John hogan

John believes an artist is born and has a genetic predisposition to creativity, Drawing and painting from an early age attracting attention through school, with a natural talent, he eventually attained his Degree in Graphic Design in 1995, specialising in fine art illustration, upon completion he began a career in commercial art (agent led) he completed illustration to brief, for a wide range of national and international clients, his work was published widely in both books and editorial publications. John spends 9-12 hours a day, every day, working and re working his paintings, to a positive conclusion.

Statement.

Throughout my life I have experienced numerous aparitions,which I believe have been spirits that have passed, The earlest of these experiences was when I was four years old, I was awake lying on my bed, the light was on and I was falling asleep, I was awoken by an image on the wall to my side, it was of a head of a bearded man,he was laughing, emanating from him were bellowing, beautiful colours, I was not afraid, but felt an inner peace. This experience amongst others influenced me greatly. My work is an exploration of that which is tangible and that which is not. I seek to evaluate the experience of living, transcient moments filled with emotional vigour are of great interest to me. Human beings are fantastical, unique and special. The 'self' composed of envirobiopsychosociospiritual elements, are fundamental to my Ethos and to my work. I wish to celebrate human existance and transcribe the mutifarious aspects of human psychology through narrative paradigms. The universe and its relation to humanity, and the spiritual essence of self, constitute the abstract elements in my work. The graphic elements may also describe the human egg, spermatazoa, micro organisms, human cells, DNA, the sun and the planets, the cosmos and the human soul. I number and letter my work to describe the painting, the moment, and to describe all the humans that have been, who are present today, and those in the future. I paint a white border around my work to describe the infinate line of life.