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Aoife Shanahan - Anticipation
Reserve not met
Estimate:
€3,000 - €4,000
Pending
€550
Timed Auction
Arthouse 2024 - Day 1
ARTIST
Aoife Shanahan
Size
28cm x 35cm
Category
Description
About artist: Aoife is a visual artist based in Dublin, Ireland. She received her MFA in Photography from the Belfast School of Art (2018).
Her work has been exhibited internationally. Recent exhibition venues include The National Gallery of Ireland, The Royal Hibernian Academy, Green on Red Gallery, Art Singapore and Photofairs Shanghai. She was the recipient of the 2016 RHA Curtin O'Donoghue Emerging Photographic Artist Award.
Her work resides in a number of collections including The National Gallery of Ireland, The OPW State Art Collection and The David Kronn/IMMA Collection.
About artwork: Anticipation is a piece from the series Within the Shadows. This piece is part of the National Gallery of Ireland's collection. This series has been exhibited internationally. Anonymous dwellers glide through beams of stark light and impenetrable shadow. The dark shadows fragment and isolate the lone figure. The scene is set and there is an edge of uncertainty, a palpable sense of anticipation intermingled with disquiet. “Within the Shadows” is a response to being submerged in a new environment and the work functions as a metaphor for the constant flux of modern living. While it is sometimes hard to ignore the alienation and disconnect often experienced in an urban setting, there are also rare moments of tranquillity. The city becomes centre stage, transferring from a physical space into a psychological one. The lone figure becomes an intriguing character within this space, challenging us to call upon our imagination, fears and fantasies to create new narratives, ones where hope prevails and anxiety fades.
Website: https://aoifeshanahanphoto.com
Instagram handle:: @aoife1shanahan
Framed: Yes, with glass; 62cm x 52cm x 1.25cm
Edition: Yes; 2 of 5
About artwork: Anticipation is a piece from the series Within the Shadows. This piece is part of the National Gallery of Ireland's collection. This series has been exhibited internationally. Anonymous dwellers glide through beams of stark light and impenetrable shadow. The dark shadows fragment and isolate the lone figure. The scene is set and there is an edge of uncertainty, a palpable sense of anticipation intermingled with disquiet. “Within the Shadows” is a response to being submerged in a new environment and the work functions as a metaphor for the constant flux of modern living. While it is sometimes hard to ignore the alienation and disconnect often experienced in an urban setting, there are also rare moments of tranquillity. The city becomes centre stage, transferring from a physical space into a psychological one. The lone figure becomes an intriguing character within this space, challenging us to call upon our imagination, fears and fantasies to create new narratives, ones where hope prevails and anxiety fades.
Website: https://aoifeshanahanphoto.com
Instagram handle:: @aoife1shanahan
Framed: Yes, with glass; 62cm x 52cm x 1.25cm
Edition: Yes; 2 of 5
Condition
Excellent Condition
Medium
Archival Inkjet Print
Signature
Yes
