“I believe colour is a universal language common to all people, I have dedicated my time over the past forty years to understanding it’s principals and properties.” Francis Tansey
Francis Tansey was born in Dublin in 1959 and has been one of the most popular Irish artists over the last four decades. He studied at the National College of Art and Design in (1978-1983) specializing in abstract art and in 1985 he became the first Artist in Residence, at The Butler Gallery, Co. Kilkenny, where his brightly coloured geometric acrylic painting’s caused great interest. Tansey's unique distillation and interpretation of Colourism, gained him immediate recognition worldwide and particularly in Ireland. He first rose to prominence with his inclusion in R.O.S.C. in 1988 as the youngest artist ever to have exhibited in this prestigious International Exhibition.
His work is in the collections of The National Gallery of Ireland, The Ulster Museum, Arts Council of Ireland, Dublin Writers Museum, Citibank; Greencore Group, Glen Dimplex, Guinness Group, Elan, Jefferson Smurfit Group, Allied Irish Bank, The Central Bank and Government Buildings Dublin
Image: 'Archetype No. 2'/40 X 40 inches/Acrylic on canvas.
Below is a short interview with Francis Tansey by Robert Manson where they discuss his working methods:
