Limerick, Ireland
Leo McCann, Laugh? Among other things, yes, acrylic and oil on paper, 62 x 51 cm

Leo McCann

b. 1954, Northern Ireland

Anger and a determination to identify my feelings visually and efficiently precipitated a period of sustained working in 1997. I became surprised and excited by what I chose to make and declare complete. Unlike previous work when I had planned out my narrative, this work was started without any planning, letting paint application and spontaneity direct the image. I was interested in what vestiges of my former aesthetic remained, in what line I chose to walk between the hopefully ridiculous and the slipshod.

(Text: EV+A 1998 – Circus ZZ)

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