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Martin McCann - I remember Inis Mor
Estimate:
€200 - €300
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€300
Timed Auction
Arthouse 2024 - Day 1
ARTIST
Martin McCann
Size
17cm x 23cm x 4.5cm
Category
Description
About artist: Born in 1968, Martin McCann was lucky to have witnessed the many influential bands who came to play during the 1980’s and following a natural instinct, his singing voice led him to front the Dublin band SACK. His extensive portfolio includes worldwide tours and four studio albums of which the current offering entitled, Wake Up People! is receiving major accolades across press and media platforms. No stranger to the recording studio and the live stage his entire adult life, Martin has also sang with the RTE Concert orchestra and dabbled in critically acclaimed theatre productions taking him as far afield as the USA and New Zealand. Besides his ongoing involvement on the musical side of creativity, It’s now no surprise that Martin has channeled his artistic prowess and following a successful exhibition of his paintings in 2019 as part of the Culture Night festivities in Dublin, he has been well and truly catapulted into the visual arena to fulfil a lifetime ambition as a visual artist. In Summer 2023, Martin was invited to the beautiful Rathfarnham Castle in Dublin for his largest exhibition to date. The seven week residency spanning over three rooms featured 39 pieces ranging in size from 120cm sq to 30cm sq cradled boards. The exhibition entitled WABI SABI, relates to the Japanese aesthetic of the beauty of insignificance.

About Artwork I remember Inis Mor' is a cold wax medium and oil paint on cradled wooden box. It's an incidental piece and a slight departure from Martin's usual square format paintings. Square, cradled panels are normally Martin's preferred surface of choice but in this case, the box, lying about the studio seemed too charming to ignore so was put to good use. A memory of how the ocean appeared on Inis Mor some years ago comes to mind in this case of creative conservation.

Website: https://martinmccannart.com

Instagram handle:: @maxi68
Condition
Excellent Condition
Medium
Cold wax medium and oil paint
Signature
Yes