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Chris O'Brien Shanahan has been creating visual art works since graduating from art college in 1985. The work is inspired by our natural environment and changing seasons. Boundary lines that separate, link, divide, protect or connect people and places are central themes in my work. Since childhood I have thought of hedges as remnants of ancient forests; as pathways - sheltering wildlife and connecting tracts of woodlands. They reveal glimpses of places to explore - between and beyond. The changing colours of nature and their impact on our subconscious are important. Within our creativity the boundary lines connect 'between' or 'around' individual and collective cultural identities; offering glimpses of other states of being, perceptions and ways of seeing. Facilitated creative workshops, installation and collaborative work reflect the ethos of the 'slow movement' - supporting creativity, valuing local cultural and natural heritage and exploring new ways of promoting natural and sustainable development. Christine exhibits with 20ten. Latest NEWS Saturday 27th April - SLOW ART DAY 2013 at Garter Lane Arts Centre
My third year hosting Waterford's ‘Slow Art Day’ event which takes place at Garter Lane Arts Centre on April 27th between 11am and 1pm. www.garterlane.ie GROUP Exhibitions : Scattering-Gathering exhibition to travel to Kilkenny Art Festival 9th - 18th August 2013
Summer Collection - 20ten exhibition at Index Gallery 12th to 28th July
7 February to 27 March 2013 - Scattering-Gathering, Garter Lane Arts Centre
CREATIVE Workshops : Wednesdays 11.00am to 12.30pm, Tramore Coastguard Cultural Centre:
"Drawing: movement and line" Garter Lane Arts Centre 2pm Saturday 23 February, 2013
COLLABORATIONS : December 2012 The Same but Different - Soma Contemporary Art Gallery, Waterford -
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| Moving On, pen on paper, 2013 | Waiting, pen on paper, 2013 | Origin, oil on canvas, 2012 | the same But Different, installation, 2012 | Evening Light, oil on canvas, 2011 | winter solstice, photographic print, '07 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| © Chris O'Brien Shanahan 2006- 2013, all images, paintings, photographs © Christine O'Brien Shanahan |