IF there were a few "heads" at the Kitchen, there was a mysteriously artistic representation of many more Morphic Heads later at the Rubicon Gallery in St Stephen's Green for the opening of Aidan McDermott's second exhibition there.
Though they look like portraits of real people, the paintings are of miniature clay sculptures made by Aidan himself. Young restaurateur Trevor Brown, who has just celebrated a year in one of one of the most difficult industries with Dish, in Temple Bar, was one of the first to drop in. Make-up artist Maire O'Sullivan, who was keenly interested in the intricacies of the faces on canvas, was there with her partner, Derek Wallace, the art director on the movie The General. Architect and keen art-collector Susanne Freeney was there with her partner, Naoise Barry, after a bit of shopping for their new home in East Wall. Susanah de Wrixon said she was off to London shortly to do a month's run with the Nualas at Drill Hall in the West End. And before moving on to the private party at Doheny & Nesbitt's pub in Baggot Street, artist Donald Teskey said he was "delighted" with his recent sell-out success at the London's Art First Gallery.