I am a self-taught abstract painter and sculpture from Northern Ireland inspired in part by Ireland's prehistoric past and her landscape and my name is Seanna O'Boyle-Irvine.
A few years ago I discovered Rock Art for the first time. Probably like me you have never heard of this - man-made markings found in rocky outcrops and passage tombs, a global phenomen and full of symbolism whose meaning, even today, is still not totally understood. I felt it was too important to ignore and I had to use it in my art.
The strange thing is that for years I had been gathering bog wood, bog pine to be precise and storing it in a shed, knowing it was important material. So I took a sample to Queen's University, Belfast and discovered it is In fact an amazing c. 5,000 years old. So think about it, this was living timber millennia ago, quite unique. The perfect wood therefore for prehistorically inspired sculptures and I add 24 carat gold gilding and set them on bronze bases. The wood deserves this finish.
You do not need to be interested in archaeology to appreciate art inspired by our prehistoric ancestors - art is art.
Hit the Gallery button to see more of my work, go to the Archaeology page to learn more or even call or email me to learn more about my process or to talk about a piece.
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