Other side of the world Charcoal on wood 2006 45in by 35inThursday, 20 November 2008
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About Me
- Patrick O'Rourke
- As a person I always found an inclination towards Art, in its production and all aspects connected with art practice. As a child I found most enjoyment in the drawing anything from space ships to towering knights. As I moved upwards through the education system I experimented with other media but never lost my love to sit and sketch. As I grew older the space ships fell away and my work moved towards fine art and the subject matter changed from the pictorial to the expressive. The world I strive to show is one of urban life, giving the viewer a sense of familiarity and in a setting close to home. I have tried to deal with subjects that may be relevant to the viewers own life. Using socially recognizable settings and observational skills to communicate a narrative of some shared experience the viewer connects with. My work has moved at times from the studio and onto the sittings that are reflected with in my drawings. By drawing onto walls of abandoned houses I want to show what was (or perhaps could have been) left behind, the trace of lives. These drawings confront the viewer with an uncomfortable world of grim, everyday life in the very rooms and spaces that inspired it.
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