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Artist Exhibitions:
1965 Caltex National Art
Competition, certificate of
merit.
1976 Texaco National Art
Competition, prize for work of
special merit.
1980 Group show, The Third
Policeman Gallery, Dublin.
1987-90 Solo Shows, Cathach
Books, Dublin.
1980-90 Peoples Art
Exhibitions, Dublin.
1991 National Portraits
Awards.
1991 Iontas, Sligo, Ireland.
1991-92 ...
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Artist Galleries:
more information is available
on John's web site
www.nolanart.com...
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Collections:
The Department of Defence.
The National Treasury, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin.
The Kings Inns, Dublin.
Microsoft Ireland, Dublin The
Royal Academy of Sciences,
Moscow.
American Biogenetic sciences
Inc. New York.
Institute Of Music, Berlin,
Germany. Radisson worldwide,
Dublin.
Esat Digifone Ireland, Dublin.
Acrobat Design consultants,
Dublin.
Larch Consulting, England.
Fragrances ...
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Artist Statement for John Nolan
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John Nolan was born in 1958, in Dublin, Ireland.His exuberant modern figurative style combines bold outlines with bright exotic colours. His interpretation of various motifs ( Fish, Landscape, Flowers, Birds,Human Figure,Still Life,Trees) transmits a positive upbeat feeling to his viewers.
Along side this exploration John has been developing his abstract style, for many years. In the abstract work he experiments with colour through gestural brushstrokes. There is no discernable subject matter, he has abandoned the motifs of his modern figurative work and focuses on pure colour and composition. Basically it is the artist, the canvas, the colour and the brush. His palette is still as vibrant as ever, using exuberant and exotic colours. He starts a painting with no definite preconceptions but simply an impulse, a subliminal thought about colour, space or form. He pushes beyond realism to build images that have power and urgency. It is a journey attempting to understand himself and existence, to give through his painting definition to the essence of being in the universe. His paintings are charged with masses of energy which cause the surface to move in vibrant harmony. Whatever inner pulse guides his work dictates his longing for colour and forms, and explores his imagination and inner experience.More information is available on his website www.nolanart.com Enjoy your journey.
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