Studio shot of the Floating Islands project in progress, Nes, Skagastrond, Iceland (June 2011) - image courtesy of Nes.
What Goes Up
Oil and Acrylic on Linen, 210 x 130cm | This work marked the beginning point of the crossover into the "Archipelago" project. The painting looks at the failing of Irish society based on the fall of the construction industry in the latter half of the 00's.
Dancing to Korobeiniki A
Acrylic on Linen 2011, 55 x 48cm | This work is based on the Russian folk song Korobeiniki (popularised by the video game Tetris), using the themes of this song alongside the idea of island separation.
Dancing to Korobeiniki B
Acrylic on Linen 2011, 55 x 48cm | This work is based on the Russian folk song Korobeiniki (popularised by the video game Tetris), using the themes of this song alongside the idea of island separation.
Dancing to Korobeiniki C
Acrylic on Linen 2011, 55 x 48cm | This work is based on the Russian folk song Korobeiniki (popularised by the video game Tetris), using the themes of this song alongside the idea of island separation.
Dancing to Korobeiniki D
Acrylic on Linen 2011, 55 x 48cm | This work is based on the Russian folk song Korobeiniki (popularised by the video game Tetris), using the themes of this song alongside the idea of island separation.
Dancing to Korobeiniki
Acrylic on four linen 2011, individually 55 x 48cm | This work is based on the Russian folk song Korobeiniki (popularised by the video game Tetris), using the themes of this song alongside the idea of island separation.
Working Hardly
Acrylic on Canvas 2011, 61 x 46cm | Using the theme of construction, this work is about Ireland and Iceland's similarities in terms of recent economic activity.
Floating Islands
Oil on Two Linen 2011, 136 x 101cm | This work uses a variety of imagery relating to Ireland and Iceland designed to tie relationships between the two islands.
30 Years of Pirates
Acrylic and Mixed Media on Canvas, 209 x 77cm | This work uses imagery from Ireland and Iceland, jarring together graphs, photographs and maps to create a relational space between the two islands through painting.