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37 John Shinnors (b.1950) Figure by the Black Seasigned lower right, signed & titled on reverse
oil on canvas
61 x 61cm (24 x 24in)
Provenance:
Private Collection
€8,000-12,000 (£6,956-10,434)
John Shinnors was born in Limerick in 1950 and studied at the Limerick School of Art and Design. He has exhibited nationally and
internationally since the 1980’s with the Taylor Gallery, Dublin as his principal gallery. He is a member of Aosdána and is involved
in the promotion of the arts through the Shinnors Scholarship and the Shinnors Drawing Award. Shinnors is represented in many
private and public collections and was the subject of the RTE 1 documentary “Split Image John Shinnors”. He is involved in pro-
moting the arts through the Shinnors Scholarship. He lives and works in Limerick.
Shinnors paints reoccurring themes and this allows him to paint portraits with dramatic contrasts of light and dark, these dark and
light tones are a major element in his work with shapes taking precedence over line. The shapes are nearly square in format with
broad flat strokes. The blacks and whites are rich with yellow and gold hues. The work is textured with great atmosphere and energy
compelling the viewer to be involved.