Gearóid O'Dea

My artistic practice is centrally concerned with mark making. Spanning painting, sculpture and drawing, these various mediums and materials lend themselves to my explorations of cognitive function and anxiety. These range from two-dimensional wall mounted pieces to in and outdoor installations. Combining the physical presence of sculpture with a variety of mark making techniques. My current series is informed by my experience with heightened personal anxiety. This is aided by primary documentation and with the exploration of theoretical frameworks. During my current project it occurred to me that the counter-balance to an anxiety disorder could be the act of being present in one’s surroundings and being aware of life around you. I have seen a parallel between the deliberate observation of life that the practice of mark making requires and the everyday effort of being present in the world. Thus asking them to reflect on the act of viewing and grounding them in that moment. The works are done using the mediums of gouache, oil paint, oil stick, coffee and colouring pencil with a focus on meticulous detail and the blending of objects physical forms.

When I focused on my immediate surroundings in a moment of panic I could become more...

NCAD Fine Art B.A. Hons - 2011

NCAD Fine Art Media M.A. - 2013

First Fortnight DE:TOX, Film base – January 2012

INTRIM, IMOCA May – January 2012

Cumulative Frustrations, Grosvenor Studios February 2013

Collaborations, 13 Smock Alley – February 2013

Excess Baggage, Tallinn, Estonia – March 2013

MA Fine Art, Graduate exhibition, NCAD – June 2013

Curb your Carrie Bradshawism, The MART – September 2013

Art, Line and Sinker, The MART – November 2013

Grosvenor Studios exhibition, The MART – December 2013

Bernard Shaw invitational, Dublin – February 2014

I pity the fool, The MART – April 2014

Three Lads One Page, Beatyard festival – April 2014

Landmarked, The MART – August 2014

Peachy, Temple Bar Gallery and studios – May 2015

Instinct Hive, Gallery, Los Angles – July 2015

Instinct part two, SMAS, Los Angles – July 2015

Quote/Unquote, The MART, – August 2015

Waterford Walls, Waterford City – August 2015

Human Appeal Syrian aid, – December 2015 ‘

Le Chéile I Ngruaig’ Woman of the 1916 rising, Dublin - March 2016

‘Activating Pangea’ DAC Gallery - Los Angles - April 16.

Peachy, ‘FEAR’, Temple Bar Gallery and studios – August 2016

Waterford Walls, Waterford City – August 2016