Richard Gorman is one of Ireland's leading abstract painters. He studied at Trinity College Dublin and the Dun Laoghaire School of Art.Born in Dublin in 1946, the artist has divided his time over the last 35 years between Dublin, Milan and Tokyo. His long relationship with Japan, where he has made numerous visits, has been a major influence on his working methods and materials, notably with his use of handmade kozo washi paper to create large-scale works. Color plays an essential role in his...

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  Richard Gorman is one of Ireland's leading abstract painters. He studied at Trinity College Dublin and the Dun Laoghaire School of Art.Born in Dublin in 1946, the artist has divided his time over the last 35 years between Dublin, Milan and Tokyo. His long relationship with Japan, where he has made numerous visits, has been a major influence on his working methods and materials, notably with his use of handmade kozo washi paper to create large-scale works. Color plays an essential role in his work, in which he uses the bold tones of his geometric shapes to contrast with the delicate material of the paper on which they are printed.
  Richard Gorman's acknowledged genius with color and form enables him to create impressions in which static forms begin to quiver with energy, and different shades speak to each other, holding conversations on the paper he prefers for his work. His explorations of tone and form are experiments in the power of perceptioon, in which three dimensions appear, through his skillful balancing of tone and shadow. Richard's work is also playful, and there's a dancing joy in the bold simplicity of his pared-down forms.«Richard Gorman has a distinctive sense of color, inclined toward a classic, muted palette, with flashes of luminosity that belong entirely to a different tonal scale....stretches of stimulating tones: acid lemons and yellows, lime greens and salmon pinks. They dance against dark greys and browns,» writes Aidan Dunne (Irish Times, June 2007).Richard Gorman's work can be found in many important museums (the Ulster Museum, the OPW, Deutsche Bank and the New York Public Library, etc.) and the artist collaborates with highly reputed printing workshops. He has also collaborated with the Hermes fashion house to produce his designs for the silk scarf art collection.Richard Gorman regularly exhibits (solo shows) in Dublin, Paris, Milan and Tokyo, as well as taking part in group shows.Preferring to let himself be surprised, Richard Gorman follows no system, each of his compositions unfolding freely: he starts his sessions by improvising with a sheet of paper, a compass and a ruler, which he passes over the surface of wood, lino or litho to create his matrices. 
  

  

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