anonymous
painting
2008-
Anonymous consists of a series of painted portraits, all measuring 142 x 88cm (a size which is proportional to that of plastic cards, e.g. credit cards etc.). The models used in the portraits are randomly selected. Each piece represents one anonymous figure trapped in a plastic-card sized universe. There are a number of themes running through the project; as it has been ongoing for several years, the themes change with changes in painting style and concept as the years go on.
This project is inspired by German Artist Martin Kippenberger, who began a project in his lifetime which he never managed to complete, attempting to create a series of paintings which, if stacked one on top of the other, would be equal to the height of the artist. This is the overall project goal (at 4cm/painting and a height of 180cm, it will take 45 paintings to complete this collection).
Once Spotted on a Pushbike, 2011, Oil on canvas, 88 x 142cm
Untitled 1, 2007, Oil on canvas, 88 x 142cm
Unresponsibility, 2008, Oil on canvas, 88 x 142cm
Pearl Necklace, 2011, Oil on canvas, 88 x 142cm
Cloak and Dagger, 2008, Oil on canvas, 88 x 142cm
Young Irradiated Girl Communicating With Nothing, 2008, Oil on canvas, 88 x 142cm
influences
things I read or saw that helped create this project
- jessica morgan (ed) martin kippenberger (2006)
collaborators
colleagues who worked on this project with me
- everyone, but many didn't know it
financial support
people or organisations who helped fund the work
- sligo arts office for the 2011 paintings, completed in iceland on residency – more info at project Floating Islands