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John O' Keeffe was born in Sheffield in 1938 and has lived in Italy since 1971.
He had some early training in art before leaving England, but considers his
palette-knife
technique
with oils to be a result of isolation from, rather than contact with, others.
He now works from his
studio
in Trevignano, a village on the shores of Lake Bracciano near Rome, and from a
more recently discovered base in Corsica.
His particular interests are in
people and the environment in which
they find themselves, and their attitudes towards
communicating
with one another.
Shape and colour
have
always played important roles in his work, and recently in an attempt to escape from the restrictions imposed by
'Figurative' compositions, he has produced a series of 'Abstract' paintings, entitled,
'Reflections
-- An attempt
to liberate shape and colour'.
His
exhibitions
are usually based on a theme; the most recent ones being
'Bodyspeak', 'On my travels', 'Escale en Corse', 'From slow-lane to hard shoulder', and, 'Reflections'.
D.K.
Askew
Prices range from £300 to £1,500 (£=UK Pounds Sterling) unframed. More information from, please
contact mail@johnokeeffe.co.uk quoting the picture reference number that you are interested in. Phone: UK- 0044
15242 63427
France- 0033 495 37 69 46
Italy Mobile
- 0039 3332307904
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