IRELAND

‘Acronym’. 1981
Oil on canvas. 180 x 180 cms.

This is an attempt to make a three-dimensional crossword visual poem painted on a flat surface (canvas). The idea was to place letters in a block form so that they would read as words when seen from different directions. Even though I found this to be impossible, I found and used some unusual and beautiful words, and I found painting the illusion of lose fabric very satisfying.

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‘The Colour of Sound’ 1982
Oil on canvas. 180 x 110 cms

Synesthesia is defned as a neurological condition in which information meant to stimulate one of your senses stimulates several of your senses. People are usually born with the condition, but some people develop it later. Researchers are still unsure about how common synesthesia is. One 2006 study proposed that it occurs in 2 to 4 percent of the population.

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‘Concrete Poem in Three Stanzas’. 1981
Oil on canvas 180 x 180 cms

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‘Trinity.’ A Self Portrait in Haiku. 1981
Oil on canvas. 120 x 360 cms

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Dublin Studio. 1982

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Dublin Studio. 1982

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Ballyrogan Studios, County Wicklow, Ireland 1982

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‘Deliver Us from Evil’
Oil on canvas. 120 x 100cms

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‘Myths and Legends of Ireland’ (The Tain)
Ink on paper 120 x 120 cms

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‘Myths and Legends of Ireland (The Tain)’ detail.
Ink on paper 120 x 120 cms

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‘Myths and Legends of Ireland’ (The Tain)
Ink on paper 120 x 120 cms

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‘Myths and Legends of Ireland’ (The Tain)
Ink on paper 120 x 120 cms

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‘Fagin Knew a Sin’.
An Anagram on ‘Finnigans Wake’,
by the Famous Irish writer James Joyce.)

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