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Painting, Oil on Canvas
Size: 78.7 W x 59.1 H x 1.6 D in
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Polymer coating, silk and oil on canvas. The canvas is stretched on a wooden frame and artwork is ready to hang. Framing is not required. This artwork was shown in Palazzo Bembo as a part of my installation in Venice Biennale 2022. WATER DANCE is a mantra to soaring beyond boundaries with grace and boundless power. It’s a metaphor for endless possibilities, an acknowledgement of time which haunts, holds, and cuts through each painting. A system in place which continuously tests his eventual acceptance and dialogue with the real world, in other words, an opening of windows to the world. Laying the canvas flat lets Whelan proceed with a surgeon’s precision whilst not compromising or assuming what may come. Drawing inspiration from the natural world, his canvases swirl like painterly voyages of the consciousness and draw attention to the beauty, fragility and vulnerability of our environment. “Water is flowing in the river, And river is within me.”
2023
Oil on Canvas
One-of-a-kind Artwork
78.7 W x 59.1 H x 1.6 D in
Not Framed
Yes
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Ireland
Fintan employs a distinctive method of painting, an alchemical blend of pigments, oils, and various media. This approach, marked by spontaneity and rawness, captures the essence of his creative philosophy. With colours performing a kaleidoscopic dance on his canvases - that imitates the fluid nature of consciousness. The interplay of light and texture emerges as a signature element in his work. Through this nuanced exploration, he seeks not to imitate nature but to draw inspiration from it, creating a bridge between the familiar and the novel in his artistic expression. Abstraction takes centre stage in the artist's oeuvre, providing a canvas for non- figurative exploration. Yet, he challenges the traditional notion of abstraction, viewing it not as a label but as an inherent part of every artistic process. His abstract artworks, rich in emotional depth and intellectual resonance, invite viewers on a journey into the unknown, echoing Mark Rothko's assertion that "a painting is not a picture of an experience but is the experience." Fintan Whelan was born in Dublin and has spent his adult life in Ireland, Spain and Germany (his current home). He is a resident artist at Chelsea Harbour Design Centre (London), CICA Museum (Seoul) & Pouch Cove Foundation (Newfoundland, Canada). His Water Dance Series was featured in a large installation in Palazzo Bembo during Venice Art Biennale in 2022.
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