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If you're an artist, what kind of art do you make?: Conceptual, Digital, Drawing, Painting, Photography, Printmaking

I am...: Daniel Mc Keon

I’m an artist (Painter) working from a studio in Henrietta street Dublin 1.
I attended Dunlaoghaire School of Art and was an early member of the Visual Arts Centre Dublin, one of the first co-operative studios in Dublin.
Over the years I’ve exhibited in many group exhibitions: Oireachtais /Independent artist /Boyle Arts festival /Wexford Artist Books exhibition /Ramus Artcore annual exhibition /Art of the State emerging art touring exhibition, catalogue.

I’ve also organised curated: Response: multimedia exhibition Irish Life centre 1995;
Flux: curated with Jackie Askew; Multimedia touring exhibition Kilkenny town hall; Droichead Arts Centre, co Louth; South Tipperary Arts centre Clonmel. 1997 - 1998.

1991 One person exhibitions. Droichead Arts centre, Drogheda co Louth.
1995 Altered States. The Guinness gallery, Foxrock co Dublin.
1998 Resonance with Jackie Askew. The Berkeley gallery, Thomastown co Kilkenny.

Exhibitions outside Ireland. 1997 Irish Scottish Art. Multimedia exhibition at various locations in the town of Burgwedel Hanover, Germany.
1996/1997 Claremorris open Claremorris /Hexham UK.
1998. Six Dubliner’s. Painting Photography Performance, as part of Greenwich and docklands international arts festival: Art in perpetuity trust gallery / studios London.

Awards: Arts council materials/equipment award
Art Flight- Aer Lingus Arts Council travel award
Arts Council Studio rental assistance grants.

About my artwork: Statement 2008

“The gravity series” paintings I’ve been working on for the past three years in my studio in Dublins Henrietta street are vibrant colourful abstract works that are based around the concept of gravity.
They are mostly process driven and retain a truthfulness to materials paint on canvas, surface / support, non illusionists or representational, but explore the physicality and luminosity of the paint itself.
Colour although often does reference the natural world i.e.; blue equates with water / sky, the colour red to fire / blood etc and some of the paintings can seem to reference landscape or reflections in water viewed through a many layered surface
There is also a performative element in the making of the paintings and because it is usually oil paint being used which can take a long time to dry between layers of paint a history is embedded in the surfaces of the works.

Artists I like: Caravaggio-Goya-Picasso-Gerhard Richter-Robert Mapplethorp-Jenny Saville
Howard Hodgin-Barry Flanagan-Andy Warhol-Marc Quinn-Jean Micheal Basquiat.
Louise Bourgeois-Edward Kienholz-Michael Cullen-Thomas Demand
Francis Bacon-Sean Scully-Mathew Barney-Mark Francis.

What exhibitions are good at the moment?: Julian Opie, Walking on O'Connell street. Dublin City Gallery,The Hugh Lane.

The centre of the artworld is: New York, London, LA, Berlin, Beijing, my studio, online, nowhere and everywhere

My artreview.com URL:
http://www.artreview.com/profile/DanielMcKeon
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At 2:28pm on 9th October 2008, Gary Farrelly said…: Hi,
Thanks for the comment. For the most part I make my work as one off pîeces. And upon closer inspection - the materials are not so conventional as one might think. Keep in touch -

Gary Farrelly
1983-2077

At 1:07pm on 8th October 2008, Alexander Innes said…: Dear Dan,

Forgive the late response. . . I only just realised a comment was there. Many thanks for the invitation. . . Happy to have You as a friend here. I hope all is well and Life is good.

Very Best Wishes,

Alexander.

At 3:32pm on 7th October 2008, Erztria said…: Hello ! Your gravity paintings are True !
And thanks for the comment, next time when you are in Estonia let me know. We will give you a nice tour around local museums, galleries and culture-factories. 'Our' main export artist was and is Jaan Toomik. Makes not bad videoart :)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaan_Toomik
The best!

At 10:49pm on 1st September 2008, Peter Richards said…: Hi Dan
good to hear from you, Video Cats is while ago - good times
i'm still based in Belfast but working with Golden Thread Gallery now - if your ever in town.. best p

At 7:17pm on 9th August 2008, Bernhard Winkler said…: Hi Daniel,
thank you for your hints. I`ve been already in the Tate and i also love his watercolors. Unfortunately his great oilpaintings wern`t there at that time, so have to go there once again.
Greetings Bernhard

At 1:46pm on 29th July 2008, Bernhard Winkler said…: Thank you for your invitation.
Greetings Bernhard

At 6:52pm on 21st July 2008, Rosemary Pierce-Lackey said…: Hi Daniel! I am new to artreview and just came across your gravity series ---LOVE IT!
I see that you also are a fan of Sean Scully. I recently did a series entitled "Lines and Angles" very much inspired by his complex use of stripes and layers. You can view a few of these pieces under my "Assemblage" album. I would welcome your input. Would love some feedback.
Thanks!
Rosemary

At 2:47pm on 13th July 2008, UmlautAmpersand said…: Hi there, thought you might be interested in my review of the Prado's major Goya exhibition on my blog – would be really keen to hear your thoughts:

http://umlautampersand.wordpress.com/

Umlaut.

At 4:25pm on 21st June 2008, michael hart said…: Daniel, thanks for reply. Have read your statement and looked at your artwork. It's great to see that someone else has a similar fascination with gravity, it gives me hope. I will be updating my statement and downloading more images over the next while. Have also got a couple of exhibitions coming up over the summer, in the middle of "spilling" onto mdf. Will keep you posted. Tell me if you have any shows, might get a chance to see them. Good luck.