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 Resume
Denis Lynch was
born in Cork City in 1960. After secondary school he attended Crawford College
of Art & Design in 1980. He graduated in 1984 with a National Diploma in Fine Art
(Sculpture). After graduating, he travelled extensively around the world including
:- Australia, South America, India/Nepal, Thailand, Africa, and Europe. He joined
the staff of Crawford College of Art in 1986 where he currently works as a
foundation year instructor.
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Artists Statement
I
often question the need to make art, the compulsion to create imagery and the
attempt to articulate fleeting ideas and concepts. It is certainly a frustrating
activity requiring large amounts of time, energy and creativity - often with
dubious results! I only know that I must do it, that it would be wrong not to and
I am almost certain that in this life-time I will never be able to answer why this
is so.
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"Through very direct carving
in wood he developes themes of ancient deities, whose presences were intuited in the
landscape. Nature for him is a quasi-human, not necessarily benign, but powerful
presence".
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"He goes to pre-monotheist
cultures to see forms, images and stories which acknowledge nature as powerful. Thus
some of the sculptures have a slightly Oceanic, African tone; others are Celtic. He
uses the totom pole structure at times incorporating it into an Irish context".
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"The work is vigorous and
honest and developes debate on urgent and topical issues such as gender and
ecology. The energy and vitality of Artists like Denis Lynch and the exploratory
nature of his work surely attests to a society where Art at last, or once more, may
find a central place.".
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