Artist Information:
Loretto Cooney
Longford,
Ireland
Member Since: Jul 2009
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Artist Statement:
I am interested in projects
that evolve casually, by
default, without necessarily
having an initial conceptual
framework.My interest in the
casual and in limitations,
personal and other, as an
element in my process was
triggered by the Logbook
Project which gew out of a
practice that evolved
organically around my working
day and the need to make time.
The painting project
documented here evolved from a
similar logic: using a
personal limitation as a
system for collecting images
from the net. The default here
is my habitual misspelling. I
allow the search engine’s
prompt to guide me. Choices of
color and technique are also
random.
A BEAUTIFUL RANDOMNESS
Since beginning this project I
have learned that the word
Google is itself a
mis-spelling of a numerical
term. Not only that but the
naming of the numeral, as a
googol, is a beautiful story
of randomness. Google in
googol and find the story....
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Artist Exhibitions:
EDUCATION:
2008 BA (Hons.), Fine Art,
(Paint),
First Class Hons. GMIT,
Galway.
2006 BA Art and Design
(Distinction), GMIT, Castlebar
Co. Mayo.
EXHIBITIONS:
SELECTED
2009 Claremorris Open
Exhibition. Curated by Tom
Morton, Hayward Galleries
Project Space, London,
co-curator of the 2010 British
Art Show and contributing
editor of Frieze ...
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Loretto Cooney's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Loretto Cooney's Portfolio. Browse Cooney's body of work: I am interested in projects that evolve casually, by default, without necessarily having an initial conceptual framework.My interest in the casual and in limitations, personal and other, as an element in my process was triggered by the Logbook Project which gew out of a practice that evolved organically around my working day and the need to make time.
The painting project documented here evolved from a similar logic: using a personal limitation as a system for collecting images from the net. The default here is my habitual misspelling. I allow the search engine’s prompt to guide me. Choices ... |
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