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Artist Statement:
My work deals with my ongoing
concern of trying to marry
drama with harmonious
composition, primarily in the
area of portraiture. I am
currently investigating this
with particular interest in
the elderly. I enjoy the
company of older people and
whilst I see poignancy and
seek atmosphere, I try to
avoid sadness. I do, however,
attempt to both capture and
therefore, provoke emotion.
I illuminate my subjects using
a variety of techniques and
from a variety of angles to
achieve different moods, which
can help to more clearly
display the individuals
character. But my
investigations are most
successful when my subjects
are lit from a dramatic angle
enabling me to see drama and
pursue the chiaroscuro effect
so successfully employed in
the past. I reference the work
of Caravaggio and Reubens from
an historical view point and
from a contemporary
perspective, the work of Ewan
Uglow, Lucien Freud and Frank
Auerbach are of particular
interest to me.
When I am nearing the end of
an artwork, as I can see more
and more clearly how the piece
is manifesting, I let it
evolve altering it according
to my personal engagement with
the concept. This is the stage
at which I ...
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Artist Reviews:
Bernadette MacCormick (b.1969)
I have rarely seen an artist
who can draw with such
accuracy and style, as Bernie
MacCormick. Her mastery of
pencil, and pen and ink is
just awesome. What is even
more unusual, is that she
draws with such feeling.
Rembrandt would be delighted
with a ...
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Bernadette Maccormick Biography:
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Age
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41
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| Gender |
Female
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| Status |
Single
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| Children |
99
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| Religion |
not provided |
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| Education |
Undergraduate Degree |
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| Hobbies / Interests |
not provided |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Painting Oil
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| Favorite Arthistory Movement |
Baroque - (1600 - 1750)
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| Favorite Visual Artist |
Ewan Uglow
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| Favorite Work of Art |
The Magpie - Claude Monet
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| Biggest Artistic Inspiration |
An interesting face inspires me and interesting people. |
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| Why Did You Become An Artist |
I can remember very clearly creating a collage of a woman standing in front of an oriental building at the age of 10 and I remember being really excited about how it was developing and loving what I had produced at the end of my labours. That is when it started for me. I still have that piece. |
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| Your Personal Biography |
Bernadette grew up in Kent in south east England but she has been living in the west of Ireland since 2002 and has been knowingly creating artworks since the age of 10.
Her home situation in her formative years, whilst being happy, was unencouraging artistically. None of her friends or family shared her love for the enquiry of the subject of creativity.
After years of living with the regretted decision of not to go to art college when she left school, Bernie eventually decided to go to college as a mature student to study for her longed for art degree. She has been a practising professional visual artist ever since. |
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