Carmel McGrath
b. 1967
Carmel McGrath's work explores the concept of personal experience from her travels around the world. It is based on photographs which she manipulates feelings of this time in her life. She uses rich and vibrant colours which she places against a dark background portraying her nostalgic sense of landscape. Through her mark making and blending of the pastels, she conjures a visual memory of her early life. Carmel’s drawings are influenced by the spectrum of different cultures that have a great bearing on her life today.
Carmel McGrath's work explores the concept of personal experience from her travels around the world. It is based on photographs which she manipulates feelings of this time in her life. She uses rich and vibrant colours which she places against a dark background portraying her nostalgic sense of landscape. Through her mark making and blending of the pastels, she conjures a visual memory of her early life. Carmel’s drawings are influenced by the spectrum of different cultures that have a great bearing on her life today.