What's this? Heroic figures walking into the setting sun... sun? Well, they say Dublin's changed - but to that extent? Twenty years ago I remember rain, poverty, every second person you met was a bum painter, poet or musician, preparing to emigrate (I wonder what's become of them?). I imagine it's just too expensive for the artists to live there now, and that these figures you depict are pharmaceutical industry types, electriclal engineers, and accountants?
Sierra Leone
Oil on canvas
150cm x 150cm / 59.1 in x 59.1 in
On 1 December 2000, the United Nations General Assembly adopted, unanimously, a resolution on the role of diamonds in fuelling conflict, breaking the link between the illicit transaction of rough diamonds and armed conflict, as a contribution to prevention and settlement of conflicts (A/RES/55/56). In taking up this agenda item, the General Assembly recognized that conflict diamonds are a crucial factor in prolonging brutal wars in parts of Africa, and underscored that legitimate diamonds contribute to prosperity and development elsewhere on the continent.
http://www.un.org/peace/africa/Diamond.html
Delivering Diversity
South William St, Dublin
The Temporary Sanity of the Pedestrian Crossing
Aston Quay, Dublin
The Homer of Oyster Stout
Parliament St, Dublin / Ola ar chanbhás x cm
Great Famine Memorial
Custom House Quay, Dublin. Oil on canvas / Ola ar chanbhás 50cm x 60cm
Golden Gate to the Sun
Temple Bar, Dublin
Waiting in the Sun
Abbey Street Upper, Dublin
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23 Aug 07 10:27
great sense of light
Crossing the River Liffey
Halpenny Bridge, Dublin
Parnell's Providence
O'Connell St, Dublin
Larkin's Despair
O'Connell St, Dublin
O'Connell Bridge Traffic
O'Connell Bridge, Dublin
Backpackers' Odyssey
O'Connell St, Dublin
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09 Nov 07 06:14
What's this? Heroic figures walking into the setting sun... sun?
Well, they say Dublin's changed - but to that extent?
Twenty years ago I remember rain, poverty, every second person you met was a bum painter, poet or musician, preparing to emigrate (I wonder what's become of them?).
I imagine it's just too expensive for the artists to live there now, and that these figures you depict are pharmaceutical industry types, electriclal engineers, and accountants?
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10 Nov 07 17:59
Well, unfortunately, you have probably missed the best bit as it seems that we are slowly moving back to the tough times of the 80's!
Making a break for it
South Great Georges Street , Dublin
The Eternal Sunshine of the Luas Terminal
Saint Stephen's Green West, Dublin.
The Era of the Mobile Phone
South William Street, Dublin.
Liffey Swim 2007,
Bachelors Walk Boardwalk, Dublin.
Where was I going?,
O'Connell Street, Dublin
In the Shadow of the Spire
O'Connell Street, Dublin
Still Hoping for a Parallel Park
Ormond Quay Upper, Dublin Oil on canvas / Ola ar chanbhás 60cm x 80cm
Banana Route
South Great Georges Street, Dublin.
Sunny Side of the Street
Parliament St, Dublin
The Quays to the Kingdom
Bachelors Walk, Dublin
Seeking Modest Pleasures
Temple Bar Food Market, Meeting House Square, Dublin
Signs Of Our Times
Westmoreland St, Dublin
Pink Shop
Dame St, Dublin
Joyce Moanologue
North Earl St, Dublin
Observing the Customary Rites
East Essex St, Dublin
Getting the Car is Half the Battle
South William St, Dublin
Town House Superterranean
Castle Market, Dublin
Struggle of the Muses
Dame St, Dublin
Conversations of the Gods
South William St, Dublin
Wishful Drinking
Temple Bar, Dublin
Prodigal Sun
Talbot St, Dublin
Lost Shade of Green
Sth William St, Dublin
Aftermath, Pakistan
AFTERMATH OF SUICIDE BOMBER, Morgue in Rawalpindi, Pakistan
KIBERA, NAIROBI
KIBERA, NAIROBI, Kenya
FAVELA, RIO DE JANEIRO
FAVELA, RIO DE JANEIRO Brazil
DHARAVI SLUM, MUMBAI
DHARAVI SLUM, MUMBAI India
SOLDERING CIRCUIT BOARDS
SOLDERING CIRCUIT BOARDS Toy factory Shantou, Guangdong, China
PHONE RECYCLING
PHONE RECYCLING Mumbai, India
RUBBISH DUMP RECYCLING
RUBBISH DUMP RECYCLING Phnom Penh, Cambodia
SHIP DISMANTLING
SHIP DISMANTLING, Alang Shipyard, India
Interrogation
South America
AERIAL BOMBARDMENT
AERIAL BOMBARDMENT Oil on canvas 150cm x 150cm / 59.1 in x 59.1 in
DIAMOND PANNING
Sierra Leone Oil on canvas 150cm x 150cm / 59.1 in x 59.1 in On 1 December 2000, the United Nations General Assembly adopted, unanimously, a resolution on the role of diamonds in fuelling conflict, breaking the link between the illicit transaction of rough diamonds and armed conflict, as a contribution to prevention and settlement of conflicts (A/RES/55/56). In taking up this agenda item, the General Assembly recognized that conflict diamonds are a crucial factor in prolonging brutal wars in parts of Africa, and underscored that legitimate diamonds contribute to prosperity and development elsewhere on the continent. http://www.un.org/peace/africa/Diamond.html