1 The Wooden
Building, Exchange Street Upper, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
John
Fitzsimons
'Pyramid'
September 6 to September 31
The Olivier Cornet Gallery is delighted to present 'Pyramid', an exhibition of new works by John
Fitzsimons.
Exciting and obscure re-interpretations and
re-evaluations of ancient civilizations and their megalithic structures
–Egyptians, Mayans, pyramids, Stonehenge- inform his new series of
work.
Artist's statement:
"Egyptologist, Dr. Carmen Boulter’s, research intrigued
me the most. She talks about the pyramids as ‘sophisticated harmonic structures
that mirror the stars but are also designed to replicate harmonic clarities of
the human body.” She talks of a ‘golden age’ in Ancient Egyptian society based
on equality, balance and peace. She proposes that the Egyptians would have
viewed society today as a "dark age". I found this fascinating. My paintings
began as an homage to these societies. I wanted to achieve this harmony and
clarity in my own work and I took their megalithic sites and structures as my
visual cue. As I worked, I found myself contemplating more and more about
society today. During the process the dialogue shifted from one with the past to
one with the present -looking back but moving forward- in the end these
paintings are about hope, aspirations and possibilities."
John Fitzsimons
- August 2012
John Fitzsimons graduated from the Dun Laoghaire
Institute of Design, Art and Technology (IADT) with an honours degree in fine
art in 2000.
He was a member of the Graphic Studio Dublin from 1995
to 2008, where he regularly showed work as well as in various other galleries
around Ireland.
In 1998 he was selected along with three other artists
to show in an exhibition in Sweden which was a collaboration of their print
studio in Stockholm and the Graphic print studio in Dublin. Since 2006, John has
been working for Stoney Road Press editioning art. Amongst the artists that he has had the privilege to
work with and learn from at Stoney Road Press, John has been particularly
influenced by Patrick Scott and Brian O'Doherty.
John also teaches a painting course with the VEC in
Lucan. 'Conversion' was John's first solo exhibition curated by
Olivier Cornet at Filmbase in 2011.
'Pyramid' will run from September 6 to September
30
Gallery opening hours:
Tuesday - Saturday: 11 am to 6
pm
(till 8 pm on Thursdays)
Sunday: 12 noon to 5 pm
And by appointment
For more information, contact us
at
info@oliviercornetgallery.com
www.oliviercornetgallery.com
T: +353 01 677 0280
M: +353 (0)87 2887261
