Bryan McCormack

Bryan McCormack
Born (1972-09-15)15 September 1972
Dublin, Ireland
Nationality Irish
Known for sculptures, paintings, videos, photos, drawings, performance, installation,
Notable work 'When Joris Ivens meets Hraesvelgr,
Preservation is life - Les sons de ma vie
Movement Contemporary Art

Bryan McCormack (born in Dublin, September 15, 1972), is a Contemporary Artist who specifically deals with social subject matters. In the last fifteen years, Bryan Mc Cormack has had over 30 group and solo exhibitions. Currently he lives and works in Paris, France.

Life

After his initial studies, Bryan Mc Cormack left Ireland to travel. Today, based in Paris, he creates and exhibits, primarily, installations insitu and sculptures that are social in their concept.[1]

Work

2003- 2004

In 2003 and 2004, Mc Cormack exhibited at Castagneto Po Arti al Castello Foundation in Turin, Italy : Who Are The Heros (An Installation insitu, examining the devastating effects of military action) and : Unleashing The Design of Imponderable Immortality on the Misguided, Servile Burgeoise (An installation insitu, concerned with the economic divide between the different social classes).[2]

2005

In 2005, Bryan Mc Cormack exhibited at the Empire Gallery in London, an installation in-situ, titled : Intimate Whisperings While the Words Break Down (A work that investigated mental illness in today's society).

The same year he also exhibited at the Galerie Colbert in Paris the installation insitu : The Diaries of John Doe (3), (Which looked at the causes of loneliness and solitude in contemporary society).[3]

2006

In 2006, the Christian Colas Gallery in Paris hosted the installation insitu : See Nothing, Hear Nothing, No Nothing. (This work was concerned with people's apathy toward economic and social turmoil when not directly implicated).[4]

2009

The installation insitu : EarSpiltting Timbre (a work that commented on the destruction and urban violence of car bombs and urban terrorism in today's world) at UNESCO, Paris.[5][6]

2010

The monumental public sculpture : When Joris Ivens meets Hraesvelgr (Which is both a reflection on ecological politics in developed society, as well as, a tribute to the film "Le Mistral" (1966) by the dutch filmmaker Joris Ivens) was permanently installed at the Park St. Cloud in Paris.[7][8][9][10]

2011

The installation insitu : Preservation is Life The Sounds of my Life, (A work exploringboth the practices of "safesex" whilst also looking at the political ramifications of sexuality today) was installed over the six floors (escalators) of the Museum George Pompidou in Paris.[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23]

2012

The installation/performance : Chromo Zone Y (A performanceinstallation questioning poverty and it's consequences in how we live today. Produced by RainDogs Theatre Company) at the Theatre of Menilmontant, Paris.[24]

2014

The public installation homeless shelter : Van'Heart (An ephemeral installation day shelter for homeless people) accompanied the students of the College Marx Dormoy in Paris in creating a temporary refuge for the homeless.[25][26]

2015 ongoing

In collaboration with the City Hall of Paris, a continuing research and work on creating and producing a highlyconnected new form of urban installation : UPP Urban ProjectParis.

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References

  1. ↑ "L'art sans les manières".
  2. ↑ "Bryan Mc Cormack - See nothing, hear nothing, know nothing - du 28 février au 18 mars 2006".
  3. ↑ "Bryan Mc Cormack - See nothing, hear nothing, know nothing - du 28 février au 18 mars 2006".
  4. ↑ "Bryan Mc Cormack - See nothing, hear nothing, know nothing -".
  5. ↑ "VEhF – Ear Splitting Timbre".
  6. ↑ "EAR SPLITTING TIMBRE".
  7. ↑ "Catalogue interministériel des Dépôts d'Oeuvres d'Art de l'Etat".
  8. ↑ "When Joris Ivens meets Hraesvelgr à Saint-Cloud (92)".
  9. ↑ "Le CMN inaugure une installation de l'artiste Bryan Mc Cormack".
  10. ↑ "La renaissance du domaine de Saint-Cloud va commencer".
  11. ↑ "艺术家用安全套装饰艺术中心".
  12. ↑ "艺术家用安全套装饰艺术中心(图)".
  13. ↑ "用避孕套来诠释性艺术 另类创意（图）".
  14. ↑ Truffet, Camille. "80000 préservatifs à Beaubourg". LE PARISIEN.
  15. ↑ "Bryan Mc Cormack: The Sounds of My Life". SOtheby's Auction magazine.
  16. ↑ "Et aussi". TETU.
  17. ↑ "Bryan McCormack". www.centrepompidou.fr.
  18. ↑ LORET, ERIC. "Le centre Pompidou capote".
  19. ↑ Guay, Bertrand. "Installation au Centre Pompidou: préservatif à tous les étages". ladepeche.
  20. ↑ "80 000 préservatifs à Beaubourg". le parisien.
  21. ↑ "PRESERVATION IS LIFE | CONDOMS INSTALLATION". www.feeldesain.com.
  22. ↑ "80,000 condoms in the Centre Pompidou. Preservation is Life.". http://www.metalocus.es/. External link in |website= (help)
  23. ↑ "Centre Pompidou bekleed met 80.000 condooms". www.trouw.nl.
  24. ↑ "bryan mc cormack - BilletReduc.com". www.billetreduc.com. Retrieved 2016-09-24.
  25. ↑ "Des collégiens invitent des artistes dans leur camion pour le (...) - ActuaBD". www.actuabd.com. Retrieved 2016-09-24.
  26. ↑ "Van'Heart - About - Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2016-09-24.

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