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Dead Reckoning Drawing

Kevin Ryan

Ireland

Drawing, Charcoal on Paper

Size: 24.8 W x 18.9 H x 1.6 D in

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ABOUT THE ARTWORK

This drawing is in one way an homage to my father, who introduced me to the thriller films of the 40’s and 50’s, crime melodramas better known now as film noir, when I was growing up in the 70’s . This led to a fascination with movies like The Glass Key and The Big Sleep along with the work of Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler. I also became interested in how writers like Don DeLillo, James Ellroy and Paul Auster have adapted and played around with conventions of the crime novel and in the playfulness of modern film noirs like Blood Simple and Fargo by the Coen Brothers. There is a sense of both abundance and economy within a good mystery story. Nothing is wasted; every sentence or piece of dialogue is significant. The world of the film or book comes to life, teeming with possibilities, secrets and contradictions. Even the most trivial thing can have meaning and nothing can be overlooked. Language becomes a powerful weapon that both conceals and reveals and the centre of the story shifts and jumps about as both the detective and the reader/viewer struggle to find the truth. The work is framed in a wooden frame and is ready to hang.

DETAILS AND DIMENSIONS
Drawing:

Charcoal on Paper

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One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:

24.8 W x 18.9 H x 1.6 D in

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I am an artist based in Wexford town and have studied at Wexford School of Art and at IADT. I have worked on community-based projects in Dublin, Wexford and Waterford and have exhibited in Wexford, Waterford, and Dublin and have video work shown in Mexico, Cambodia and Morocco. In my art practice I use drawing, painting and film to explore how art can be a process of personal social and professional development. I also work with community groups and give drawing and painting workshops. I have contributed articles and reviews to Circa and VAI and am a member of VAI. I was a co-founder and director of Studio Nine/Wexart an artist led organization based in Wexford Town where I developed an interest in artist led projects. I have been involved with Wexford Documentary Film Festival, beginning in 2014 where I curated a screening of local Wexford based film makers and artists. I became a permanent member of the team in 2017. I am also a member of Creative Communities Panel with Wexford County Council where my most recent project was working in collaborating with Access 2000 Woman’s Group Wexford in creating a book of reminisces and photographs about growing up in Wexford. Between the years 2016 until 2019 I have worked with the Elephant Collective on Picking Up the Thread. A multi-media touring exhibition to commemorate and highlight the women who have died in our maternity services.

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