John Mooney RSA, RSW
Title: Coming a cross a head
Date: 2008
Bronze, H 17cms x D 11 x W 19
The illusion of three dimensions in two, tromp l’oeil, visual and verbal wordplay have always been interesting to me and it has been instructive to try to achieve the illusion of two dimensions in three. I thought quite a lot about a title for the bronze – the relationship of title to work seems to be something I find central to my pieces – and considered “Sore Eye Eros” and “Trevor Eve, Ever Overt” before deciding on “Coming a cross a head”. The “Head Case” watercolour seemed like an appropriate accompanying picture – I hope and think they work quite well together. I have enjoyed the project immensely.
Biography
Born 1948 in Edinburgh, John Mooney studied at Edinburgh College of Art from 1966 to 1970 for the Diploma in Drawing and Painting, followed by another year to complete the Post Graduate Diploma. He taught painting, drawing and printmaking at Edinburgh College of Art 1972 to 2008, and co-ordinated the M.A. Fine Art course 1988 to 2008.
Mooney is a member of the Royal Scottish Academy and the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour, and his work is held in collections in SNGMA, Dundee Art Gallery and Hunterian Art Gallery, Glasgow. |
