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was born in Dublin in 1963.
He majored in sculpture in the College of Marketing &
Design, Mountjoy Square. He works with Acrylic on canvas,
mixed media, and also with digital imagery.
The work is probably best classified by the era in which
it is produced rather than attributing a 'style' to it.
To date he has sold work to many private and corporate
collections worldwide. |
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'DEPARTURES' (Solo) The Red Stables, Dublin, May 2008.
New paintings incorporating traditional techniques and media, including oils, acrylics, pen & ink, digital images and pencil, on canvas, paper and newsprint, but combined and layered in new ways.
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'EVOLUTION' (Solo) Market House Arts Centre, Dungarven, Co. Waterford, September 2005.
A new collection of PCB Paintings, and abstract canvas panels.
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'2 x 2' (2 man show) Ardgillan Castle, Co. Dublin, September 2004.
Along with a new collection of PCB Paintings, James exhibited, for the first time, abstract canvas panels.
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'TRIPARTITE' (Solo) Bank of
Ireland Arts Centre, Dublin, June 2003.
This exhibition featured 3 styles of painting: PCB paintings, landscapes
and new work from the Jazz series. |
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'ORDER Vs CHAOS' (Solo) Multiflex,
Blanchardstown, Dublin, November 2001.
The first collection of PCB painitngs from James' new
studio, incorporating new techniques. |
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'NEW WORK' (Solo) Navision,
Vedbaek, Copenhagen, August & September 2000.
James was requested to exhibit his PCB paintings by Navision
in Denmark. |
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'GEMINI' (Solo) Daffodil Gallery,
Skerries, Co. Dublin, June 2000.
The first exhibition to include a mixture of PCB paintings,
and paintings on canvas. Although James has been working
on canvas for many years, this was the first time such
works have been shown in a formal exhibition. |
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'MILLENNIUM' (Solo) Gallery
44, Cork, January 2000.
An exhibition of paintings executed on Printed Circuit
Boards highlighting the impact of the technology revolution
at the turn of the millennium. |
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'2K' (Solo) Mullingar Arts
Center, Co. Westmeath, September 1999. |
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'NEW ICONS' (Solo) Wexford
Arts Centre, Wexford. October 1997. |
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'ICONS' (Solo) Alliance Francaise,
Kilare St. Dublin. June 1997. (View Press Details) |
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Merrion Square Open Air Exhibition
(weekly since 1993). |
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Peoples Art Dublin, St. Stephens
Green (1988 to 1994, 1998, 2001). |
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Raheny Library (Solo) (1985
& 1988). |
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A.I.B. Raheny (Solo) 1988. |
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He has had work selected from
Open Submission for S.O.S. (Skerries) in 1998, and Eigse
(Carlow Arts Festival) 1996.
He has also previously shown paintings & sculpture
in group shows and in many Dublin Galleries. |
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Irish Government: Department of Defence;
COMPUTER PARTS INTERNATIONAL PLC, Nottingham; Carmel Chemicals
Inc. California; Connect Electronics, Dublin & Florida;
Beckinridge Technology Information, Belfast; The Computer Advisory
Centre, Manchester; (Dublin):CAP GEMINI IRELAND; RTE (National
Broadcaster); Post Consult International(An Post Group); Microsoft
Corporation; Big Picture Software; Nvision; Craig Gardiner &
Co., (Financial Services); Multiflex;Paradigm Technology; Baker
Consultants (Systems & Communications); Net-House Internet
Café, Deecal International Ltd.; Simpson Financial &
Technology P.R. Consultants; The Discovery Programme, (Archeologicial
Research); AV Edge; Software Solutions Ltd.; PMA Law Offices;
SISK Contract Interiors. |
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Painting has been my passion since childhood, but painting and viewing artwork is a very personal experience.
I am moved by good art and I hope people experience a similar reaction when they view my work.
Nobody creates the images I want to see, so I produce them myself and hope to provoke a reaction by sharing my vision.
The figure continues to be an important vehicle in my exploration of new ideas, and my training as a sculptor is easily
seen in my stylised or ‘broken sculpture’ figures. 10 years working as an IT consultant prompted me to use Printed
Circuit Boards (PCB’s) to reference technology in my work. I also use canvas, digital images and newsprint in
conjunction with acrylic paints. As a self-taught painter I have developed a unique range of techniques, and experiment
with these elements of materials and techniques to facilitate an evolution of my work. It’s an organic process.
My paintings have evolved incrementally to produce two main types of work: the technology paintings and the abstracts.
The technology paintings originally incorporated PCB’s to reflect our relationship with the technology revolution.
Initially the PCB was used as a canvas for figurative paintings, but I realised that the backgrounds (backing boards)
offered more scope to be creative. Now, I’m layering materials and paint to create more complex images, often producing
haphazard backgrounds to generate a visual and textural contrast to the precision of the PCB. The objective is to produce
arresting images.
The abstracts came from the need to work without the constraint of size or format determined by the PCB’s,
but also from the desire to have free reign with colour and shape. Some of these pieces reflect my fascination
with patterns, and the interaction of colours. However, I realised quickly that it wasn’t necessary to conform to
rectangular formats, so for some of these works I have developed curved canvas panels to compliment the organic
colour shapes painted on them. I’ve been painting abstracts for three years, and they have developed in stages.
Like all my work, they will continue to evolve in the years to come.
To ensure complete control of my creative processes, I produce all my own canvasses and customised frames in my studio and workshop.
Each painting represents progress along a curving road to an unknown destination, but each step is very rewarding in itself.
Winner,
Certificate of Merit: 'Best Imaginative Composition', at the
R.D.S. Calor Gas Exhibition 1995, Winner, Certificate of Merit:
'Best Figurative Composition' at the R.D.S. Calor Gas Exhibition
1996. He was accepted as a full member of AAI (Association of
Artists in Ireland) in 1995. |
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© James Quinn 2008 |
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