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Born 1957 Kilkenny, Ireland. Known for: Geometric and whimsical animal sculpture, pop artand abstract painting.
One of Ireland's most innovative and versatile artists, Patrick O'Reilly has become well known for his dynamic visual vocabulary. O'Reilly produces bronzes with a kind of dreamlike, surreal... Read full biography
One of Ireland's most innovative and versatile artists, Patrick O'Reilly has become well known for his dynamic visual vocabulary. O'Reilly produces bronzes with a kind of dreamlike, surreal exactitude. Perfectly at home in his wide variations of scale, there is an underlying note of social... Read full biography
One of Ireland's most innovative and versatile artists, Patrick O'Reilly has become well known for his dynamic visual vocabulary. O'Reilly produces bronzes with a kind of dreamlike, surreal exactitude. Perfectly at home in his wide variations of scale, there is an underlying note of social compassion and identification with the lonely, and the unwanted people of society. And from a certain angle, O'Reilly can also be seen as one of the creators of a new kind of folk culture and street... Read full biography
One of Ireland's most innovative and versatile artists, Patrick O'Reilly has become well known for his dynamic visual vocabulary. O'Reilly produces bronzes with a kind of dreamlike, surreal exactitude. Perfectly at home in his wide variations of scale, there is an underlying note of social compassion and identification with the lonely, and the unwanted people of society. And from a certain angle, O'Reilly can also be seen as one of the creators of a new kind of folk culture and street mythology. He draws from contemporary imagery ranging from fair ground figures to horror comics, but there is a humour and imaginative freedom in his approach. Patrick O'Reilly born in 1957 in Kilkenny, Ireland and studied at the Belfast College of Art in... Read full biography
One of Ireland's most innovative and versatile artists, Patrick O'Reilly has become well known for his dynamic visual vocabulary. O'Reilly produces bronzes with a kind of dreamlike, surreal exactitude. Perfectly at home in his wide variations of scale, there is an underlying note of social compassion and identification with the lonely, and the unwanted people of society. And from a certain angle, O'Reilly can also be seen as one of the creators of a new kind of folk culture and street mythology. He draws from contemporary imagery ranging from fair ground figures to horror comics, but there is a humour and imaginative freedom in his approach. Patrick O'Reilly born in 1957 in Kilkenny, Ireland and studied at the Belfast College of Art in 1975/76. O'Reilly has exhibited throughout Ireland, England, and Europe with major solo exhibitions in Dublin, Belfast, Berlin, London,... Read full biography
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One of Ireland's most innovative and versatile artists, Patrick O'Reilly has become well known for his dynamic visual vocabulary. O'Reilly produces bronzes with a kind of dreamlike, surreal exactitude.
Perfectly at home in his wide variations of scale, there is an underlying note of social compassion and identification with the lonely, and the unwanted people of society. And from a certain angle, O'Reilly can also be seen as one of the creators of a new kind of folk culture and street mythology.
He draws from contemporary imagery ranging from fair ground figures to horror comics, but there is a humour and imaginative freedom in his approach. Patrick O'Reilly born in 1957 in Kilkenny, Ireland and studied at the Belfast College of Art in 1975/76. O'Reilly has exhibited throughout Ireland, England, and Europe with major solo exhibitions in Dublin, Belfast, Berlin, London, Paris, Athens, Vienna, Brussels, Montreal, Marseilles and China.
O'Reilly's works are included in the permanent collections of the Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin, AIB, Bank of Ireland and other important public and private collections in Ireland, Europe and America.Biography from the Archives of askART
Adare Manor is now home to the largest figurative bronze sculpture ever made in Ireland. The sculpture of a Bear, standing at four metres tall, was produced by renowned Irish artist Patrick O’Reilly, and now resides on the grounds of Adare Manor for our guests to enjoy.
The Bear sculpture titled In Search of Lost Time shows the Bear marching forward. From childhood days, one of our first memory is that of a teddy bear, which personifies companionship, trust and innocence. The Adare Bear represents our lives with an air of optimism, as we all march on taking on the wonders of life.
Patrick O’Reilly, who produced the four meter high sculpture of the Bear, said: “The Bear allows viewers to revisit the essence of their past, leading to flashbacks and recollections of preceding times. That significant memory involves events long past with happy and joyous nostalgia but with an awareness that live moves on”.
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"Meet the Adare Bear," March 30, 2018, Adare Manor, Web, Dec. k2018