Artist Information:
Bernadette Maccormick
Mayo,
Ireland
Member Since: Nov 2008
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Artist Statement:
My work deals with my ongoing
concern of trying to marry
drama with harmonious
composition, primarily in the
area of portraiture. I am
currently investigating this
with particular interest in
the elderly. I enjoy the
company of older people and
whilst I see poignancy and
seek atmosphere, I try to
avoid sadness. I do, however,
attempt to both capture and
therefore, provoke emotion.
I illuminate my subjects using
a variety of techniques and
from a variety of angles to
achieve different moods, which
can help to more clearly
display the individuals
character. But my
investigations are most
successful when my subjects
are lit from a dramatic angle
enabling me to see drama and
pursue the chiaroscuro effect
so successfully employed in
the past. I reference the work
of Caravaggio and Reubens from
an historical view point and
from a contemporary
perspective, the work of Ewan
Uglow, Lucien Freud and Frank
Auerbach are of particular
interest to me.
When I am nearing the end of
an artwork, as I can see more
and more clearly how the piece
is manifesting, I let it
evolve altering it according
to my personal engagement with
the concept. This is the stage
at which I ...
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Artist Reviews:
Bernadette MacCormick (b.1969)
I have rarely seen an artist
who can draw with such
accuracy and style, as Bernie
MacCormick. Her mastery of
pencil, and pen and ink is
just awesome. What is even
more unusual, is that she
draws with such feeling.
Rembrandt would be delighted
with a ...
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Bernadette Maccormick's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Bernadette Maccormick's Portfolio.
My work deals with my ongoing concern of trying to marry drama with harmonious composition, primarily in the area of portraiture. I am currently investigating this with particular interest in the elderly. I enjoy the company of older people and whilst I see poignancy and seek atmosphere, I try to avoid sadness. I do, however, attempt to both capture and therefore, provoke emotion.
I illuminate my subjects using a variety of techniques and from a variety of angles to achieve different moods, which can help to more clearly display the individuals character. But my investigations are most successful when my subjects are lit from a dramatic angle enabling me to see drama and pursue the chiaroscuro effect so successfully employed in the past. I reference the work of Caravaggio and Reubens from an historical view point and from a contemporary perspective, the work of Ewan Uglow, Lucien Freud and Frank Auerbach are of particular interest to me.
When I am nearing the end of an artwork, as I can see more and more clearly how the piece is manifesting, I let it evolve altering it according to my personal engagement with the concept. This is the stage at which I ... |
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Marianne, 2010
Digital Art,
Not for Sale
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