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Sean Corcoran MIDI (born July 8, 1969) is an Irish Visual Artist noted for his Stained Glass, Mosaics and Wooden Sculpture. In more recent years he has exhibited his work in Digital Art, Photography and Handmade Maps. He also designs Interiors and has been accepted as a member of The Institute of Designers of Ireland[1]. He resides in Waterford, Ireland with his family.
He was resident artist/designer and co-owner (with his father Jim) of The Salvage Shop which is now closed. A place with a great reputation for it's weird and wonderful stock and it's association with the arts in Waterford. It was described by Art Critic Liam Murphy as an Emporium of the Imagination. In 1998 The Salvage Shop assisted Red Kettle Theatre Company with their production of Jim Nolan’s play entitled The Salvage Shop that was loosely based on the Corcoran's premises.
Sean Corcoran's solo exhibitions have included Bandsaw and Glasscutter in 1996 Streetscape and Other Shapes in 1999 Photo Distortions in 2005 and Lost and Found[2] in 2006. He has been involved in many group shows and in 2000 was one of the American Artist Ernest Ruckle's collaborators for the Euro Disney Art Show held in the Louis K. Meisel Gallery in Soho, New York[3]. He is currently working on as series of photographic projects including what he terms; Drive by Shootings and The Face of a city. His official website shows an extensive portfolio of work and has a regularly updated Journal[4]. In 2009 he completed a Map and Guide and DVD of Omey Island in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland [5]. He claims to have witnessed a dobhar-chu / Master Otter in the lake on the Island[6]. He has recieved much media coverage for his creations[7].
External links
- Official website
- A mixed gallery of work created by Sean Corcoran up to 2007 on DeviantArt
- An online exhibition of Lost and Found Characters created by Sean Corcoran on DeviantArt
- A gallery of Sean Corcoran's Photography on DeviantArt
- Sean Corcoran's channel on YouTube
- Artist Profile on the Mutation Ezine.
- Waterford Teacher Centre Art Collection.
==References==[8]
- ^ http://www.idi-design.ie/directory/index.php?member=A-F Directory of The Institute of Designers of Ireland
- ^ http://www.rte.ie/news/2006/1108/nationwide_av.html National RTÉ TV Interview about his 2006 Lost and Found exhibition.
- ^ http://www.iol.ie/~ruckle/c00.htm Ernest Ruckle's collaborators.
- ^ http://www.seancorcoranart.com Sean Corcoran's Official Website
- ^ http://cartophilia.com/blog/2009/08/omey-island.html Online feature of Sean Corcoran's Omey Island Map.
- ^ Irish Times Article Written by Lorna Siggins, October 12, 2009
- ^ http://www.seancorcoranart.com/section223538.html TV, Radio, Newspaper, Magazine and online Articles and Interviews.
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