Artist: John Shinnors (b.1950) Title: Birds Over Loop I (2004) Signature: signed lower right Medium: oil on canvas, six panels (each 25.5cm x 30.5cm) Size: 76½ x 91½cm (30 x 35in) Provenance: Taylor Galleries, Dublin (label verso) Private Collection More info: Click to read more about this lot John Shinnors was born in Limerick in 1950 and studied at the Limerick School of Art and Design. He has exhibited nationally and internationally since the 1980's with the Taylor Gallery, Dublin as his principal gallery. He is a member of Aosdána and is involved in the promotion of the arts through the Shinnors Scholarship and the Shinnors Drawing Award. Shinnors is represented in many private and public collections and was the subject of the RTE 1 documentary "Split Image John Shinnors". Shinnors paints reoccurring themes which allows him to paint portraits with dramatic contrasts of light and dark, these dark and light tones are a major element in his work with shapes taking precedence over line. The shapes are nearly square in format with broad flat strokes. The blacks and whites are rich with yellow and gold hues. The work is textured with great atmosphere and energy compelling the viewer to be involved.
Artist: John Shinnors (b.1950) Title: Birds Over Loop I (2004) Signature: signed lower right Medium: oil on canvas, six panels (each 25.5cm x 30.5cm) Size: 76½ x 91½cm (30 x 35in) Provenance: Taylor Galleries, Dublin (label verso) Private Collection More info: Click to read more about this lot John Shinnors was born in Limerick in 1950 and studied at the Limerick School of Art and Design. He has exhibited nationally and internationally since the 1980's with the Taylor Gallery, Dublin as his principal gallery. He is a member of Aosdána and is involved in the promotion of the arts through the Shinnors Scholarship and the Shinnors Drawing Award. Shinnors is represented in many private and public collections and was the subject of the RTE 1 documentary "Split Image John Shinnors". Shinnors paints reoccurring themes which allows him to paint portraits with dramatic contrasts of light and dark, these dark and light tones are a major element in his work with shapes taking precedence over line. The shapes are nearly square in format with broad flat strokes. The blacks and whites are rich with yellow and gold hues. The work is textured with great atmosphere and energy compelling the viewer to be involved.
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