Artist Information:
Laurie O'Reilly
Haliburton,
Canada
Member Since: Feb 2008
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Artist Statement:
Figurative work has the
ability to speak to time and
place in a unique manner. With
this in mind I have begun to
look at and develop my work
with some of the sensibilities
of a "Visual Anthropologist'
My paintings include present
day artefacts, usually in the
form of earings, trinkets or
decorations. They are painted
in acrylic in large,loose,
fast, strokes to reflect the
materials, intensity and speed
of present day life.
As a visual story teller I
work towards telling the
stories of children, teens and
young adults in their 'here
and now' as they grow in 21st
Century societies. As a
'method painter' I spend weeks
building my character's
presence. When their voice is
strong, their emotions sharp
and their features clear, I
can paint in an energetic,
gestural, fashion that has
been described as, planned
spontaneity.
I endeavour to create
paintings that are open
enough, both thematically and
technically, to invite the
viewer into the process. To
this end I work towards pieces
that are technically loose and
'emotionally three
dimensional' Paintings that
give the viewer the
opportunity to visually finish
parts of the paintings as well
as build a unique and personal
third ...
Further Information
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Artist Exhibitions:
The Art Gallery
137 Melville St Dundas Ontario
Canada
Opening April 4th 1-4
Runs April 4th-30th
'Paternity Suite'
Rails End Gallery
23 York St. Haliburton Ontario
Canada
Opening May 8th 2-4pm
Runs May 8th through to June
20th
Ontario Arts Council grant
recipient
'Tour de Forest' studio ...
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Laurie O'Reilly's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Laurie O'Reilly's Portfolio.
Figurative work has the ability to speak to time and place in a unique manner. With this in mind I have begun to look at and develop my work with some of the sensibilities of a "Visual Anthropologist'
My paintings include present day artefacts, usually in the form of earings, trinkets or decorations. They are painted in acrylic in large,loose, fast, strokes to reflect the materials, intensity and speed of present day life.
As a visual story teller I work towards telling the stories of children, teens and young adults in their 'here and now' as they grow in 21st Century societies. As a 'method painter' I spend weeks building my character's presence. When their voice is strong, their emotions sharp and their features clear, I can paint in an energetic, gestural, fashion that has been described as, planned spontaneity.
I endeavour to create paintings that are open enough, both thematically and technically, to invite the viewer into the process. To this end I work towards pieces that are technically loose and 'emotionally three dimensional' Paintings that give the viewer the opportunity to visually finish parts of the paintings as well as build a unique and personal third ... |
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