.
January 7, 2026 at 8:00 AM
This wintery scene of Imado Bridge and Matsuchi Hill is by Japanese print designer Utagawa Hiroshige II.
Hiroshige II was one of the most successful students of the great print artist Hiroshige I. He continued the landscape style pioneered by his master, creating many series of landscape prints.
Hiroshige II was one of the most successful students of the great print artist Hiroshige I. He continued the landscape style pioneered by his master, creating many series of landscape prints.
Christmas can be a difficult time. If you’re feeling low, please know that friends are thinking of you and are ready to listen if you need to talk. I’m thinking of friends who have their own reasons to feel sad at this time of year; be gentle with yourselves. Have the loveliest time you can manage.
December 24, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Christmas can be a difficult time. If you’re feeling low, please know that friends are thinking of you and are ready to listen if you need to talk. I’m thinking of friends who have their own reasons to feel sad at this time of year; be gentle with yourselves. Have the loveliest time you can manage.
Reposted by Helen G Blake
#AshmoleanAdvent Day 23: Winged Nike
For today’s Ashmolean Advent treat we have a winged Nike, holding a ribbon in her hand, flying across a wine jug towards a tripod, a symbol of victory.
🪽Attic red-figure pottery jug, 450–430 BCE, by The Calliope Painter. AN1896-1908.G.280
For today’s Ashmolean Advent treat we have a winged Nike, holding a ribbon in her hand, flying across a wine jug towards a tripod, a symbol of victory.
🪽Attic red-figure pottery jug, 450–430 BCE, by The Calliope Painter. AN1896-1908.G.280
December 23, 2025 at 8:01 AM
#AshmoleanAdvent Day 23: Winged Nike
For today’s Ashmolean Advent treat we have a winged Nike, holding a ribbon in her hand, flying across a wine jug towards a tripod, a symbol of victory.
🪽Attic red-figure pottery jug, 450–430 BCE, by The Calliope Painter. AN1896-1908.G.280
For today’s Ashmolean Advent treat we have a winged Nike, holding a ribbon in her hand, flying across a wine jug towards a tripod, a symbol of victory.
🪽Attic red-figure pottery jug, 450–430 BCE, by The Calliope Painter. AN1896-1908.G.280
Reposted by Helen G Blake
Wondering how to watch the Winter Solstice livestream from Newgrange?
Our short how-to video guides you step by step.
📅 21 Dec
⏰ 8.40am
🌅 Live from inside the chamber
Save the link and tune in: gov.ie/solstice
#WinterSolstice #Newgrange #ShareTheSolstice #OPW
Our short how-to video guides you step by step.
📅 21 Dec
⏰ 8.40am
🌅 Live from inside the chamber
Save the link and tune in: gov.ie/solstice
#WinterSolstice #Newgrange #ShareTheSolstice #OPW
December 20, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Wondering how to watch the Winter Solstice livestream from Newgrange?
Our short how-to video guides you step by step.
📅 21 Dec
⏰ 8.40am
🌅 Live from inside the chamber
Save the link and tune in: gov.ie/solstice
#WinterSolstice #Newgrange #ShareTheSolstice #OPW
Our short how-to video guides you step by step.
📅 21 Dec
⏰ 8.40am
🌅 Live from inside the chamber
Save the link and tune in: gov.ie/solstice
#WinterSolstice #Newgrange #ShareTheSolstice #OPW
The Winter Group Show is now on at The Molesworth Gallery, Dublin. I'm delighted to have five paintings included. The exhibition continues until 23 December.
molesworthgallery.com/.../130-wint...
molesworthgallery.com/.../130-wint...
December 20, 2025 at 10:07 AM
The Winter Group Show is now on at The Molesworth Gallery, Dublin. I'm delighted to have five paintings included. The exhibition continues until 23 December.
molesworthgallery.com/.../130-wint...
molesworthgallery.com/.../130-wint...
Reposted by Helen G Blake
#AshmoleanAdvent Day 11: The Virgin Mary
This figure of the Virgin Mary was possibly carved in the Netherlands during the first half of the sixteenth century.
When seen from the front, the figure kneels on a red cushion with tasselled ends, her hands held together in prayer.
