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Bernadette Kiely BIOGRAPHY
Born 1958. Known for: Plein air landscape painting.
Following is a review written by Neil Collins (Editor) (Jan 2009). Online Encyclopedia of Irish and World Art. http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/contemporary-artists/bernadette-kiely.htm. Bernadette... Read full biography
Following is a review written by Neil Collins (Editor) (Jan 2009). Online Encyclopedia of Irish and World Art. http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/contemporary-artists/bernadette-kiely.htm. Bernadette Kiely (b.1958). If Leo Tolstoy had used paint instead of words to express his feelings for the earth... Read full biography
Following is a review written by Neil Collins (Editor) (Jan 2009). Online Encyclopedia of Irish and World Art. http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/contemporary-artists/bernadette-kiely.htm. Bernadette Kiely (b.1958). If Leo Tolstoy had used paint instead of words to express his feelings for the earth and soil to which he was so attached, I feel sure he would have produced works similar to those of Bernadette Kiely. Her extraordinary imagery of the close-up world of gorse, mud, mould and other... Read full biography
Following is a review written by Neil Collins (Editor) (Jan 2009). Online Encyclopedia of Irish and World Art. http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/contemporary-artists/bernadette-kiely.htm. Bernadette Kiely (b.1958). If Leo Tolstoy had used paint instead of words to express his feelings for the earth and soil to which he was so attached, I feel sure he would have produced works similar to those of Bernadette Kiely. Her extraordinary imagery of the close-up world of gorse, mud, mould and other natural phenomena, has an unmistakable Tolstoyan air about it - like you're knee-deep in a bog, with only wind and rain for company. The Swiss painter Henry Fuseli (1741-1825) once remarked to a friend that when he stood in front of a landscape painting... Read full biography
Following is a review written by Neil Collins (Editor) (Jan 2009). Online Encyclopedia of Irish and World Art. http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/contemporary-artists/bernadette-kiely.htm. Bernadette Kiely (b.1958). If Leo Tolstoy had used paint instead of words to express his feelings for the earth and soil to which he was so attached, I feel sure he would have produced works similar to those of Bernadette Kiely. Her extraordinary imagery of the close-up world of gorse, mud, mould and other natural phenomena, has an unmistakable Tolstoyan air about it - like you're knee-deep in a bog, with only wind and rain for company. The Swiss painter Henry Fuseli (1741-1825) once remarked to a friend that when he stood in front of a landscape painting by the great John Constable (1776-1837), it made him "call for my greatcoat and umbrella"; Kiely's work has a similar s... Read full biography
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Following is a review written by Neil Collins (Editor) (Jan 2009).
Online Encyclopedia of Irish and World Art
http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/contemporary-artists/bernadette-kiely.htm
Bernadette Kiely (b.1958)
If Leo Tolstoy had used paint instead of words to express his feelings for the earth and soil to which he was so attached, I feel sure he would have produced works similar to those of Bernadette Kiely. Her extraordinary imagery of the close-up world of gorse, mud, mould and other natural phenomena, has an unmistakable Tolstoyan air about it - like you're knee-deep in a bog, with only wind and rain for company. The Swiss painter Henry Fuseli (1741-1825) once remarked to a friend that when he stood in...But wait, there's more...
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