John Nolan  John Nolan was born in Dublin - Ireland in 1958. For John, painting is in his blood, he has been painting since the age of 7 due the influence of his father who was also an artist.
As a child I was literally surrounded by art. The walls and ceilings of our house were covered in murals and friezes by my father. Our small bedroom was decorated with scenes from Hollywood movies, and on the ceiling his magical paintbrush had created scenes from the Sistine Chapel. With my father's continued encouragement and support I entered many art competitions here in Ireland and at the tender age of 7 was selected as one of the winners. The thrill of the accasion turned my young life around : I wanted to be an Artist. After briefly attending art college, I realised it wasn't for me. My foundation course had been completed many years previously - my upbringing with the daily drawing and painting lessons brought to life by my father's expertise and enthuasiasm and the weekly visits to various exhibitions and galleries. After many years working in a representational style the focus of my work eventually became colour. I explore colour through my abstract and contemporary styles. Since finding my direction in art, I have developed a very distinctive style which is instantly recognisable and creates a new and exciting dynamic. Most people expect to hear I live in some exotic location and fail to understand how I can produce such a riotous celebration of colour while living as I do in the watery greyness of Dublin, famous for the blackness of its Guinness ! What I put on canvas is pure creative exploration from my imagination, I use an inspirational palette. John has also seen life on the other side of the fence. He was once a gallery owner. He ran a small establishment called The Basement, a friendly place where browsers were treated to a cup of tea and a chat. "It was too Utopian to work. Generally, it's not a good idea for artists to go into the gallery business." John was nominated by the International committee, as one of the artists to represent Ireland at " The Biennale Internazionale Dell Arte Contemporanea " (The florence Biennale, Italy) which took place in Florence in December 2003. It was a great honour for John as an Irish Artist to represent Ireland at this international venue, and a great honour, yet again, to be recognised internationally. For more informtion about John Nolan and his work please visit www.nolanart.com | 
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