This figure of the Virgin Mary was possibly carved in the Netherlands during the first half of the sixteenth century.
When seen from the front, the figure kneels on a red cushion with tasselled ends, her hands held together in prayer.
December 11, 2025 at 8:01 AM
#AshmoleanAdvent Day 11: The Virgin Mary
This figure of the Virgin Mary was possibly carved in the Netherlands during the first half of the sixteenth century.
When seen from the front, the figure kneels on a red cushion with tasselled ends, her hands held together in prayer.
This figure of the Virgin Mary was possibly carved in the Netherlands during the first half of the sixteenth century.
When seen from the front, the figure kneels on a red cushion with tasselled ends, her hands held together in prayer.
Pageant, 2025, oil on linen, 30 x 24cm.
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The Winter Group Show is now on at The Molesworth Gallery, Dublin. I'm delighted to have four paintings included, this is one of them. The exhibition continues until 23 December.
molesworthgallery.com/.../130-wint...
...
The Winter Group Show is now on at The Molesworth Gallery, Dublin. I'm delighted to have four paintings included, this is one of them. The exhibition continues until 23 December.
molesworthgallery.com/.../130-wint...
December 11, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Pageant, 2025, oil on linen, 30 x 24cm.
...
The Winter Group Show is now on at The Molesworth Gallery, Dublin. I'm delighted to have four paintings included, this is one of them. The exhibition continues until 23 December.
molesworthgallery.com/.../130-wint...
...
The Winter Group Show is now on at The Molesworth Gallery, Dublin. I'm delighted to have four paintings included, this is one of them. The exhibition continues until 23 December.
molesworthgallery.com/.../130-wint...
A few photos from the current shows of work by Atsushi Kaga (images 1-3) and Stephen McKenna (image 4) at The Douglas Hyde Gallery of Contemporary Art. Highly recommended!
December 6, 2025 at 11:54 AM
A few photos from the current shows of work by Atsushi Kaga (images 1-3) and Stephen McKenna (image 4) at The Douglas Hyde Gallery of Contemporary Art. Highly recommended!
The Icelandic Embassy London are reprising the H_A_R_D_P_A_I_N_T_I_N_G exhibition ‘Postcards for Seyðisfjörður’, for which I made 3 works.
Artists obversed the practice of sending a postcard from a place visited. We sent altered / adjusted / intervened postcards of Seyðisfjörður to Seyðisfjörður.
Artists obversed the practice of sending a postcard from a place visited. We sent altered / adjusted / intervened postcards of Seyðisfjörður to Seyðisfjörður.
November 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The Icelandic Embassy London are reprising the H_A_R_D_P_A_I_N_T_I_N_G exhibition ‘Postcards for Seyðisfjörður’, for which I made 3 works.
Artists obversed the practice of sending a postcard from a place visited. We sent altered / adjusted / intervened postcards of Seyðisfjörður to Seyðisfjörður.
Artists obversed the practice of sending a postcard from a place visited. We sent altered / adjusted / intervened postcards of Seyðisfjörður to Seyðisfjörður.
A new iteration of Vice Versa, curated by Johanna Melvin, will be part of The Errant Collaborators (a play within a play), opening 23 October at MIRROR.
Arts University Plymouth
Tavistock Place
PLYMOUTH PL4 8AT
...
A total of 102 artists in multiple projects.
Arts University Plymouth
Tavistock Place
PLYMOUTH PL4 8AT
...
A total of 102 artists in multiple projects.
October 22, 2025 at 4:08 PM
A new iteration of Vice Versa, curated by Johanna Melvin, will be part of The Errant Collaborators (a play within a play), opening 23 October at MIRROR.
Arts University Plymouth
Tavistock Place
PLYMOUTH PL4 8AT
...
A total of 102 artists in multiple projects.
Arts University Plymouth
Tavistock Place
PLYMOUTH PL4 8AT
...
A total of 102 artists in multiple projects.
Delighted that my painting ‘In a hall of mirrors’ will be showing in the second iteration of ‘Vice Versa’ at MIRROR Gallery, Arts University Plymouth 24 October - 17 December.
