Emmet KieransI Really Feel Quite Happy Now
£2,400
oil on linen
2024
50 x 50 cm
Emmet Kierans’ figurative paintings use characters and objects from the popular imagination as embodiments of collective desires and aspirations. His works are characterised by a visual language which is soft yet precise and feature imagery drawn from film stills, advertisements and publicity shots. His recent body of work focuses on forgotten Hollywood stars from bygone eras, characters who personify idealised versions of the human experience. There is a haunting aura to these elusive portraits, which are poignant reminders of past iterations of beauty and sophistication.
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