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Martin Finnin BIOGRAPHY
Born 1968 Limerick, Ireland. Known for: Abstract figural image painting, found object, mixed media surfaces.
Born in 1968, it is Martin Finnin's proud boast that he has dropped out of no less than three art schools in Dublin, Limerick and Cork. He spent some time traveling before returning to Cork in the... Read full biography
Born in 1968, it is Martin Finnin's proud boast that he has dropped out of no less than three art schools in Dublin, Limerick and Cork. He spent some time traveling before returning to Cork in the mid-1990's to resume his career. Although there can be no question of a direct influence, his work... Read full biography
Born in 1968, it is Martin Finnin's proud boast that he has dropped out of no less than three art schools in Dublin, Limerick and Cork. He spent some time traveling before returning to Cork in the mid-1990's to resume his career. Although there can be no question of a direct influence, his work shares certain characteristics with that of Matt Lamb. Finnin's early work was a built up relief effect, which was often three dimensional. Coral sand, zinc powder, powder paints, fur, quail eggs, toy... Read full biography
Born in 1968, it is Martin Finnin's proud boast that he has dropped out of no less than three art schools in Dublin, Limerick and Cork. He spent some time traveling before returning to Cork in the mid-1990's to resume his career. Although there can be no question of a direct influence, his work shares certain characteristics with that of Matt Lamb. Finnin's early work was a built up relief effect, which was often three dimensional. Coral sand, zinc powder, powder paints, fur, quail eggs, toy soilders, even Monster Munches were all incorporated in Finnin's work. More recent works seem to follow the same combination of complex surfaces and simple figures, but his work has been simplified to good effect making it stronger and less diffuse.... Read full biography
Born in 1968, it is Martin Finnin's proud boast that he has dropped out of no less than three art schools in Dublin, Limerick and Cork. He spent some time traveling before returning to Cork in the mid-1990's to resume his career. Although there can be no question of a direct influence, his work shares certain characteristics with that of Matt Lamb. Finnin's early work was a built up relief effect, which was often three dimensional. Coral sand, zinc powder, powder paints, fur, quail eggs, toy soilders, even Monster Munches were all incorporated in Finnin's work. More recent works seem to follow the same combination of complex surfaces and simple figures, but his work has been simplified to good effect making it stronger and less diffuse. Source:. Saatchi Online: http://www.saatchionline.com/profiles/index/id/89724... Read full biography
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Born in 1968, it is Martin Finnin's proud boast that he has dropped out of no less than three art schools in Dublin, Limerick and Cork. He spent some time traveling before returning to Cork in the mid-1990's to resume his career.
Although there can be no question of a direct influence, his work shares certain characteristics with that of Matt Lamb. Finnin's early work was a built up relief effect, which was often three dimensional. Coral sand, zinc powder, powder paints, fur, quail eggs, toy soilders, even Monster Munches were all incorporated in Finnin's work.
More recent works seem to follow the same combination of complex surfaces and simple figures, but his work has been simplified to good effect making it stronger and less diffuse.
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Saatchi Online: http://www.saatchionline.com/profiles/index/id/89724Biography from the Archives of askART
A native of Limerick, Ireland, Martin Finnin studied there at the College of Art and later at the National College of Art and Design.
Finnin is now a resident of Cork City, where a triptych of his hangs in the Cork Opera House, whilst more of his work can be found in the permanent collection of the Crawford Gallery.
Mark Ewart writing in The Irish Times called him "the most innovative and exciting artist currently in Ireland" (17th August, 1999).