Part of ‘The Errant Collaborators’, several projects/exhibitions brought together by Dan Howard-Birt.
Part of ‘The Errant Collaborators’, several projects/exhibitions brought together by Dan Howard-Birt.
October 8, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Delighted that my painting ‘In a hall of mirrors’ will be showing in the second iteration of ‘Vice Versa’ at MIRROR Gallery, Arts University Plymouth 24 October - 17 December.
Part of ‘The Errant Collaborators’, several projects/exhibitions brought together by Dan Howard-Birt.
Part of ‘The Errant Collaborators’, several projects/exhibitions brought together by Dan Howard-Birt.
Reposted by Helen G Blake
New podcast. Remembering the legendary and irreplaceable Manchán Magan who died last week. And revisiting our first chat where he told me his life story. ❤️
open.spotify.com/episode/1BxM...
open.spotify.com/episode/1BxM...
In memory of Manchán Magan
open.spotify.com
October 8, 2025 at 12:32 PM
New podcast. Remembering the legendary and irreplaceable Manchán Magan who died last week. And revisiting our first chat where he told me his life story. ❤️
open.spotify.com/episode/1BxM...
open.spotify.com/episode/1BxM...
Reposted by Helen G Blake
One chapter in, and I am going to have to also purchase this in E-reader format to annotate. I've been reading 2-3 books a month for 40+ years, and this will be the 2nd book I've ever made notes on. Beautiful writing with sharp edges; a sledgehammer to western hegemony & liberal ideology
October 1, 2025 at 11:31 AM
One chapter in, and I am going to have to also purchase this in E-reader format to annotate. I've been reading 2-3 books a month for 40+ years, and this will be the 2nd book I've ever made notes on. Beautiful writing with sharp edges; a sledgehammer to western hegemony & liberal ideology
Reposted by Helen G Blake
Exhibition Opening Soon! ✨📚
Manuscripts & the Mind: How we read & respond to the written word opens on 24 Oct!
👉🏻 chesterbeatty.ie/exhibitions/...
#LoveDublin
#ChesterBeatty
#ManuscriptsandtheMind
Manuscripts & the Mind: How we read & respond to the written word opens on 24 Oct!
👉🏻 chesterbeatty.ie/exhibitions/...
#LoveDublin
#ChesterBeatty
#ManuscriptsandtheMind
October 1, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Exhibition Opening Soon! ✨📚
Manuscripts & the Mind: How we read & respond to the written word opens on 24 Oct!
👉🏻 chesterbeatty.ie/exhibitions/...
#LoveDublin
#ChesterBeatty
#ManuscriptsandtheMind
Manuscripts & the Mind: How we read & respond to the written word opens on 24 Oct!
👉🏻 chesterbeatty.ie/exhibitions/...
#LoveDublin
#ChesterBeatty
#ManuscriptsandtheMind
'Hiccups', oil on linen, 30 x 24cm.
Tues 30 Sept is the final day of my show, 'Let the rules be soft' at The Molesworth Gallery, Dublin. Thanks to Gallery Director Ronan Lyons, and thanks everyone who has been to see the show.
molesworthgallery.com/exhibitions/...
Tues 30 Sept is the final day of my show, 'Let the rules be soft' at The Molesworth Gallery, Dublin. Thanks to Gallery Director Ronan Lyons, and thanks everyone who has been to see the show.
molesworthgallery.com/exhibitions/...
September 29, 2025 at 5:18 PM
'Hiccups', oil on linen, 30 x 24cm.
Tues 30 Sept is the final day of my show, 'Let the rules be soft' at The Molesworth Gallery, Dublin. Thanks to Gallery Director Ronan Lyons, and thanks everyone who has been to see the show.
molesworthgallery.com/exhibitions/...
Tues 30 Sept is the final day of my show, 'Let the rules be soft' at The Molesworth Gallery, Dublin. Thanks to Gallery Director Ronan Lyons, and thanks everyone who has been to see the show.
molesworthgallery.com/exhibitions/...
'Self and yourself', oil on linen, 30 x 24cm.
From my exhibition 'Let the rules be soft', which continues at The Molesworth Gallery until 30 September.
