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- Aughty Map, Mixed media on paper, 60x50cm, 2010
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- The Wind Hoverer – Kestrel, Watercolour on paper, 20x14cm, 2010
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- Hen Harrier, Watercolour on paper, 20x14cm, 2010
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- Smólach ceoil – Song thrush (Watercolour on paper, 20x14cm, 2010
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- Feasting on the wind, Animation (still), 2013
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- Feasting on the wind, Animation (still), 2013
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- Feasting on the wind, Animation (still), 2013
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- The Midnight Court, a participatory project by Maeve Collins and Marie Connole.
Marie Connole
Our relationship to our environment is strongly influenced by stories – fragmented or whole, fact or fiction. Growing up on a farm in north Clare my sense of belonging was shaped by a mingling of oral culture with my individual experiences.
Much of my visual art practice within GUAC examines rural heritage – folklore, superstition, myth and literature. Sifting through this knowledge distills the essential and leads to deeper understanding of place and self. Yet there is also acceptance of the ambiguous and the need for the mysterious, they demand their own space.
I explore these ideas and themes through painting, installation and animation. I also collaborate on participatory projects that explore human relationships within the community.
Throughout my work is the desire to re-interpret local wisdom for contemporary rural and urban audiences.
Bio
Marie Connole is a visual artist and teacher whose studio practice incorporates drawing, painting, installation and animation. In 2011 she curated the Ground Up Artists Collective event Rianta. Recent collaborative projects include Re-possession (eva International 2012), Aughty Public Art Projects (2010-11) and The Midnight Court (2011-present). She currently works as a part-time tutor with Clare VEC and is a graduate of NCAD, LSAD, and NUI Galway/Burren College of Art.
For more please visit www.marieconnole.com
