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Gillian Lawler
"My paintings are modeled on modern building developments, high-density living, apartment upon apartment, tightly packed and claustrophobic. These densely layered images meditate on the possible long-term rise and fall of cities, suggesting vast and possibly fragile ambitions. The American historian Lewis Mumford (1895-1990) argued that the structure of modern cities is partially responsible for many social problems seen in western society. While pessimistic in tone, Mumford argues that urban planning should emphasize an organic relationship between people and their living spaces.
This body of work focuses on a sense of unease within an urban architectural context. I want to consider spatial, structural and psychological fluctuations and schisms within an urban framework. Formerly familiar structures appear strange and peculiar. The act of architecture is significant in its unavoidable manner of influence and its ability to affect mood, orientation, pleasure, economy and feelings. This work explores anxiety and estrangement associated with the experience of architectural space within urban living."
Gillian Lawler 2008
Gillian Lawler was born in Kildare in 1977 and currently lives in Dublin. She received a BA in Fine Art (Hons) from the N.C.A.D. in 2000. She has exhibited extensively throughout Ireland including recent solo shows at the Cross Gallery, Dublin (2008), Fenderesky Gallery, Belfast (2007) and Draiocht Arts Centre, Drogheda (2007). She was the winner of the Hennessey Craig Award at the RHA Annual exhibition in 2007.
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City Stack II
Oil on Canvas, 80cm x 75cm, 2009