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For more information and to view works online, see:
molesworthgallery.com/exhibitions/...
#helenblake
#molesworthgallery
#dublingalleries
From my exhibition 'Let the rules be soft', which continues at The Molesworth Gallery until 30 September.
...
For more information and to view works online, see:
molesworthgallery.com/exhibitions/...
#helenblake
#molesworthgallery
#dublingalleries
September 24, 2025 at 7:31 PM
'Self and yourself', oil on linen, 30 x 24cm.
From my exhibition 'Let the rules be soft', which continues at The Molesworth Gallery until 30 September.
...
For more information and to view works online, see:
molesworthgallery.com/exhibitions/...
#helenblake
#molesworthgallery
#dublingalleries
From my exhibition 'Let the rules be soft', which continues at The Molesworth Gallery until 30 September.
...
For more information and to view works online, see:
molesworthgallery.com/exhibitions/...
#helenblake
#molesworthgallery
#dublingalleries
Reposted by Helen G Blake
This beautiful object is a fragment from the base of a 13th-century Syrian bowl.
It is decorated with a hare in an ‘arrested’ stance, that is with one of their front paws raised, and their head turned to the rear. Their two back legs are usually unnaturally lengthened.
EA1978.2398
It is decorated with a hare in an ‘arrested’ stance, that is with one of their front paws raised, and their head turned to the rear. Their two back legs are usually unnaturally lengthened.
EA1978.2398
September 18, 2025 at 7:01 AM
This beautiful object is a fragment from the base of a 13th-century Syrian bowl.
It is decorated with a hare in an ‘arrested’ stance, that is with one of their front paws raised, and their head turned to the rear. Their two back legs are usually unnaturally lengthened.
EA1978.2398
It is decorated with a hare in an ‘arrested’ stance, that is with one of their front paws raised, and their head turned to the rear. Their two back legs are usually unnaturally lengthened.
EA1978.2398
I'm really thrilled about this beautiful review by @tomlordan.bsky.social of my exhibition in today's Irish Times. Thank you.
The review will appear in the print edition on Wednesday.
'Let the rules be soft' continues at The Molesworth Gallery, Dublin until 30 September.
The review will appear in the print edition on Wednesday.
'Let the rules be soft' continues at The Molesworth Gallery, Dublin until 30 September.
Latest @irishtimes.com review is centred on the @helengblake.bsky.social beautiful exhibition Let The Rules Be Soft.
I discuss Blake's process of stratification and structured absences, the human and the inhuman, and her evocation of the transcendental.
www.irishtimes.com/culture/art/...
I discuss Blake's process of stratification and structured absences, the human and the inhuman, and her evocation of the transcendental.
www.irishtimes.com/culture/art/...
Helen Blake: Let the Rules Be Soft review – An absorbing, unmissable exhibition
Visual art: At the Molesworth Gallery in Dublin, Helen Blake’s immediately recognisable paintings are profoundly compelling
www.irishtimes.com
September 15, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I'm really thrilled about this beautiful review by @tomlordan.bsky.social of my exhibition in today's Irish Times. Thank you.
The review will appear in the print edition on Wednesday.
'Let the rules be soft' continues at The Molesworth Gallery, Dublin until 30 September.
The review will appear in the print edition on Wednesday.
'Let the rules be soft' continues at The Molesworth Gallery, Dublin until 30 September.
Lockdown project still keeping going… 🎉😅
September 8, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Lockdown project still keeping going… 🎉😅
Reposted by Helen G Blake
I visited the opening of @helengblake.bsky.social 's phenomenal Let The Rules Be Soft at the #Molesworth Gallery during the week. Exquisite, visually inventive, phenomenologically rich abstract painting. Really looking forward to writing my review - so much to grapple with!
#helenblake
#helenblake
September 6, 2025 at 12:19 PM
I visited the opening of @helengblake.bsky.social 's phenomenal Let The Rules Be Soft at the #Molesworth Gallery during the week. Exquisite, visually inventive, phenomenologically rich abstract painting. Really looking forward to writing my review - so much to grapple with!
#helenblake
#helenblake