Liam Brendan de Frinse Sold at Auction Prices

b. 1949 -

Liam Breandan de Frinse has emerged as one of Irelands most accomplished visual Artist's, he is primarily known as a painter but is also respected installation artist, sculptor, performance poet and writer. He was nominated for the Turner Prize in 1993 and in 1997 he represented Ireland at the International Celtic Festival in Lorient.

Liam is a Belfast man who studied under Johm Luke in Belfast Art College and at Queen's University, where he went on to become a lecturer in Political Science before devoting himself to art full time.

Liam's work is characterised by his distinctive and figurative works. Liam often explores Celtic Themes through his work but always in a contemporary framework. The prevailing mood in Liam's work is one of positivity, even in works where the subject matter is dark and deep, the artists joy in life and the world around him resonates through. His works deals with passion desire, fantasy and identity from a visceral male perspective. Liam describes his fundamental inspiration as being a fusion of the Irish landscape (industrial and rural) with his own personal mental landscapes. Liam communicates this unique vision onto canvas through highly personalised symbols, yet his paintings reach out to the viewer, who brings their own personal interpretation to the work. Thus Liam's work communicates a personal and unique vision. The ability to do this is something Liam cannot fully explain,