Prince Albert of Monaco has opened up his palace to show Irish people a James Joyce painting that he bought from the Donegal artist Mark McFadden. McFadden, a self-taught artist who spent years working as a barman in the south of France before taking up his paintbrush, features in a new RTÉ series on the… Read more »
Today, his works can be found in some prominent private collections, including the collection of H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco who purchased a portrait of James Joyce, two pieces by the Levett family trust and three pieces by Julian Lennon. Speaking to the Donegal News from his home on the Cote d’Azur this week,… Read more »
Mark will be exclusively exhibiting his own pieces. Below is a selection currently on display in the Gallery. Don’t hesitate to give Mark a call for a visit, or just drop in at your leisure. Ph +33 (0)629936884
Mark’s portrait of Oscar Wilde is an interpretation of the photograph by Napoleon Sarony that has come to be the image through which Wilde is universally recognised. The portrait, with the hints of degeneration that serve as reminders that Wilde was the inventor of the most celebrated of all portraits in fiction, is more a… Read more »
His distinctive technique is oil on large canvas using only a palette knife, which provides a rich texture, adding to the intensity one feels when looking at his complex figurative paintings, revealing the human condition. He tries to capture the essence of his chosen subject, to give them depth and a presence on the canvas… Read more »
McFadden is self-taught, and likes to read the authors’ work while creating the portraits. He uses a palette knife and layering technique to achieve his unique style. “The palette knife is like a little trowel used by builders,” he says. “Instead of building walls I use it to build impressions of people, layer upon layer.”… Read more »
The Doorway Gallery is delighted to host an exhibition in collaboration with Robert Lee Mulcahy called ‘Hidden’ on Thursday, October 8th between 6-7.30pm on 24 South Frederick Street. The exhibition will run until October 29th . Click here to have a look … Read more »
For more information please email info@themarkmcfadden.com Mark explores the duality within all humans, the balance and conflict of joy and sorrow, contentment and discontentment, love and hate, torture and peace, what often is the tragic genius of the tortured artist and the pain it sometimes is to be human. He tries to capture the essence of his chosen… Read more »
Figuring out where to put George Bernard Shaw a couple of days before my Dublin Exibition, an interesting point about him is that he is the only person to have been awarded both a Nobel Prize in Literature (1925) and an Academy Award (1938)
Marks Current Dublin Exhibition Literary Greats Running until March 25, 2015 at the Residence Members Club: Phone:(01) 662 0000
Spiritual Warrior by Mark McFadden
Crying Child by Mark McFadden
Mark features in a new RTÉ series
Local Press
Art Exhibition in Gallerie Gildo Pastor, Monaco
“Oscar Wilde has inspired me”
Francis Bacon Portrait
Irish Times writes about Mark
“Hidden” – Autumn Group Exhibition