The National College
Mary A. Fitzgerald
A Composite Form
Central to this work is an investigation of drawing in its broadest sense and of how the images and their meaning are transformed by their positioning together and their placement in a public space. This selection of work originates from appropriated images, which have a particular visual currency for me as an artist. The premise of this work is to engage with the viewer. My interest lies in the visual propositions created by composite forms and configurations and the use of the multiple. Using existing and commonplace images, the work presents a range of clues in sequences, which suggest dual meaning and an underlying sense of unease. The sequences invoke a flowing rhythm along the wall, an interplay between abstraction and figuration. The images expose the complexity of understanding in what is read or seen. The work positions itself between meaning, humor and malevolence, visual spectacle and pathos.
Education
Post Graduate Studies
- National College of Art & Design Master Fine Art 2002-2004.
- Dublin Institute of Technology National Diploma in Graphic Reproduction Technology 1988-1989.
Graduate Studies
- National College of Art & Design B.A. Fine Art, Print 1987-1988.
- Dunlaoghaire Institute of Art, Design & Technology National Diploma Fine Art, Print 1983-1987.
Selected Solo Exhibitions
- 2003 'Drawn' Original Print Gallery, Temple Bar, Dublin.
- 2002 'New Work' Grafikens Hus, Stockholm, Sweden.
Selected Group Exhibitions
- 2004 RHA Annual Exhibition.
- 2003 New York Print Week National Arts Club, New York, Gallery of Graphic Art, New York. 2002 Irish Printmakers Group Show, Grafiska Sällskapei, Stockholm, Sweden.
Awards
- 2003 Professional Development Award, Arts Council of Ireland.
