S E A´N G A L L ART
Mindscape Series
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Always returning 2009, 91x121cm acrylic and ink on gessoed canvas
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WIP 70x100cm 2026
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WIP 2026
From 2004-onward, Mindscape series and New Horizon (Failed Attempt at Straight Lines)
In response to living in Los Angeles and travelling to visit family in Northern California and the rugged West of Ireland, this series of mixed media drawing/paintings using ink and acrylic on canvas and paper mark these travels, from the bird’s eye view from Griffith Park to the views above clouds travelling to Ireland, and continuing with observations living in Rome with the many layers or stratification of the ancient, medieval and contemporary city. The surface is approached by either drawing obsessive detail upon detail or with one horizontal line across the entire canvas. This element is repeated over and over again across the picture plane. Slight variations in the movement of the hand add to the pattern as each additional line is recorded. The repetitive process refers to the interactive relationship between mountain ranges and urban sprawl as well as the influence of early eighties drawings by Peter Saville. The works begin with a failed attempt to draw a straight line, then this failed attempt is followed until the end of the canvas or paper.
Always returning 2009, 91x121cm acrylic and ink on gessoed canvas
70x100cm
WIP 70x100cm 2026
WIP 2026 From 2004-onward, Mindscape series and New Horizon (Failed Attempt at Straight Lines)
In response to living in Los Angeles and travelling to visit family in Northern California and the rugged West of Ireland, this series of mixed media drawing/paintings using ink and acrylic on canvas and paper mark these travels, from the bird’s eye view from Griffith Park to the views above clouds travelling to Ireland, and continuing with observations living in Rome with the many layers or stratification of the ancient, medieval and contemporary city. The surface is approached by either drawing obsessive detail upon detail or with one horizontal line across the entire canvas. This element is repeated over and over again across the picture plane. Slight variations in the movement of the hand add to the pattern as each additional line is recorded. The repetitive process refers to the interactive relationship between mountain ranges and urban sprawl as well as the influence of early eighties drawings by Peter Saville. The works begin with a failed attempt to draw a straight line, then this failed attempt is followed until the end of the canvas or paper.