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Artist John Gillan, Northern Ireland

Gillan's work as an Irish Artist has seen him pushed to the forefront of Irish contemporary art, although his work is not controversial in the physical sense it is what he creates within his imagery which makes his work so unique and Avant garde. From a technical point of view the artist's creations are deeply embedded with Abstract Expressionist influences.

In his own words

"the reason i choose to work mostly within the Criteria of this movement is because it allows the artist the freedom to develop a rawness within the work which other movements constrict the artist from doing...however, recreating a movement which was developed over sixty years ago now is not my aim. Art over the last seven hundred years has always developed by the process of learning what has gone before and then learning how to adapt it to the world in which the artist lives in at that point. I see Abstract Expressionism as thee last greatest development in the progression of Art...painting in particular. However, what is important to remember about this movement is that it was developed at a time in history when war and images of death were wreath, people needed a place to escape and the art world at this time give people the escapism they desired through this movement. How i wish to develop art beyond Abstract Expressionism is by working within the criteria of the movement (i.e. allowing the rawness of the artists gestures and movements to be visible to viewers, allowing the subconscious apart of the mind to control the colour, shapes, form, and building of the artwork.) and also by abandoning one of the fundamental rules of the movement, as i create artworks with preconceived imagery which will not confine the work or take away from the rawness of it, rather add to it...for those images will allow the viewer to read a narrative within the painting which i have created based around famous artworks, artists, or events in art history and at the same time allowing the viewer to find there own narrative if they wish."

Jimdime (talk) 12:26, 4 September 2010 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of John Gillan
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Speedy deletion nomination of John Gillan
A tag has been placed on John Gillan requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a person or group of people, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, as well as our subject-specific notability guideline for biographies. You may also wish to consider using a Wizard to help you create articles – see the Article Wizard.

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