Conor Walton Explained
Conor Walton (born 1970) is an Irish figurative painter. Walton lives and works in Wicklow, Ireland.[1]
Biography
Walton was born in Ireland and trained at the National College of Art and Design in Dublin and Charles Cecil Studios in Florence, Italy.[2] Walton has been featured in multiple Irish and international solo exhibitions.[3] [4]
His commissioned portraits can be found in many public and private collections, including The National Self Portrait Collection of Ireland,[5] The Irish Armed Forces[6] and those of Trinity College and University College, both in Dublin.
His work has also featured on book covers[7] [8] and postage stamps in Ireland and abroad.[9]
Work
Walton paints principally from life, eschewing photorealism for more painterly values. While retaining an uncanny realism from a distance, on close examination his mark-making is often gestural and the surface densely worked.[10] [11] [12] [13]
Awards
Further reading
- Joseph Bravo, The Bread and Butter Paintings of Conor Walton, JosephMBravo.com, 5 November 2017
- James Waller, Conor Walton: Pessimism, Painting and the Incandescent Spark, West Cork Review, 5 February 2017
- "It's a Great Time to be a Cultural Pessimist", Interview with Conor Walton, Penduline Press, 15 June 2013
- Andres Orlowski, Access to Incandescence: The Paintings of Conor Walton, Combustus Magazine 23 May 2014
- John Seed, Conor Walton: Contemplating Higher Things, The Huffington Post, 1 September 2014
- Niall MacMonagle, Black Hole by Conor Walton, The Irish Independent, 25 November 2013
- Jane Humphries, Elements, Irish Arts Review, Winter 2012, pp. 76–77
Notes and References
- Web site: Egan. Barry. 'I'd rather be up a mountain than in the museums'. Irish Independent. 27 March 2018. en.
- Web site: Conor Walton, Irish Painter: Biography, Paintings. Visual-arts-cork.com. 27 March 2018.
- Web site: Conor Walton-Allegories of Painting. McEvoy. Lorraine. Dunamaise Arts . en-gb. 2017-09-26.
- Web site: NUMU: Still Life Painting Workshop with Conor Walton - Nov. 14th and 15th. Patch.com. 27 March 2018. 29 September 2015.
- Web site: National Self Portrait Collection of Ireland University of Limerick. ulsites.ul.ie. 2017-05-26.
- Book: Chiefs of Staff The Portrait Collection of the Irish Defence Forces. 978-1-84588-755-1 . Hodson . Tom . 2012 .
- News: Kinder, Kinder!. 2017-05-26. en.
- News: Was für ein Glück?. 2017-05-26. Peter Lang. en.
- Web site: Ireland Spain Stamp Issue. An Post. 2017-05-26.
- Web site: Conor Walton: Contemplating Higher Things. Seed. John. 2014-09-01. Huffington Post. en-US. 2017-05-26.
- News: Tipton. Gemma. Ideas for 2016: A year to paint a portrait. The Irish Times. 27 March 2018.
- News: MacMonagle. Niall. Black Hole by Conor Walton - Independent.ie. 27 March 2018. Irish Independent. en.
- Web site: Hess. F. Scott. Art That Hurts. Huffington Post. 27 March 2018. 9 November 2015.
- Web site: RDS TAYLOR ART COMPETITION WINNERS 1878 – 2015. Royal Dublin Society. 27 March 2018.
- Web site: BP Portrait Award 2005. National Portrait Gallery. en. 2017-05-26.
- Web site: Kennedy. Maev. Painstaking artist wins £25,000 BP Portrait Award. the Guardian. 27 March 2018. en. 14 June 2005.
- Web site: 2013-2014 Salon: StillLife results. Art Renewal Center. 27 March 2018. en.
- Web site: 2014-2015 Salon: StillLife results. Art Renewal Center. 27 March 2018. en.
- Web site: Lo mejor de la pintura realista vuelve al IAACC Pablo Serrano El Digital de Asturias. www.eldigitaldeasturias.com. 30 May 2018 . es-ES. 2018-06-05.
- Web site: El arte figurativo y el retrato pisan con fuerza en el Pablo Serrano. Toquero. Alejandro. heraldo.es. 2018-06-05.
- Web site: 1º Premio - 1st Prize. Concurso de retrato Modportrait. es-ES. 2018-06-05.
